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A lakeside scene at a wide high-altitude lake with calm, rippling water and barren brown mountains under a partly cloudy blue sky. In the foreground a person in an orange hooded robe with a gold-trimmed sash and a rudraksha mala bends down at the sandy shoreline, reaching a hand into the water. Beside them stands another person in an orange hooded robe holding a small brass vessel. The scene appears to show a ritual water offering on a pilgrimage shore.

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August 05 20112011-08-05August 05 20112011-08-05A photograph of a lakeshore with calm grey-blue water and a pebbled beach under a mountain range and blue sky with clouds. Two people in saffron-orange hooded robes stand at the water's edge; the nearer one, wearing a rudraksha mala, bends forward and touches the water with one hand, while the other, partly visible at right, holds a small brass vessel. Both wear sturdy brown hiking shoes. The scene suggests a sacred water ritual during a mountain pilgrimage.2011-08-05A photograph of a person in orange saffron clothing crouching at the edge of a clear lake, one hand dipped into the shallow water. A long rudraksha mala with dark beads hangs from the neck. Pale mountains and a blue sky with white clouds fill the background. The orange robe has a golden edge and a sash over one shoulder. a person is shown with a saffron robe and rudraksha mala, performing a water-touching gesture at a lake shore.2011-08-05August 05 20112011-08-05A person in orange robes with a hooded orange top and rudraksha mala bends at a pale lakeshore, touching the water with one hand. Calm shallow lake water stretches to brown mountains under a blue sky with white clouds. The person wears brown trekking shoes and orange clothing with gold trim.2011-08-05A photograph on a pebbly shoreline of a lake with barren brown mountains behind under a partly cloudy blue sky. A standing figure in an orange-saffron turban, orange long-sleeved tunic and orange dhoti with gold border, wearing a rudraksha mala, stands at the water's edge looking down. A dark grey mat lies on the sand beside a small table draped in a patterned cloth with red stools nearby, and another person in orange is partly visible at the right edge. The figure's appearance shows some saffron and rudraksha cues but is not clearly distinctive enough to confirm identity, so this is described by role as a sadhu/devotee at the lake shore.2011-08-05August 05 20112011-08-05A figure in orange robes with a hood bends low at the water's edge of a wide, calm lake, dipping one hand into the shallow water while a long rudraksha mala hangs from the other hand. Behind, two more orange-clad people in hooded robes stand on the sandy shore, with brown mountains and a blue sky with scattered white clouds stretching across the background.2011-08-05A person in an orange-saffron outfit with a rudraksha mala around the neck bends over at the edge of a calm lake, reaching a hand into the shallow water while lapping waves break on a pebbly shore. Mountains rise in the hazy distance under a blue sky with scattered white clouds, and a small orange buoy floats on the water to the left. The figure wears a saffron top and matching loose trousers with gold trim.2011-08-05August 05 20112011-08-05A photograph of a lakeshore at a high-altitude mountain lake with clear, shallow water lapping onto a pebbly sand beach. A figure in an orange saffron robe with a matching orange turban and a long orange wrap stands at the water's edge, holding a small object near the face, with a rudraksha mala hanging across the chest. Behind on the sand, a man in an orange shawl and dark jacket stands with a red bag, and other people are partly visible at the right edge. Barren brown hills and distant mountains rise under a pale sky. The figure is a sannyasi-type devotee; identity is not established from appearance.2011-08-05