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A crowd of devotees walks through a mountain village lane lined with blue tarpaulin roofs and stalls selling clothing and goods, with pine forest behind. Many people wear orange shawls and orange caps, and one man in an orange shirt near the right edge holds his hands together. A bald man in a grey shirt stands in the middle of the group, and a young woman in a light blue jacket and orange shawl stands front center smiling with palms pressed together. A small boy in a yellow jacket and an orange shawl stands at left. A decorated umbrella appears at upper right. The scene appears to be a yatra procession.

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May 26 20062006-05-26May 26 20062006-05-26May 26 20062006-05-26A photograph of a large group of people walking along a wooded forest path lined with tall conifers in the Himalayas. Most participants wear orange or saffron shawls and wraps, and several wear orange caps. A man in the centre foreground wears a saffron robe, long dark hair, and a long rudraksha mala, and holds a wooden walking staff. Others walk behind him, including people in white clothes and a woman in a red and orange outfit at left. Bright sunlight filters through the trees in the background.2006-05-27June 01 20062006-06-01Outdoors at a mountain roadside stall with a black tarpaulin roof and logs on top, backed by forested hillside. A long-haired man in orange robes sits on a white plastic chair, smiling with palms pressed together in greeting. Around him stand devotees in orange shawls: a man on the left with a rudraksha mala and walking stick, a woman in orange with hands folded, a young woman in orange with palms joined, a woman in orange holding a walking stick, and a woman in a red vest with a shoulder bag at the right edge. A small white radio sits on the roof and a dark-jacketed youth stands behind. The seated man has distinctive long swept hair and orange robes, consistent with the page's a person reference, so the appearance-based label applies.2006-05-24May 24 20062006-05-24May 26 20062006-05-26Outdoor photograph of a large crowd of devotees wrapped in orange shawls seated and standing on a pale stone plaza at a mountain shrine. Many wear orange and saffron wraps over their heads and shoulders, some in white kurtas, others in dark jackets and caps. A dark cave opening sits in a rock face behind them beside a tree, with stone steps and a railing on the left and snow-capped Himalayan peaks in the background. A bald man in the lower foreground and an older man in glasses at right are visible. No candidate a person figure is clearly identifiable in the frame.2006-06-01A photograph of a street procession in a hill town, with devotees in saffron-orange shawls and clothing walking between corrugated roofs and shop stalls. A red banner with a multicoloured border and decorative elephants carries the printed word Dhyanapeetam. A large silver trident is carried upright in the foreground by a woman in an orange shawl, and a man in an orange shirt holds a pole of the banner. Ornate parasols and decorated canopies are visible above, and a small stall with sweets and goods sits at right. Several people wear orange shawls and a few wear white or grey clothing.2006-05-26June 2004 Himalayas Yatra - Harsil and GangotriA crowded photograph inside a corrugated metal roofed shelter at a Himalayan shrine, with many people seated and standing shoulder to shoulder in orange saffron robes and orange shawls. In the foreground a young woman in orange holds a long metal ritual staff with a trident-like top, and a bearded man in orange sits beside her. Several women in white or grey jackets, caps and a woman in a blue jacket photographing with a camera appear at right. Rocky stone and a red railing are visible at left, and the setting resembles a pilgrimage site with temple pillars and bare stone walls behind the gathering.2006-05-24