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A river ghat at Gangotri, with fast, milky-grey glacial water flowing past a paved stone embankment beneath steep forested mountains. Rocks and boulders line the riverbank. Pilgrims and sadhus sit and stand along the steps; one man in a bright yellow knit cap and lime-green sweater stands at left, another in white kurta and a blue waist cloth stands at centre, and several people in saffron and orange robes sit near the water. Strands of gold tinsel are strung along a railing beside the water. Multi-coloured buildings with corrugated roofs and a small white shrine spire climb the hillside behind, with a lattice telecom tower visible. Sandals lie on the steps. No identifiable a person figure is present.

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May 27 20062006-05-27May 27 20062006-05-27A wide view of the Ganga riverbank at Gangotri in the Himalayas, with pale grey boulders and shallow muddy water in the foreground. Steep rocky mountains and dense pine forest rise behind a cluster of multi-storey concrete buildings and small temple shrines on the hillside. Yellow and orange banners hang on the riverside steps, where a few small figures stand near the water, too distant to count precisely. The image is a landscape photograph of a pilgrimage town with no clearly identifiable ritual activity.2006-05-27June 2004 Himalayas Yatra - Harsil and GangotriOutdoor photo at the riverbank in Gangotri, Himalayas, with a rocky, pebbly riverbed in the foreground and pine-covered hills behind. A large crowd of devotees wearing saffron-orange shawls and wraps stands and walks along the bank, many with orange caps; some raise their arms, and a few women in white or light clothing are visible among them. Film crew members with a camera on a tripod appear at left. Behind them, a white-domed temple with a red-stepped ghat, a white canopy and many people on the steps sits among buildings on the slope. No individual is clearly identifiable as a person from appearance alone, so no candidate is named.2006-05-27Outdoor photo of a riverside ghat with a fast, milky-grey river on the left and steep forested mountains rising behind a line of pastel-painted buildings. Stone steps lead down to the water, where a few people sit or stand; a woman in a white head covering and green-and-gold sari sits at the railing beside a blue bollard draped with gold tinsel. On the steps, a young man in a red t-shirt and dark track pants walks down, while a group of men stand near the top. A man in a yellow kurta and yellow turban stands at center, and another in a white kurta is among them. Sandbags line the steps and a red-and-white radio tower stands at the far left. No a person candidate is clearly identifiable from appearance.2008-07-02May 27 20062006-05-27May 27 20062006-05-27A photograph of a fast-flowing, murky glacial river in a steep Himalayan valley, with a yellow excavator working in the water on the left and grey boulders piled along the bank. On the right, a stone ghat with steps is crowded with pilgrims; a man in a red shirt stands near a blue bollard wrapped in gold tinsel and orange cloth, and a woman in a white headscarf and a greenish sari kneels at the water's edge. Behind them are multi-storey buildings in orange, pink and blue, a white temple spire at upper left, a red-and-white telecom tower, and dense conifers on the mountainside. Hill-town scenery at a sacred river bathing site.2008-07-02Photograph of the riverside ghats at Gangotri on the Ganga, with a white multi-domed temple and a green-roofed building above a yellow ghat wall. Many people in saris, dhotis and salwar kameez walk and gather on stone steps leading down to the fast, muddy river. A white arched pavilion stands at right, and red flags fly among the buildings on the steep hillside. Pilgrims appear to be bathing and performing ablutions at the water's edge. No individual can be identified as a person from the image itself.2006-05-27May 27 20062006-05-27June 01 20062006-06-01