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August 04 20122012-08-04August 07 20112011-08-07 +2 copiesExterior of the colourful Badrinath temple in the Himalayan region, its facade painted in red, yellow, blue and white with carved arches, decorative panels and a large brass bell hanging in the open doorway. Two men stand at the entrance: a man in a khaki hat and shirt holding a small tray or offering, and a uniformed security officer in an olive-green jacket and khaki trousers with a rifle slung across his chest. A yellow lion-like stone figure sits beside the doorway. A watermarked archive copyright is present in the lower right corner and is not transcribed.2008-07-08August 07 20112011-08-072011 - Glimpses Of KailashYatraAugust 07 20112011-08-07 +2 copiesA photograph taken at a carved stone temple doorway in Cambodia. A man in flowing saffron-orange robes and a rudraksha mala necklace stands in the foreground, gazing upward at the ornate sandstone lintel. Long dark hair and orange draped clothing are visible. Behind him, several people in red and white clothing walk through the dark interior passage. On the right, a uniformed guide in a light peach shirt and dark trousers stands beside the doorway. A man in a maroon shirt holds a straw hat and a walking stick. The carved lintel shows intricate floral and figural relief work. Six people are visible in total, all clearly in the scene.2007-07-05A photograph of the ornate red and gold gateway of a Tibetan Buddhist monastery, with a golden finial and a sign reading Tibetan Buddhist Monastery. Behind the gate rises a multi-storey temple building with red columns, balconies and painted murals. A crowd of people walks through the entrance: a man in an orange shirt at left, a woman in white and several men in white kurtas and dark trousers, one holding a camera, and a woman in a white top carrying a bag near the centre. A small child in a striped shirt stands in front. A rickshaw and a street stall appear at the edges.2008-06-09August 03 20112011-08-03March 05 20202020-03-05September 01 20112011-09-01A group of about twenty pilgrims stands on a paved courtyard beside a stone building with a blue-trimmed roof edge, on an overcast, washed-out day. Most wear blue or purple insulated jackets, knit beanies and hiking boots, and many have orange-and-yellow scarves draped around their necks. Some carry backpacks. A blue truck is parked along the wall to the right, and a distant figure in red appears on the far slope. No one in the group is clearly identifiable as a person.2011-08-03