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Outdoor riverside ritual at Gangotri on the banks of the Ganga. A large group of devotees in saffron and orange clothing and caps sits on rocks and the sandy riverbank, watching. On a raised stone platform beneath a blue corrugated canopy, several people in white and orange robes perform worship around a deity murti and oil lamps. Behind them, hillside buildings, pink and blue walls and laundry hang across a signboard reading HIMALAYA. A video camera on a tripod films the gathering.

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Outdoor riverside ritual on the banks of the Ganga at Gangotri, with a whitewashed and pink-trimmed stone ghat in the foreground. A blue corrugated-metal canopy shelters a puja setup of brass vessels and an oil lamp. Several robed figures in saffron/orange clothing stand and sit at the platform, one in the centre holding a ritual object, and a figure in red and orange clothing stands near a white-clad attendant on the right. Orange-robed people sit along the wall and steps. Behind them are wooden and whitewashed hillside houses, pine-covered mountains, and a signboard reading HIMALAYA on a building. Orange saffron-coloured streams mark the stone wall below the platform.2006-05-27May 27 20062006-05-27A photograph of a large crowd of devotees seated on riverside rocks and stone steps at Gangotri, the Himalayan town beside a rushing river. Most wear orange shawls and some wear orange caps. Behind them is a white ghat platform where a few figures in orange stand near a small blue-and-white canopy, and a pink building with a red-and-white sign stands on the hillside. Pine-covered mountains rise behind the scene under a clear sky. a person is not clearly visible among the people.2006-05-27Outdoor photograph on a rocky riverbank at Gangotri in the Himalayas. Dozens of devotees sit on stones and the bank, many wrapped in orange shawls and wearing orange head cloths, with a few in dark jackets and red caps. Along the concrete ghat steps and platform, figures in orange and white stand near a blue canopy and a small shrine area. A red-and-white sign reads HIMALAYA. Pine-covered mountains and pastel buildings rise behind, with a red telecom tower at left.2006-05-27May 27 20062006-05-27Outdoor photograph of a riverside ritual at a ghat on the banks of the Ganga at Gangotri, with a blue canopy shading a raised platform. Several saffron-robed priests and attendants work around a golden deity murti and a shallow stone basin, and a figure in an orange robe stands near the centre. A large crowd of devotees sits on the stone steps in saffron and orange clothing, some in orange caps, with a few people in grey and white. Hillside buildings, including one reading HIMALAYA, rise behind, and red-and-orange flags hang above. a person is not clearly identifiable from appearance here, so the candidate is left uncertain.2006-05-27Outdoor photograph of a riverside ritual gathering at Gangotri, with a large crowd of devotees in saffron-orange shawls and orange caps seated on the stone ground in front of a raised concrete platform. On the platform, several people in saffron robes stand and sit around an image or deity murti beneath a blue corrugated canopy, with a kalasha-like vessel and offerings visible. A cameraman with a tripod-mounted camera films the scene at the lower left. Behind the platform are whitewashed and pastel hillside buildings, a sign reading HIMALAYA, and pine-covered slopes.2006-05-27May 28 20052005-05-28May 27 20062006-05-27Outdoor photograph of a large group of devotees seated on a rocky riverbank beneath steep forested mountains, with a clear blue sky above. Many participants wear orange saffron robes and orange headcloths, sitting in rows on the stones. On the left, a striped blue-and-white canopy shelters a small shrine with a deity murti, an ornate brass lamp stand and offerings laid out on a white platform. A man in white clothing stands near the shrine. In the foreground a motorcycle sits beside the pink wall. Buildings and a footbridge line the far bank of the Ganga at Gangotri.2006-05-27A large group of devotees dressed in orange and saffron garments sits on a pale gravel riverbank, their shawls and clothing bright against the grey stones. Many wear orange head coverings and some hold water bottles. In the background, stepped concrete ghats lead up to a town of buildings and white temple domes on a steep wooded hillside. A woman in a dark top and pink trousers sits in the foreground beside a backpack, while a standing figure in an orange wrap stands at left. The scene appears to be a pilgrimage gathering at a Himalayan river site.2006-05-27May 28 20052005-05-28 +1 copies