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Outdoor scene on a high-altitude grassy plain under a bright blue sky with large white clouds, with a parked silver SUV at left and distant blue tents. A figure in saffron-orange robes with a patterned leopard-print wrap, a rudraksha-style necklace and a red-and-gold turban walks at right while holding a pink-red umbrella overhead. A group of about a dozen people sit on the grass and on green and blue mats at left, several in bright clothing and headscarves, while others stand at right in blue and red jackets. The figure's face is largely obscured and no identification is made.

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A photograph on an open, dry highland plain under a partly cloudy blue sky. A figure in saffron-orange robes with a patterned wrap over the head walks past seated people while holding a red umbrella overhead. Several people sit on blue and green mats and a grey SUV, parked near a pale hillside and distant tents, is visible on the left. Nearby, a man in a dark jacket and a man in a blue jacket stand around the group.2012-08-07Photograph on a gravel plain at a mountain base camp under a clear blue sky, with a snow-capped peak and brown rock cliffs behind. In the foreground a woman in orange robes and a rudraksha mala sits on the ground, holding a round orange tray with a steel plate of food and eating with a spoon, wearing dark sunglasses. Beside her a bald man in an orange tracksuit, white sneakers, black scarf and waist pouch holds a black umbrella over them. Parked white SUVs, a blue truck, and other people in blue jackets and white clothing stand in the background.2011-09-01 +1 copiesAugust 07 20122012-08-07Outdoor photograph on a barren, grassy lakeshore with distant hills under a partly cloudy sky. A pink umbrella is held over a central figure dressed in saffron-orange with a leopard-print shawl, a patterned turban, and a heavy beaded necklace; he stands barefoot and seems to be receiving a pada puja. Beside him, a woman in an orange sari with a light shawl and a second orange-robed figure with a leopard-print wrap stand among devotees in orange scarves, some with hands folded in prayer. Spread on the ground at left are sleeping bags, blue mats and a green mat with small offerings. Several people wear orange shawls, and one man at right wears a black beanie.2012-08-07Outdoor ceremony on a grassy lakeshore under a bright sky with cumulus clouds and distant mountains; still water reflects the scene. Seated in front, a large audience of roughly thirty people in layered outdoor clothing, woolen hats, headscarves and sun hats sits on mats facing a raised platform. On the platform, a figure in orange robes holds a red umbrella over a seated figure in orange-red robes with a rudraksha mala and a trident-topped staff beside them. A video camera on a tripod records the gathering at left, and a red-and-gold ornate chair sits near the platform. a person: the seated figure in orange-red robes with a rudraksha mala is a candidate, though the appearance is only partly visible.2012-08-07August 07 20122012-08-07August 07 20122012-08-07August 08 20122012-08-08August 07 20122012-08-07August 05 20122012-08-05August 09 20122012-08-09A photograph on a high-altitude arid plain beneath a clear sky with cumulus clouds and distant brown mountains. A long string of colourful Tibetan prayer flags, many faded and tattered, runs along the left side and across a cairn-lined roadside. A woman in an orange-red long garment with a leopard-print waist sash stoops at the edge of the tarmac road, her hand extended over a row of small stacked stones. A dark four-wheel-drive vehicle is parked at the right. One person is visible.2012-08-09