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A large procession of devotees crosses a suspension bridge over a turbulent river, with forested hillsides and town buildings behind. Many wear orange scarves and orange tops, and some in white kurtas. A woman in an orange top and red headscarf raises one arm and shouts. A young woman in white and orange scarf holds up a silver trident, and others raise trident-shaped staffs and cheer. A man on a motorcycle rides among the walkers.

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A large group of pilgrims walks in procession across a suspension footbridge over a wide, muddy river, with buildings and green hillside behind. Many wear orange shawls over white or light clothing, and several carry wooden staffs or sticks raised in the air. A man in a cream kurta and white dhoti in the centre holds a staff aloft, and a woman in a white top beside him holds another. Some participants wear blue lanyard badges. Others walk behind in casual shirts and backpacks, and a motorcycle with a rider sits at the lower left edge. Hands are raised among the crowd.2010-09-24A photograph of a long line of pilgrims walking single-file across a suspension footbridge over a wide, murky river, with hillside buildings and trees behind. Many wear orange saffron scarves over white or coloured shirts; several carry wooden walking staffs and backpacks. A woman in a white top with a red bindi and a rudraksha-style necklace leads near the front, and a bald man in white with an orange scarf walks at right. A man in a red tracksuit and a man in a black graphic T-shirt walk in the foreground, and a motorbike is visible on the bridge. The group appears to be on a Himalayan yatra procession toward the river.2010-09-24A large procession of people in white clothes and orange scarves walks across a suspension bridge over a wide, muddy river, with buildings and trees on the far bank. Many carry wooden walking staffs. Among them, a woman in an orange scarf and dark red kurta holds a wooden staff and a red bag, and a woman in a white top and orange scarf smiles. A young girl in a green dress holds a small red cloth and a paper. Some men in casual shirts walk among the group, and a man in a striped polo wears sunglasses in the foreground. No a person candidate is visibly present in this photo.2010-09-24A photograph of a large procession of devotees crossing a steel suspension footbridge over a wide river, with forested hills and riverside buildings behind. Many people wear orange shawls, some in white kurtas and dhotis. A bald man in a white kurta and yellow shawl raises a long brass horn high with one hand. In the foreground a man in white with a yellow sash and orange shawl blows a red conch-shaped horn. A woman in an orange top with a red headband carries a long wooden staff, and another carries a trident. A blue-and-white striped dress and a red coiled horn cord are also visible. No identifiable a person candidate is clearly present.2010-09-24A large procession of devotees walks single-file across a suspension bridge over a fast-flowing, muddy river, with hillside buildings and green forest behind. Many wear white kurtas or robes with orange shawls. A bald man in white with an orange shawl and a yellow sash, near the centre, holds a red megaphone to his mouth, and a woman in a white top and orange shawl walks beside him. A woman in a grey striped kurta and orange scarf carries a water bottle and a walking staff. A bald man in an orange top with a backpack walks in the foreground. Steel suspension cables line both sides.2010-09-24A procession crosses a suspension bridge over a swift river toward wooded hills and town buildings. In the foreground, two barefoot men in white dhoti and shawl with red borders carry tall golden staffs, one topped with a trident and the other with a finial; both wear gold-bead necklaces. Behind them, a long line of devotees in white and orange shawls walks across the bridge, with a drummer and a woman in a teal sari visible at the left edge. A woman in a maroon top and black shawl stands at the left with her back to the camera. Roughly two dozen people are visible in the procession.2010-09-24Photograph of a procession crossing a suspension footbridge over a wide river, with the camera looking down the bridge from above. Two men in front carry tall gold-topped staffs, with the foremost in white kurta and a sandalwood tilak on the forehead and a beaded gold-tone mala around the neck, both with orange shawls. Behind them a bald man in an orange shirt and orange shawl walks with a backpack, and a man in white kurta holds a red-tipped megaphone-like horn. Trishul-tipped staffs and many marchers in white kurtas and orange shawls follow along the railing, including several Western-looking women. Buildings line the far riverbank under green hills.2010-09-24A procession crosses a suspended footbridge over a swollen river toward a forested hillside with buildings. Shaved-headed men in white dhotis with red borders and orange shawls, wearing gold-coloured necklaces, walk in line. The front two carry tall golden staffs, one topped by a golden trident, and a man in orange holds a camera at the right edge. Other orange-shawled men follow behind on the bridge. No individual can be confidently identified as a person; the wearers are ordinary white-clad ritual attendants.2010-09-24Photo of a procession crossing a suspended footbridge over a river with wooded hills behind. In the foreground, two shaved-headed men in white dhotis and white shawls with red borders wear gold-bead necklaces and hold tall gold ceremonial staffs: the left man raises a gold trident (trishul) overhead, the right man raises a gold staff with a finial. Behind them, a line of followers in white and orange-saffron shawls walks along the bridge, some raising arms, with a man in a striped shirt at the left edge. Buildings sit on the far bank.2010-09-24May 24 20062006-05-24A procession crosses a metal-railed suspension footbridge over a river, with forested hills and riverside buildings behind. In the foreground, two men in white dhotis and shawls with red borders wear gold-coloured beaded necklaces and walk barefoot or in sandals; the nearer one carries a tall gold staff topped with a trident, and the one on the right raises a second gold staff with a finial. Behind them, more participants in white clothes and orange shawls follow, carrying a trident-topped staff, and a man on the left wears an orange vest and turquoise head wrap. The scene shows a ratha-style pilgrimage walk with trident staffs during the Himalayan yatra.2010-09-24June 03 20162016-06-03