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A photograph of a mountain river at Gangotri, with a wide, pale stony riverbed and fast white water running through it. Thin cables stretch across the river. Several dozen small figures wade and bathe along the banks and gravel bars, some in red and pink saris and some in white or dark clothing, a few carrying bags. Whitewashed buildings and pine-covered Himalayan slopes rise on the left and right. No deity murti, a person candidate or ritual activity is clearly visible in the frame.

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A wide photograph of a mountain river valley with steep forested slopes of tall pines on the left and right. A yellow JCB backhoe loader works on a wide, pale grey riverbed strewn with large white boulders and piled debris, with a muddy channel running through the foreground. On the left bank, a white domed shrine structure stands beside a row of concrete steps and a stone embankment, where several people in light clothing gather near the steps. Small white and green-roofed buildings sit on the slope behind, and a lilac circular logo appears in the upper left corner.A mountain riverbed scene with a wide, pale grey glacial stream flowing through a valley of large boulders and gravel. A yellow bulldozer sits on the stony bank in the centre, clearing rock piles. On the left, a stone stepped ghat with small white and green-roofed buildings and a white domed structure leads down to the water, with a few people gathered on the steps. Steep forested slopes of tall conifers and bare rocky peaks rise behind, with clouds at the top right. A small circular logo appears in the upper left corner.A wide mountain landscape photograph of a Himalayan valley with a rocky, boulder-strewn riverbed in the foreground. A yellow bulldozer works on the dry gravel bed, and piles of grey stones line the channel. On the left, a cluster of small shrine-like structures with white and red roofs, a colourful gated entrance and a crowd of visitors stands beside the river. Steep forested slopes of conifers rise behind, with bare grey rock faces and clouds over the peaks. A small blue and white emblem appears in the upper left corner.A photograph of a rocky Himalayan riverbed with a wide, murky grey-brown stream running through large boulders and gravel piles. A yellow backhoe loader works in the river channel, its bucket arm reaching into the water. On the left bank, a small group of people in light and orange clothing stands near a low concrete embankment and steps. Behind them are white-walled buildings with green and grey roofs, a red sign, and steep forested slopes of conifers rising to rocky cliffs under a clear sky.A wide photograph of a mountain valley town beside a river bed covered in pale grey boulders and silt. Steep forested slopes of dark conifers rise behind the buildings, with snow-dusted peaks visible at the upper left under a partly cloudy sky. Multi-storey buildings with red, pink and white walls and metal roofs line the right bank, and a small blue-roofed pink shrine stands at the lower right. Overhead power lines cross the scene, and a red-and-white telecom tower rises among the trees. Two yellow excavators work on the riverbed near the centre, and a few people in orange clothing stand along a railing at the lower left.A wide view of a Himalayan valley town beside a dry, pale gravel riverbed strewn with large grey boulders. Dense green conifer forest covers the steep mountain slope behind multi-storey buildings with white, pink and red facades and flat roofs clustered on the hillside. Overhead cables run across the scene, and a tall red-and-white lattice tower stands near the buildings. On the left, a small white pavilion with a blue roof and a concrete walkway holds a few people walking in the foreground. Bright cumulus clouds fill the sky above rocky peaks.A mountain riverbed scene at a Himalayan pilgrimage town. A yellow JCB backhoe loader sits in the middle of a wide, grey, silty riverbed strewn with boulders and gravel. Behind it, a long concrete embankment with steps leads up to a row of low buildings with green and white roofs, and a few people stand on the steps near a small white domed shrine structure on the left. Steep slopes covered in tall conifer trees rise behind the buildings, with bare rocky mountain faces above and a cloudy pale sky.A mountain village in a river valley with a steep forested hillside behind it. In the foreground, a wide riverbed of pale grey boulders and gravel, with a small yellow excavator with a raised bucket arm working on the stones. Above the village, a tall orange-and-white lattice telecom tower rises among the pines, and power lines cross the scene. Along the riverbank stand low houses with corrugated roofs, including a turquoise-painted building and pink and white concrete houses, and a flight of concrete steps leads down to the river. A small red shrine-like structure appears among the trees on the left. A single figure in orange clothing stands at the far left edge near the water. The sky is bright and pale.A photograph of a mountain valley town beside a wide, dry riverbed strewn with grey boulders and gravel. A yellow JCB backhoe loader sits in the middle of the riverbed, surrounded by rubble piles. Steep rocky mountains rise behind dense conifer forest on the left, under a partly cloudy blue sky. On the left bank, a few small temple-style buildings, white domed structures and people stand near a stone-walled terrace. At the right edge, a small pillared shrine with a blue-roofed canopy is visible. Several people are visible on the left terrace, and the scene is open and unhurried.A photograph of a mountain riverbank with a yellow JCB backhoe loader working in fast, muddy grey water. Beyond the river, white stone retaining walls and steps lead up to a cluster of whitewashed buildings with green tin roofs, set against a steep rocky hillside dotted with pine trees. A few small figures stand on the stone steps and walkways near the water.A yellow backhoe loader sits partly submerged in a fast, silty river churning through a rocky riverbed in a mountain valley. Behind it, a stone-paved embankment with steps and a railing leads up to a row of low white and green buildings, including a brick structure with a red roof on the left. Tall conifers cover the steep rocky slopes above, and several people in light clothing stand along the steps and the riverbank. Large grey boulders and debris are scattered across the water's edge.A wide photograph of a Himalayan mountain valley with steep rocky cliffs covered in dense conifer forest on the left, and a rugged peak behind a bank of white clouds on the right. In the foreground a broad dry riverbed of pale grey boulders and gravel runs through the valley. On the left bank a cluster of small shrines and temple structures with pale domes, red and white spires, and tin-roofed buildings sits beside a crowd of visitors standing behind a metal railing. A yellow bulldozer works on the gravel bed near the centre. A few small buildings and trees line the right bank under a blue sky.