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A photograph at a riverside shrine in the mountains, with a cascading river and rocky slopes behind a metal railing. A person with long dark hair, wearing orange robes and a red-orange shawl, sits on a wooden bench and raises one arm toward a brass and silver ritual setup. On the bench are a golden kalasha-style vessel with pink flowers, a silver deity murti in an arched frame, brass lamps, and a lit oil lamp with a flame. A trident leans on the railing at left. In the foreground, a seated devotee in a red jacket and dark hair folds hands in prayer. a person is the orange-robed figure with long hair and distinctive ornate cues, performing an offering at the Yamunotri shrine. Two physical people are visible, plus partly visible people at the left edge.

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May 24 20062006-05-24A photograph of a long-haired man in saffron-orange robes and an orange shawl, seated on a wooden bench and pouring water from a metal vessel onto a small shrine. The shrine holds a gilded kalasha, a silver deity murti under a golden arch, brass lamps and a conch. A dark-haired person's head is visible in the lower foreground, and a red stone form stands beside the bench against a rocky mountainside with dry grass. This appears to be an abhishekam at a mountain shrine. Swamiji (probable): the long dark hair, saffron-orange robes and orange shawl are the visible cues, and he is performing the ritual pouring, so he is in person.2006-05-24A photograph inside a covered shrine at a mountain temple, with a corrugated metal roof and a rocky cliff visible beyond the open side. A long-haired figure in orange robes sits on a wooden bench, facing a small oil lamp with a flame, near a red-and-gold deity murti in an arched frame and a brass vessel. Behind a metal railing, another person in orange robes stands at right, and a man in white clothing with a camera is partly visible. In the foreground, a woman with dark hair in a bun and a child sit with their backs to the camera, and a trident rests against a wall at left. Lamp and abhishekam-style offerings suggest puja at a mountain shrine.2006-05-24Photograph of a long-haired figure in a saffron-orange robe sitting with palms joined in namaskar, smiling, beside a small shrine on an open terrace under a corrugated metal roof with a rocky cliff behind. A brass shrine with a kalasha-shaped finial, a small deity murti and a lit oil flame sit on a wooden table with offerings and flowers. A trident leans against a grey shawl on the left. Two more people in orange garments are partly visible at the upper right. Swamiji (probable): the seated figure has long dark hair and a saffron robe, consistent with the page's description of abhishekam at Yamunotri.2006-05-24May 24 20062006-05-24May 24 20062006-05-24A photograph of a long-haired person in saffron-orange robes seated on a red wooden bench inside a corrugated-roofed shelter overlooking a rocky cliff face with green scrub. The person smiles and holds a pink wrap across their lap. On the bench, a brass kalasha-style vessel, a small brass deity murti in an arched shrine frame, pink flowers, brass lamps and a small open flame sit beside them. The setting suggests a mountain temple shrine. Only one physical person is visible at the left edge, with a second orange-clad figure partly visible at the far right.2006-05-24May 24 20062006-05-24May 24 20062006-05-24May 24 20062006-05-24Photograph of a long-haired figure in saffron-orange robes seated on a ledge before a small shrine, hands pressed together in namaskar near a rust-red pillar and a brass Maha Meru style shrine with flower offerings and a small lit lamp. Behind is a steep green hillside and a metal railing. Two children in red and white clothes and another saffron-clad person sit at the shrine in front, one holding a plate of flowers.2006-05-24A photograph of a person seated with their back to the camera, dressed in orange robes and an orange wrap, with long dark hair falling down the back. They pour from a golden vessel over a golden Meru-shaped shrine piece and a golden deity murti on a wooden stand beside a metal kalasha, bowls and small brass lamps. A red-railed balcony overlooks rocky mountain terrain and a river. The scene suggests an abhishekam offering at a mountain shrine.2006-05-24