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A photograph at a riverside shrine in a mountain valley. A man in saffron-orange robes with long, flowing dark hair, a white-and-gold garland and a rudraksha mala stands under a blue-and-white striped canopy, holding a small brass vessel and looking toward the altar. Beside him, gilded deity murti with haloes and a red-draped figure stand in a red-framed arched niche. Several other saffron-robed people sit or stand behind, with brass lamps and vessels on the altar at right and steep pine-covered slopes beyond the river.

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May 27 20062006-05-27May 27 20062006-05-27A photograph of a riverside ritual at Gangotri on the banks of a rocky river. A man with long dark hair, wearing orange saffron robes and a long beaded mala with a gold-toned pendant, stands beside a gilded, ornate shrine arch holding golden deity murtis in orange garments. He holds a small ritual object over metal bowls and brass vessels on a stone platform. Behind him, a crowd of devotees in orange robes sits and stands under a blue corrugated roof, with trees and hillside buildings visible. A trident leans against a blue post at right.2006-05-27A photograph at a riverside shrine in the Himalayas. In the foreground a gilded deity murti stands within an ornate red-and-gold arched frame, holding a lotus-like object, with a white cloth draped at its waist. Beside it a man with long dark hair wears an orange saffron robe and stands near a blue-and-white striped pillar under a corrugated blue canopy. Behind him, several people in orange robes and a woman in an orange shawl sit among brass bowls and offerings, with snowy mountains and pine trees in the background.2006-05-27May 27 20062006-05-27May 27 20062006-05-27May 27 20062006-05-27May 27 20062006-05-27May 27 20062006-05-27May 27 20062006-05-27May 27 20062006-05-27Outdoor photograph at a riverbank with pine-covered mountains behind. In the foreground, a figure in orange robes with long dark swept-back hair and a rudraksha mala stands beside a golden deity murti within an arched dark-framed shrine, a trident visible at right. Several devotees in orange sit on the rocky riverbank to the left, and a blue-roofed canopy stands at right.2006-05-27