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Photograph of a mountain road blocked by a landslide of rock and mud at Gangotri-Harsil area. A yellow JCB backhoe loader with its bucket lowered is clearing debris from the roadside cut. Around it stand many onlookers: men in orange and saffron shawls, a man in a white shirt and dark trousers, a woman in a dark brown top and cream skirt, a man in a light blue shirt and a man in a blue jacket. A white van is parked on the road behind them, with green forested hills in the background.

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July 02 20082008-07-02A photograph of a mountain road blocked by rockfall at a steep rock face, with a yellow JCB backhoe loader clearing debris. A crowd of about thirty people stands along the roadside watching, many wearing orange shawls or sashes; some wear white and light shirts, and a woman in a green sari stands at left. Green forested hillsides rise behind, with a white van parked further along the road.2008-07-02A photograph on a mountain road cut into steep green hillside. A yellow front-end loader on the left scoops rubble and rock debris from a landslide, with a dark rock face rising behind it. A large crowd of roughly thirty to forty people stands along the cleared dirt track on the right, many wearing orange or saffron scarves and shawls, while a white jeep is parked further back. Several devotees in white clothing stand near the front of the group, and dense forest covers the slopes in the background.A photograph of a mountain road blocked by a landslide of mud, loose rock and boulders against a steep rocky cliff on the left. A yellow bulldozer with a raised front blade is clearing the debris from the road. On the right, a crowd of roughly twenty people stands along the road in front of a white jeep, with several in orange and saffron shawls. A man in a white kurta with an orange shawl stands in the foreground of the group. Green hillside vegetation rises in the background, and a small shrub grows in the foreground. A few onlookers on the left, one holding a camera, watch the clearing work.A photograph of a mountain road blocked by rockfall and debris on a steep hillside. A yellow JCB backhoe loader works at left, clearing rocks from the roadway beneath a cut rock face. On the right, a group of about twenty people in mixed clothing, some wearing saffron and orange garments, stand on the road watching the clearing work. A white Bolero-style jeep is parked behind them, with green forested slopes and terraced hills in the background under misty cloud. A person in a dark jacket at lower left photographs the scene.A yellow JCB-style backhoe loader with its front bucket lowered clears rubble from a mountain road cut into a steep hillside. Large angular rock faces rise on the left, and dense green forest and terraced slopes fill the background. A crowd of about 30 people, many in white or light clothing with some orange garments, stands along the road watching the work. A white van is parked near the rock face, and a uniformed man in khaki stands at the left edge beside the rubble.A mountain road cut into a steep rocky slope in a green Himalayan valley. A yellow bulldozer with a raised front bucket is clearing rubble from the roadway. A crowd of around fifty people stands along the road and the rock face; many wear white or orange clothing and some carry bags. In the foreground a smiling man in glasses and a dark shirt looks toward the camera. Wooded hillsides and low clouds fill the background.A yellow front-end loader clears rock and mud debris from a mountain road cut into a steep rock face. A large boulder rests in its bucket as dust rises beside the cliff. On the right, a group of people in orange and saffron-coloured clothing stands at the roadside, and a white SUV is parked further along the road. A uniformed official in khaki stands at left, and green forested hills rise behind the road.2008-07-02July 02 20082008-07-02July 02 20082008-07-02A yellow wheel loader with a raised bucket clears rubble from a mountain road cut into a steep rock face. Loose gravel, boulders and mud cover the roadway. A uniformed official in khaki stands at the left edge watching the work, and a white SUV is parked further up the road. On the right, a group of visitors, several wearing orange vests and one in a dark sari, stands on the road. Green forested hillsides rise behind the scene.2008-07-02A yellow backhoe loader clears rubble from a rain-slicked road cut into a steep rock face in a green mountain valley. Its bucket holds a large broken boulder while grey debris and gravel spread across the roadway. A uniformed officer in khaki stands at the left edge watching the work. On the right, a group of about twenty people in orange shawls and light clothing walks along the road edge, with a white SUV parked behind them. Dense green forest covers the slopes beyond.2008-07-02