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Outdoor photograph of several people crouched on a gravel and dirt ground, touching the earth with their hands. Foreground figures wear black and blue padded jackets with orange head scarves; one wears a black jacket with pink cuffs. A figure in a red salwar-style garment with gold-embroidered border and trekking shoes stands to the right. A person's hand gestures at left. The scene suggests a pilgrimage ritual at a ground spot, with people pressing hands to the soil.

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August 04 20112011-08-042011 - Glimpses Of KailashYatraA photograph of a group of people crouched closely together on a gravel and dirt ground, all leaning inward toward a single spot. A person in a bright purple hooded rain jacket with lime green trim reaches a bare hand down to the ground. Beside them, a figure in black sleeves and a black cap reaches in, and a person in a red shawl with gold border stands at the right edge. Others in blue and orange jackets surround the group, with orange and blue bags visible at the top left. The gathering suggests a touching or pointing ritual gesture at the ground.2011-08-11 +2 copiesOutdoor photo on a gravel or dirt path of several people in cold-weather gear. In the foreground a person in a mint-green hooded jacket kneels low, forehead bowed toward the ground in a prostration. Behind them a person in a black jacket is also bent forward. To the right, a standing figure in red garments with a gold-bordered sash and brown gloves wears brown hiking boots. At left, a person in a blue puffer jacket holds an orange cloth and dark gloves. The scene suggests a mountain pilgrimage with devotees performing prostration and bowing on the ground.2011-08-04A person in an orange hooded top and orange dhoti with gold-bordered edges bends down at a pebbled shoreline, touching the water's edge with one hand. A long rudraksha mala with a large shell-like pendant hangs from the neck. Grey stones and shallow water fill the foreground, with other people's legs in trousers and sneakers visible behind. The setting suggests a river or lake pilgrimage stop, possibly during a Kailash-Manasarovar yatra. Hiking boots are worn.2011-08-032011 - Glimpses Of KailashYatraOutdoor photo of a group of pilgrims kneeling and reaching down to touch or dip their hands into the cold water of a high-altitude lake with a pebbly shoreline and dry golden hillside behind. In the foreground a woman with long brown hair, dark sunglasses and a navy knit cap with snowflake motif wears a blue-grey fleece vest over a red-orange shawl and holds a phone. Beside her a tall person in full orange-red robes stands at the right edge, and several others in orange and red jackets crouch along the water's edge under a pale cloudy sky. No one wears a face-based identification cue, and no candidate is clearly identifiable as a person from appearance.2012-08-06August 11 20112011-08-11 +2 copies2011 - Glimpses Of KailashYatra +2 copiesOutdoor photo on a barren, grassy mountain slope with prayer flags strung behind a group of pilgrims in orange and red clothing. In the centre, a figure with long dark hair wears an orange knitted cap, an orange robe and a leopard-print shawl, and reaches out to touch the hand of a person in an orange hooded garment. Other people nearby wear orange hoods, a blue down jacket and a pink bucket hat, and one wears glasses.2012-08-08August 08 20122012-08-08August 04 20112011-08-04