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Evening photograph of a riverside ghat at dusk, shot from a boat on a river with the foreground crowd seen from behind. Several people in the foreground wear red, checked and white shirts and head coverings; one wears a pink turban. A dense crowd of devotees stands along the stone steps under blue umbrellas, with small oil lamps and flames glowing on the steps and water. Temple spires with red and white shikhara roofs rise on the left and right, and a hillside with trees is behind. Large signs, including a NOKIA billboard and Hindi-script banners, are on the buildings above.

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July 30 20142014-07-30Evening Ganga Aarti on the bank of a river at dusk, with a large crowd of devotees seated on the ghats and along the steps. Several priests in white dhotis and kurtas stand near the water holding lit oil lamps, and a few small lamps glow on the ghat edge. Men in shirts and women in pink, purple and orange headscarves and saris fill the foreground, with more people crowded on the stone steps behind. Temple shrines with red and white spires, lit by lamps, rise on the left and right, and multi-storey buildings with signboards line the hillside above. The water reflects the warm lights.2008-07-10Evening Ganga Aarti at a riverside ghat with the river reflecting lamplight. Priests in white and saffron stand on the steps holding flaming oil lamps during the ritual. A large crowd sits on the stone bank in the foreground, many women wearing headscarves and shawls in pink, orange and white, and some men in white kurtas. Temple spires and domed shrines line the bank, and a lit hotel sign and buildings rise behind the crowd under a dusky blue sky. A small decorated palanquin or deity shrine with flames stands near the steps. No identifiable a person figure is clearly visible.2008-07-10June 04 20062006-06-04Dusk view of a large crowd gathered on a riverside ghat at a holy bathing place, with people standing shoulder to shoulder in the foreground facing the water. Many wear saris and salwar kameez in pinks, purples, oranges and yellows, and several men wear white shirts. Behind them, a wide stone-paved area leads toward red and white temple structures with small domed shrines and lit lamps, with more people on the steps. Tall lamp posts glow, and buildings and a wooded hillside rise behind. Billboards and a sign reading HOTEL OSHO are visible on the right. The water surface reflects the lights.July 27 20142014-07-27Dusk view across a broad river at a riverside ghat, with a large crowd of devotees seated in rows along the near bank facing the water. Many wear saris and shawls in red, orange, pink, yellow and green, and men wear white shirts. Lit oil lamps and electric lights line the temple-studded ghats on the far bank, with red and white shrines, domed spires and a tall lamp post. A wooden-roofed pavilion stands at right beside a stone shrine, and forested hills rise behind the town under a pale evening sky. No individual a person candidate is clearly visible in the crowd.2006-06-04July 27 20142014-07-27Dense crowd of devotees gathered on the bank and steps of a river ghat at dusk, facing toward the water where a figure in light clothing stands on a raised platform with an arm raised. Many people hold up mobile phones to record. Behind them, a row of lit oil lamps and a bright crowd line the far bank, with red-and-white temple spires, colourful signboards, a Nokia billboard and a wooded hill beyond. A stone shrine structure with a tiered dome stands at right. Some in white and some in red or orange traditional wear, with a woman in a red sari in the foreground.2014-07-27July 10 20082008-07-10July 27 20142014-07-27Evening Ganga Aarti at the riverside ghats of Haridwar, with a large crowd of devotees packed along the stone steps and the water's edge. Many in the foreground sit facing the river, some wearing headscarves in pink, purple, orange and blue. On the far bank, priests in white dhotis and kurtas hold lit oil lamps and torches during the aarti. Red and white temple shrines with small domes and spires stand at left, lit by lamps, with shops and buildings behind. Dusk light reflects off the flowing water.2008-07-10