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A photograph of a procession on a narrow concrete path through a mountain village at Gangotri, with steep rocky slopes, pine trees and a dry stony riverbed on the left. A woman in long orange robes and a beaded orange mala walks in the foreground, followed by a group of people in orange and white clothing. Behind them a palanquin or ratha bearing a deity murti is carried under a multicoloured umbrella, with saffron-clad devotees alongside. Brick and stone buildings with satellite dishes line the right side. Several participants wear orange shawls, and a man in a white shirt and blue trousers walks among them.

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A photograph of a mountain procession along a narrow street in a Himalayan town, with a rocky riverbed and steep forested slopes behind. Dozens of people in saffron and orange clothing and orange shawls walk in a long line, some carrying small ornate banners and a decorated palanquin-style float with a colourful canopy. In the foreground a young man in orange stares toward the camera, and a woman in orange holds a flower garland. Buildings with a white-and-blue facade line the road, with a sign reading 'Maun Baba Ashram' near a small pink structure. Power lines cross the sky. No individual is clearly identifiable as a person from this view.2006-05-27A photograph of a procession on a mountain path beside a river bank, with steep forested slopes behind. A man with long dark hair, wearing an orange robe and a large gold pendant over rudraksha beads, smiles and walks in the foreground. Behind him, a group of devotees in orange and white robes accompany a decorated palanquin-style deity murti under a striped canopy, with a colourful umbrella overhead. Other people in orange and white walk along the path, and a turquoise building with a swastika and a sign reading Himalayan stands to the right.2006-05-27May 27 20062006-05-27May 27 20062006-05-27A large group of devotees in saffron-orange robes walks along a paved riverside path in a hill town, with a rocky riverbed of pale stones to the left and multistorey buildings with signboards behind. The front figure, a woman with long dark hair, wears an orange shawl, a beaded mala and a gold necklace. Others follow in orange shawls and orange caps, some carrying bags. A lone figure in orange robes walks along the red-tiled walkway on the right. The scene suggests a yatra procession through Gangotri. A sign on a building reads Bhagirathi Sadan.2006-05-27A photograph of a large group of devotees seated on a rocky riverbank in the mountains. Most wear saffron-orange shawls and wraps, some with orange caps, and a few wear pink or dark clothing. Behind them a fast-flowing river runs past boulders, with steep pine-covered slopes and snow-capped peaks under a blue sky. On the far bank, a crowd gathers near stone steps and a white canopy. At right, camera operators with tripods film the gathering. No individual can be identified as a person from the visible evidence, so no candidate is described.2006-05-27A photograph of a procession in a mountain town, with snow-capped peaks and low cloud behind. At the centre a man with long, swept-back dark hair wears an orange robe, a gold necklace and a red tilak, and walks beside a red and gold umbrella. Around him, men in saffron-orange robes carry a silver trident and a tall staff with a red banner, and one man holds a bundle of flowers and fruit. A devotee in a grey jacket and orange robes walks nearby, and a few onlookers stand by white stone walls. Some people appear barefoot on stone steps.2006-05-30July 02 20082008-07-02May 27 20062006-05-27June 01 20062006-06-01A photograph of a procession on a mountain road during the Himalaya Yatra. Many devotees walk in orange and saffron shawls and scarves, some in red or yellow sweaters and jackets. Several carry tall silver-toned ceremonial staffs with curled finials and ornate yellow-fringed umbrellas or canopies, and one red canopy is raised above them. A large red banner with Dhyanpeetha lettering and embroidered animal and floral motifs flies on a pole at right. Snow-streaked grey mountains rise behind white buildings and utility poles under a cloudy sky. A man in an orange shawl at the left front holds a pole, and a figure with ornate white and gold garland-like adornments stands at the centre near the canopies.2006-06-01June 2004 Himalayas Yatra - Gangotri