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Dusk procession in a mountain village with snow peaks behind, strings of lights overhead and small buildings on both sides. At the centre, a decorated murti of a deity sits on a raised platform beneath a white fringed umbrella, with a bright multicoloured umbrella and a yellow embroidered banner beside it. Dense crowds in saffron and orange clothes, many wearing orange caps, surround the procession; a few men in white stand near the front and a woman in white is visible at right. Several people hold up their hands in devotion. A deity murti in ornate clothing and garlands, presumably an utsava murti, is carried in procession; the saffron-clad figures are devotees.

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A dusk procession in a mountain town, with strings of tinsel lights stretched overhead and snowy peaks behind the rooftops. At centre, a decorated palanquin carries a deity murti. A crowd of devotees sits on the ground, many in saffron/orange shawls and orange caps, with a few in white or grey. Several men in saffron stand near the palanquin. The scene reads as a yatra procession in progress.2006-05-26Night procession in a Himalayan town with many devotees seated on the ground in orange shawls and saffron clothing. At center, a decorated palanquin-style murti of a deity in gold and red garments and garlands is carried under two ornate umbrellas, one red-and-white and one multicolored. A man in orange robes stands near the murti, holding a fan-like chamara. Strings of lights hang across the scene and snow-capped mountains rise in the background. Many people in orange and white stand and sit around the procession.2006-05-26May 26 20062006-05-26May 26 20062006-05-26May 26 20062006-05-26Night photograph of a procession in a courtyard lit by string lights. A large deity murti of Malayappa Swami, decorated with flowers, garlands and a green and gold cloth, is carried on a palanquin under a white fringed canopy and a red patterned umbrella. A man in orange robes with a rudraksha mala walks beside the palanquin, and a bearer in blue stands on the right. Dense crowds of devotees in orange shawls and orange caps sit on the ground on both sides, with a woman in a white top at left and a person in a grey cap in the lower right. Background shows a brick wall and a dark building.2006-05-26May 26 20062006-05-26May 26 20062006-05-26May 26 20062006-05-26A festive procession outdoors in a mountain setting, with a decorated palanquin-style float behind the crowd. In the centre, a smiling man with long dark hair, an orange-saffron robe and a rudraksha mala arms outstretched, probable Swamiji by appearance, with the qualifying cues of long swept hair, saffron clothing and rudraksha beads. To his left, a man in a white kurta with a rudraksha mala and an orange cap, and a woman in orange clothing. Behind them, a bright gold and red decorated image of a deity murti with garlands, flanked by two smaller figures, under a canopy of white fur-like chamaras and colourful yellow-and-red umbrellas. Strings of tinsel and flags hang overhead, with stone buildings and pine-covered mountains behind.2006-05-26A photograph of an outdoor religious procession at Gangotri with a crowd in the background. In the foreground, a long-haired person in orange saffron robes and a rudraksha mala sits on a cloth, smiling and looking to the side. Behind them, several men in orange and saffron clothing stand close together, one holding a white yak-tail chamara. On the right, a man in an orange shirt holds a large ornate umbrella over a silver and gold deity murti, adorned with green, pink and white garlands, a crown and a trident emblem. Two smaller consort figures in gold and yellow stand beside it. The scene is set on a stone-walled street with spectators lining the background.2006-05-26May 26 20062006-05-26