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A photograph at a riverside shrine by a rocky, dry riverbed with pine-clad mountains behind. A figure in an orange-saffron robe with long dark hair stands at a golden arched shrine, pouring or offering from a silver vessel over a small deity murti; the gilded figure stands with a gold-framed arch, and a red-clad image stands to the right. Metal bowls and a trident-topped staff sit in front. Several people in orange clothing stand in the background on steps, with a blue canopy overhead and wooden houses across the river. a person (saffron robe, long swept hair, rudraksha-style adornment) performing an abhishekam-style offering, with a devotee-like figure in orange nearby.

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May 27 20062006-05-27May 27 20062006-05-27May 27 20062006-05-27Outdoor photograph by a riverbank in a mountain town at Gangotri. In the foreground, a figure with long dark hair in an orange-saffron robe reaches toward a gilded arch over a small brass shrine, where golden deity murti stand, one in orange-red garments. A second person in orange robes stands at left, partly visible. Brass bowls, offerings and a kalasha-like vessel sit on the shrine base. Beyond the dry riverbed stones, wooden and concrete houses, pine trees and mountains rise under a bright sky. A ritual puja at the Ganga bank appears in progress. The person at the shrine has distinctive long hair and saffron robes, but identity is not certain from appearance alone.2006-05-27May 27 20062006-05-27Outdoor photograph at a riverside ghat with rocky, pebbled ground and mountains with pine trees behind. Two people in orange-red saffron robes stand under a blue corrugated roof on the left. The figure on the right, with long dark hair, reaches toward a golden arched shrine holding a small golden deity murti in orange cloth. Brass pots and a bowl of water sit on the ground before the shrine, and ornate brass lamp stands are in the foreground. Two saffron-robed figures are visible, and a few more orange robes appear at the edge of the frame.2006-05-27Outdoor photograph at a riverside ghat in the Himalayas, with a steep rocky mountain and pine-covered slopes behind a wide pale riverbed of stones. A figure in orange-red robes with long dark hair stands with raised arms before a golden arched shrine holding a deity murti, flanked by two red-clad figures. Brass vessels and a trident-like object sit on a low stone platform beside the shrine, and a blue corrugated awning shades the scene. A person in white and another in orange sit or stand nearby, and a camera operator is visible at lower left. Foreground people are partially visible.2006-05-27May 27 20062006-05-27Outdoor puja at a riverside ghat in a mountain town. A long-haired figure in saffron-orange robes stands at a gold arched shrine holding a silver cup over a gilded deity murti of a standing figure with raised hands, flanked by two red-robed attendant statues. Another saffron-clad devotee bends forward beside them, and a few people in orange and white stand under a blue tarp roof. Steel bowls with water and offerings sit on the shrine ledge. Behind, a rocky river bed, wooden and concrete buildings, and pine-covered mountains rise under a bright sky.2006-05-27May 27 20062006-05-27May 27 20062006-05-27May 27 20062006-05-27