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Evening Ganga aarti at a riverside ghat at night. Many devotees, mostly seen from behind, sit on the stone steps and in the water in the foreground, with dark robes and white clothing visible. Several people stand at the centre holding lit oil lamps and fire torches, reflected on the dark water. Along the banks, temple spires and shrine structures are lit by street lamps. A decorated palanquin-like shrine stands at the right. No identifiable a person figure is clearly visible, so no in-person identification is made. The crowd is large, with many dozens of people visible.

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Evening Ganga Aarti on a riverbank ghat at night, with a large crowd of devotees standing and sitting on the steps and water's edge in the foreground, many with their backs to the camera. Along the lower platform, robed priests in white stand holding lit flaming aarti lamps aloft, with orange flames glowing against the dark sky. Lamps and lights line the ghat, and the river reflects the warm lights. Behind them stand temple structures with a white domed shrine and red-trimmed gateways, and buildings lining the bank. Some devotees wear red, orange and pink saris and white clothing; a man in a white hat stands among the crowd. No identifiable a person is visible in this image.2008-07-09July 09 20082008-07-09Evening Ganga Aarti at a riverside ghat in Haridwar at dusk, with a large dense crowd of devotees seated and standing on stone steps above the water. Several priests in white dhotis and white kurtas hold large flaming oil lamps aloft in front of a small shrine lamp and wooden offering stands. Bright orange flames rise from additional lamps on the right. Lit buildings with shop signs line the background, and the river reflects the warm light. Silhouetted heads of onlookers fill the bottom foreground. A few people wear saffron and red clothing among the crowd. a person is not identifiable here as a distinct figure.2008-07-10Evening Ganga Aarti at a riverside ghat in Haridwar, with a large crowd filling stone steps above the water. Several priests in white dhoti and kurta hold lit oil lamps with flames aloft beside a raised ceremonial platform holding a lit lamp-stand. Devotees in colourful saris, shawls and white clothes stand on the steps and along the river edge, watching the ritual as the water reflects the warm lights. Some people wear pink, purple and orange headscarves. Shops and buildings line the background, with flames visible on a small shrine at left. Scale is very large, with the crowd extending across the full width of the frame.2008-07-10Evening Ganga aarti at a riverside ghat, with a dense crowd of devotees seated and standing along stone steps above dark flowing water. Several men in white ritual clothes hold lit oil lamps and flames near a small shrine platform at the centre, while the crowd includes many women in pink, blue, green and orange saris and turbans. Street lamps, shop fronts and a red-and-white temple spire line the background. Floating lights reflect on the river. No individual can be clearly distinguished as a candidate from appearance, so the scene reads as a general Ganga aarti.2008-07-10July 10 20082008-07-10July 10 20082008-07-10July 10 20082008-07-10July 10 20082008-07-10June 04 20062006-06-04Evening Ganga Aarti at a riverside ghat with a large crowd of devotees seated and standing on stone steps above dark water reflecting warm lights. In the centre, a priest in white clothing stands beside a lit brass lamp stand and a raised offering, with flames burning. To the right, another white-clad figure tends a second fire on the steps. Many people in colourful saris, shawls and white kurtas face the ritual, while figures in the foreground watch from the water's edge. Buildings with colourful signboards and a loudspeaker line the background.2008-07-10Evening Ganga Aarti on a riverside ghat at dusk, with a large crowd of devotees packed along the steps and the bank. In the centre, several white-robed priests stand on a raised platform holding flaming lamps, with a lit brass lamp stand in front of them. Along the water's edge, many people in colourful clothing stand watching, and bright flames of lamps float on the river reflecting golden light. Shops, signboards and a small temple structure line the background.2008-07-10