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A large group of devotees climbs a wide stone staircase up a hillside toward a small hilltop with blue-roofed shelters, a cafe sign and a viewpoint railing reading "For the best view". Many walkers wear orange shawls and orange scarves; a woman in front wears an orange sari with a leopard-print blouse and a beaded necklace, and a man in white dhoti and orange shawl carries an orange umbrella. Others in white or western clothing, hats and backpacks walk along. A green forested slope and overcast sky surround the path.

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A group of about fifteen visitors climbs a wide stone staircase on a green hillside, moving toward a viewpoint with blue-roofed shelters and a sign reading "FOR THE BEST VIEW". Many wear orange scarves or saffron-coloured shawls. In the foreground a man in white dhoti with an orange shawl leads, followed by a woman in an orange sari with a patterned blouse and gold necklaces, and a woman in a white shirt with a shoulder bag. A bald older woman in a striped top and an older man in a white sun hat and red shawl are among the group. Lush trees and a dirt path with small roadside stalls surround them. No identifiable a person figure is visible.2012-07-30July 30 20122012-07-30A photograph of a stone stairway climbing a hillside above a green valley with a small town and terraced fields in the distance. A line of visitors ascends the steps; many wear orange or saffron scarves. 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In the foreground, a smiling man with long swept-back dark hair wears an orange wrap, a leopard-print garment across the chest, and multiple strands of rudraksha-style beaded malas with a gold necklace, and is walking up the steps ahead of a line of devotees. Behind him, several women in orange shawls and white or teal salwar kurtas climb along a white metal railing, and a few other people in casual clothes and white robes appear further up and below. A small wooden shelter with a corrugated roof sits at the left edge.2012-07-30A line of people walks single file up a steep hillside path of concrete steps with a metal railing on the right, through dense green trees and shrubs. Several are dressed in saffron and orange robes or orange-and-white garments, many wearing red or orange shawls. One woman near the front carries a woven basket. Behind them the view opens onto a wide green valley with scattered houses and terraced fields under a hazy sky. 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Behind him follow several devotees in orange shawls and white or teal clothing, one woman in a white sun hat, and a few people in the background near a white railing and a small roofed shelter.2012-07-30A group of people climbs a stone staircase on a hillside above a green valley with forested mountains and a small town in the distance. A man in the foreground wears a leopard-print top, orange lower wrap, a long mala of orange beads and a gold necklace, with long dark hair swept back; he appears to be a person candidate by these cues. Around him, devotees in white and orange shawls and a woman in a white top and sunhat follow. A small tiled-roof shelter and a wire fence line the path, with trees and shrubs on the right.2012-07-30July 30 20122012-07-30July 30 20122012-07-30A group of devotees climbs a steep stone staircase on a wooded hillside above a green valley with distant mountains and a town. In the foreground, a figure in an orange wrap and gold-and-beaded necklace with long hanging rudraksha-style beads and a leopard-print blouse walks ahead, with a red tilak on the forehead and long hair swept back. Beside and behind, a man in a white dhoti with gold border and an orange shawl carries an orange umbrella and a black backpack, while women in orange scarves and white or teal clothing follow up the steps. Blue-roofed buildings sit on the slope above.2012-07-30