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A photograph of green terraced rice paddies climbing a steep Himalayan hillside, with stone retaining walls dividing the tiers. A red-and-yellow multi-storey house with a blue-purple tarp sits at the upper left edge. Deep forested valleys and distant hill villages stretch into the hazy background, with a thin stream visible in the valley. No people are visible.

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July 07 20082008-07-07July 07 20082008-07-07A photograph of steep green hillsides in the Himalayan foothills, with terraced fields of bright green crops stepping down the slope on the left and a bare eroded gully cutting through the centre. Small stone and tin-roofed houses sit among the terraces, a utility line runs across the scene, and a distant village is visible on a far ridge. No people or ritual activity are visible.2008-07-07July 07 20082008-07-07July 07 20082008-07-07A photograph of a hillside landscape with steep green terraced fields curving across the slope. Several red-brick multi-storey buildings with flat roofs sit on a ridge at the top, with a white building and scattered trees. Small houses with blue walls and sloped tin roofs stand in the lower left foreground. Hazy blue mountains and overcast sky fill the background, with thin power lines crossing the scene. No people are visible.2008-07-07A green Himalayan hillside of terraced fields stepping down a steep slope under a cloudy sky. Small stone-and-concrete houses with flat roofs sit among the terraces, and a single tree stands in the foreground. Forested mountain ridges fade into haze in the distance, with sunlight breaking through clouds over the valley. No people are visible.2008-07-07July 07 20082008-07-07A photograph of steep green terraced hillsides, with rows of cultivated terraces climbing a mountain slope under a pale overcast sky. Near the crest sits a complex of red-brick and cream multi-storey buildings, with a few small houses and a blue-roofed building in the lower left. Distant forested mountain ridges fade into haze on the right. No people are visible.2008-07-07A photograph of green terraced hillsides in a mountain valley, with stepped rice or crop fields climbing steep slopes. Several small concrete and stone houses with flat roofs sit among the terraces, including a red-painted building on the right. Dense forest covers the far mountain ridges under a sky with cumulus clouds. No people or ritual activity are visible.2008-07-07A photograph of steep hillside terraced fields covered in bright green crops, stepping down a mountain slope in a hilly rural landscape. Several small buildings with flat roofs sit along a winding path near the top of the terraces, and a village is visible in the distant valley. Layered mountain ridges fade into hazy blue under a cloudy sky. No people are visible.2008-07-07A photograph of green terraced hillside fields in a mountain valley under a cloudy sky. Stepped rice-type terraces with bright green crops climb the slopes, a leafy tree with broad leaves stands in the foreground, and small stone and concrete houses sit among the fields on the right. Distant mountain ridges fade into haze. No people are visible.2008-07-07