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A 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.

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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.2006-05-27May 27 20062006-05-27May 27 20062006-05-27May 27 20062006-05-27May 27 20062006-05-27May 27 20062006-05-27May 27 20062006-05-27A 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 of a golden deity murti of Venkateswara standing within an ornate arched red-and-gold frame on a riverside platform at Gangotri, with mountains and pine trees behind. A person in orange robes and a rudraksha mala stands beside the murti, hands raised near its arms. Another person in orange kneels at right, bending over the platform with a vessel, and a few people in orange sit on rocks by the river at left. Blue corrugated roofing and white-painted poles shelter the area. Flowers lie at the lower right. The scene shows a ritual abhishekam-style offering at the Ganga bank; the visible robed figure with rudraksha and long dark hair is an appearance-based a person candidate in an orange robe with a rudraksha mala.2006-05-27May 27 20062006-05-27May 27 20062006-05-27Outdoor river-bank ritual scene in mountainous terrain at Gangotri. In the foreground, a golden deity murti of a four-armed figure with a tall crown stands within a dark bronze arch decorated with carved floral motifs and tied with a red thread. Beside it, a long-haired person in a saffron-orange sweater and orange shawl stands with their back to the camera, hand raised near the murti. Another person in an orange robe stands to the right beside a row of brass vessels and offerings. A blue corrugated-roof shelter with white-and-blue striped pillars covers the area. Behind, many people in orange and white clothing gather on the rocky riverbank beneath steep forested slopes and snow-capped peaks.2006-05-27