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A photograph of an outdoor ritual at a stone shrine during a pilgrimage. A figure with long, swept-back dark hair, wearing an orange saffron robe and a heavy gold necklace with a large pendant, sits smiling beside a gold-coloured stepped pyramid object on a tray. A woman in a white sari with red and gold border leans in and holds small items in her cupped hands above the tray. Nearby, saffron-robed attendants stand around, a red and gold decorated umbrella is raised, silver bowls and a small brass lamp sit on the white stone platform, and a sign with Hindi script hangs on a wall behind. Orange-clothed people are visible in the background. a person (long swept-back hair, saffron robe and ornate gold necklace), seated at the ritual.

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June 01 20062006-06-01June 01 20062006-06-01June 01 20062006-06-01Outdoor ritual scene at a stone-walled temple courtyard. In the centre, a man with long dark hair and a rudraksha mala wears an orange robe and a long orange wrap; he sits cross-legged before a small bronze shrine containing a deity murti under an arch, pouring from a small metal vessel, with a golden kalasha-shaped finial in front. To the left, a younger man in an orange shirt and wrap holds a white metal bowl. Behind them, several people in orange robes and white trousers stand holding long poles and a yellow canopy, and others sit at the right edge. Bare feet and plastic bottles are visible on the steps.2006-06-01 +1 copiesOutdoor temple courtyard scene at a Himalayan shrine with a stone wall and a painted sign reading a Hindi/English inscription. Many devotees in saffron-orange shawls and robes sit and stand around a white marble platform. A man in the centre wears a white shirt and blue jeans, bending forward with cupped hands near a small brass shrine, brass kalasha pots and a golden shrivelled-pyramid style murti or yantra object. A younger person in orange on the left grinds or pours from a large steel bowl of grain-like material, and a woman in a maroon top stands beside them. Decorative red, blue and yellow canopies with embroidered elephant and bird motifs shade the area, and flower garlands lie on the platform.2006-06-01June 01 20062006-06-01 +1 copiesOutdoor ritual at a stone shrine beneath a rock overhang. A young man with long dark hair, wearing an orange robe and rudraksha mala, sits cross-legged on a white marble platform before a small metal deity murti under an arched frame and a golden kalasha-shaped vessel. An older man in an orange robe and white trousers bends forward to offer his hands in reverence. Behind them, orange-robed devotees sit on the ground, and a woman in orange wears glasses. Steel bowls of yellow liquid and a plate of rudraksha beads sit on the platform. A red and gold canopy, colourful banners and a fenced wall with printed Hindi signs appear behind. Several orange-clad people sit on the left.2006-06-01A photograph of a seated figure in an orange-saffron robe with a gold ornate necklace, sitting on a gold and red throne-like seat, extending a hand dusted with white powder toward a young woman in white clothes with curly hair and bangles, who kneels and holds out her palms. A seated attendant in orange in the foreground holds a metal plate of white powder, and a silver tray holds bundled cash notes. Behind them, several people in white and pink, one in green, stand or sit near a wall, with a patterned mat on the floor and a numbered list board in the background. The scene resembles a ritual honouring or blessing with powder. a person is the seated figure in saffron with gold necklace and dark hair, seated on the throne.2009-06-15Outdoor ritual on a stone platform during a Himalayan pilgrimage. A young man with long dark hair, a red bindi and an orange-red shawl over an orange-red robe, wearing a beaded rudraksha-style mala, leans forward to place his hands over a small golden kalasha-shaped vessel on a brass tray. Behind him, a figure in orange holds a red and yellow canopy umbrella, and a shaved-headed devotee in orange sits nearby. Other seated devotees in orange shawls and orange caps watch, and a woman in orange sits at right. A brass arch-shaped stand with a small deity murti and a silver bowl sit at left, with red rudraksha beads on the ground in front.2006-06-01A photograph of a seated man in saffron-orange robes with long swept-back dark hair, a red-and-white tilak on his forehead, and multiple dark rudraksha malas around his neck. He sits on a low wooden platform before a seated deity murti dressed in a green and pink sari with gold and white garlands, and orange marigold flowers lie on the platform. A young woman in an orange shawl offers him a small plate or tray of offerings. Behind them, people in orange and white clothing stand or sit against a yellow wall with notices and a zebra-striped cushion, and a microphone stand appears at right. The scene appears to be a puja or ritual offering.2008-07-03A photograph of an outdoor shrine during a pilgrimage, with a large overhanging rock above a stone pillar. A seated man with long dark hair wears an orange-saffron robe and a gold necklace, holding a small silver vessel while devotees in orange shawls kneel and bend around him. A small bronze deity murti sits on a low stand, a golden stupa-shaped object rests beside it, and steel pots and a metal bowl stand on the marble floor. Colourful fabric canopies in red, blue and yellow hang overhead. Behind them a wall displays a painted sign. Many people in orange and white clothing gather around, some sitting, some standing, consistent with a puja or abhishekam ritual at a yatra site.2006-06-01June 01 20062006-06-01