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A photograph of a hillside temple complex in Uttarkashi, framed by dense green trees and bushes. Red and orange flags fly from tall poles beside a small pink-red shrine topped with a spire, and a white temple with a golden finial stands at center. A small slate-roofed shrine has a red-painted sign reading a Hanuman temple name. In the doorway of the central shrine, a man in saffron-orange robes and a white head covering sits near the entrance, with a few other people seated in the foreground. A date stamp 17 6 2004 appears in the lower right corner.

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July 02 20082008-07-02 +1 copiesJuly 01 20082008-07-01A photograph of a stone temple courtyard in a Himalayan mountain setting. A grey stone shrine with a metal finial stands at left, and a tall carved stone pillar at right. Several sadhus in orange and saffron robes sit on a low white ledge and on the paved courtyard, some wearing red or orange head wraps. A group of devotees in orange and white clothing sits on mats in the centre, while other people walk across the stone pavers near pale blue and white buildings with corrugated roofs. Green grassy slopes and snow-dusted peaks rise behind the complex under a bright sky.2010-09-27June 16 2004 - Rishikesh-Guptakashi-Uttarkashi2004-06-16A hillside temple complex in the Himalayan foothills, surrounded by dense green trees. A small white shikhara-topped shrine with a golden finial stands in the centre, flanked by red and saffron flags on poles. Several people in orange and saffron robes move along a stone path and steps. A woman in an orange sari and a man in a white cap and white t-shirt walk in the foreground past a red and white roadside sign reading DISCOVER GARHWAL, The Tourist, HOT SULPHUR. A blue painted image of a deity face appears on a wall at the lower right.A mountain shrine courtyard with a small cream-walled temple with red trim and a green corrugated roof, set against pine-covered slopes and rocky hills. A tall red flag flies on a pole beside a stone-walled terrace, with strings of prayer flags and marigold garlands on the pole. In the foreground a man in an orange shawl and white shirt holds a camera to his face, while women in red and maroon garments sit on the steps and ground. Several other people sit on the stone wall in the background.A photograph taken at a small whitewashed shrine building with a green corrugated roof, red trim and red steps, set against forested Himalayan mountainsides. A tall red flag on a pole rises beside the shrine, with strings of prayer flags and bunting strung between poles. In the foreground a man in a white shirt with a lanyard and an orange shawl is raising a camera, while an older man in a white shirt stands nearby. Several other people in orange, red and maroon clothing, including women with head coverings, stand or sit in the background near a stone retaining wall. A yellow garland hangs on the pole.July 07 20082008-07-07June 30 20082008-06-30 +1 copiesJune 17 2004 - Uttarkashi2004-06-17 +1 copiesSeptember 27 20102010-09-27A photograph of an outdoor ritual at a white marble platform beneath a large concrete umbrella-shaped canopy. A man in orange clothing kneels at the platform, tending bowls of coloured liquids and offerings, while a woman in an orange sari sits cross-legged behind a small deity murti with a brass lamp and a plate of red offerings in front. Around them, roughly two dozen people in orange robes and orange caps sit on the stone floor, some with hands folded. Two white-clad men stand near the canopy, one holding a folded cloth, and a cameraman in white kneels at right filming. Golden and yellow decorated umbrellas and a colourful banner frame the scene, with a stone wall behind bearing painted Hindi signage.2006-06-01