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July 09 2008

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Night photo of a crowd gathered on a riverbank at dusk, facing dark water with faint lights reflecting on it. Many devotees stand shoulder to shoulder in front of a large professional video camera with a boom microphone on the right. Foreground figures include a young man in glasses with a tilak, a woman in a yellow top holding a phone camera, a woman in a pink headscarf and a bald elderly man in white. Several people raise hands in prayer. Background shows dark hillside with street lights and buildings. No clearly identifiable a person appearance is visible among the foreground people.2008-07-09July 09 20082008-07-09Night photograph of a large crowd gathered at a riverside ghat for the evening Ganga aarti. Foreground devotees stand close together; a man in front wears an orange-saffron shawl and another in a white kurta holds his hands in anjali near a woman in a pale green salwar. Dark river water reflects scattered lights, with illuminated buildings and lamps along the far bank. Many more people fill the background. Only the visible people are counted here, and no clear a person candidate is identifiable from appearance.2008-07-09Night outdoor gathering of a large crowd, many people in orange clothing, with dark hills and a lit structure in the background. In the foreground, a man at the right edge wears an orange shawl over a grey shirt, and several people in the crowd wear orange saffron shawls or kurtas, some with a bindi. Many faces look upward toward an unseen focal point.2006-06-04Night-time outdoor gathering of a very large crowd seated on a riverside ghat, with dark water and lit lamps visible at the edge. A man in the centre wears a saffron shawl over white clothes and a woman beside him wears an orange shawl over a white sari; both sit facing forward with hands folded. Nearby a woman in red and green draped with an orange wrap, children, and devotees in saffron, yellow and pink clothing sit among the crowd. On the right, a man in a striped shirt holds a camera. A tall black cloth-draped structure rises beside the seated group. Illuminated shrines and streetlights appear in the background. a person candidate appears as a man in saffron shawl over white, with long hair and no visible crown or malas, so identity is uncertain.2006-06-04Evening crowd gathered on the steps of a river ghat at dusk, watching a Ganga aarti by the water. Many devotees in saffron, yellow, pink and white clothing sit closely packed in the foreground, with a few standing near the water's edge. Small oil lamps glow on the dark river surface, and an old stone shrine tower on the right displays a painted deity poster in red and blue. Temple domes and lit buildings line the far bank. No identifiable a person figure is visible among the crowd.2008-07-09July 27 20142014-07-27Night-time outdoor gathering of a very large crowd facing forward, seen from behind a rope barrier, lit by several bright floodlights on poles. Many people in white shirts and kurtas, some in saffron, orange and maroon clothing, a few wearing headphones and a man in an orange shirt with a rudraksha-style necklace at right foreground. Some attendees hold up wooden staffs or poles. Background shows banners, tents and a few small lamps. No identifiable central figure is clearly visible in the frame.2011-12-08Night photo of an aarti at a riverside ghat with a crowd of devotees and a glowing lamp in the foreground. A man in a dark turban with a gold beaded necklace stands at right with his back to the camera, and a man in a yellow kurta and another in orange robes with a red-and-gold shawl stand near the front. Women in white and orange sarees stand at right, and bare-chested young men in saffron dhotis stand at left. A cameraman raises a video camera above the crowd, and hanging golden decorations appear at top right above the dark water, with bright lights and many more people along the far bank.2016-04-24A large night gathering of many hundreds of people seated and standing on an open ground under bright floodlights, with dark trees along the background. Most attendees wear white or light shirts and trousers, with some in colourful shirts and a few women in saris and salwar. A tripod-mounted video camera stands at centre-left beside a man in a white kurta and an orange shawl. A blue-and-white stage or seating area is visible far back.2005-11-16April 24 20162016-04-24April 24 20162016-04-24