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A tall grey stone temple tower with a red and gold roofed shrine top stands under a blue sky with clouds, with green mountains behind. In the foreground on the stone courtyard, a person in an orange robe sits on a white chair with a rudraksha-style necklace, and around them devotees in orange shawls sit on the ground, some holding trishula-tipped staffs and red bags. A person in a brown jacket with an orange shawl and a yellow turban sits at right. Cables cross the frame above the temple. Appearance-based identity of the seated figure is uncertain.

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A steep-angled photograph of a grey stone temple with a tall shikhara-style tower and a sloping slate roof, set against a rocky mountain backdrop under bright sky. Along the temple's base at left, a group of people in orange and saffron robes sit on a stone platform, some seated on cushions and some bowing or performing worship with offerings. A tall orange flag flies in the foreground near a yellow stone block and small offering plates. Decorative red and green painted eaves crown the upper tower at right.2010-09-27A photograph taken looking upward at a tall, tiered stone temple tower with a red-and-yellow eave on top, under a bright blue sky with small clouds and strings of colourful pennants. In the foreground a seated figure in orange robes with a gold-bead necklace and a red bindi sits near the base of the temple, appearing to be a sannyasi or devotee. Beside him a man in a white jacket and striped cap holds a red bag and a small trident. At the lower right a shaven-headed man in orange robes holds a silver trident-like ritual object up toward the frame, and another person with dark hair in orange clothing is partly visible at the bottom edge. A blue-and-white circular logo appears at the top right corner.2010-09-27September 27 20102010-09-27September 27 20102010-09-27A stone temple with a tall curving shikhara spire and a smaller flat-roofed stone shrine in the foreground, set against steep green mountains and snow peaks under a blue sky with clouds. A group of devotees in orange and saffron robes sits on the stone steps and plaza in front of the temple entrance, with an orange flag fluttering from a pole and a bell hanging near the shrine. Prayer flags are strung across the upper hillside and a small village of concrete buildings lies to the left.2010-09-27A large dark grey stone Himalayan temple with a tall tiered shikhara tower topped with a golden kalasha finial and a small saffron flag, set against steep green and snow-dusted mountains. In the foreground at the temple steps, a group of about a dozen people sit on the ground, several in saffron-orange robes, with devotees standing near a railing and a small shrine entrance hung with orange and yellow garlands.2010-09-27September 27 20102010-09-27A stone temple courtyard in a mountain setting, with a tall carved stone shrine wall on the right and a dark rocky peak behind. A large group of saffron-robed sannyasis sits on the paved stone ground in front of the temple, some in orange and yellow clothing, with offering trays and a plate nearby. Standing visitors in casual clothes watch from the left edge, and an orange flag hangs on the temple corner. A smaller inset shows more saffron-clad seated devotees near a colourful flower-covered shivalingam-like stone at the base of the temple. The scene appears to be a ritual gathering.2010-09-272004-FIRST-HIMALAYAN-YATRAPhoto taken from below of a tall grey stone temple tower with a red-and-yellow roof edge against a blue sky with scattered clouds. In the lower left, a man in saffron-orange robes and a gold-and-bead necklace sits on a white plastic chair, holding a small silver trident. Behind and to the right, a person in orange with long dark hair holds a silver ceremonial implement, and a man in a striped headband appears at the upper right edge.2010-09-27Photograph of an ancient stone temple shikhara rising under a bright blue sky, with carved horizontal bands on its weathered grey stone. In the foreground a smiling man with long dark hair, a red tilak on his forehead, wearing an orange saffron robe and a heavy gold beaded necklace, sits on a white plastic chair holding a small trident. Beside him a man in a grey top holds a long staff, and a shaved-headed man in orange robes sits at right in the foreground. Another person in an orange-red headwrap stands behind. Several silver ceremonial trishula staffs are held by people at the lower edge. a person: the seated saffron-robed man has long hair, a gold necklace and orange attire, so the appearance matches the page reference to a person, presented in a presence-of-devotees role.2010-09-27September 27 20102010-09-27