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Photograph of a group of men in saffron-orange robes walking barefoot along a paved road beside a red railing in a hillside town. Hanging overhead are large bronze temple bells with red and orange cloth tied to their chains. Behind them, roadside tarpaulin-roofed stalls, trees and more orange-clad devotees and visitors in white and grey clothing are visible. The central foreground man wears orange robes and a bare chest, and the man behind him wears a white dhoti with an orange shawl and a rudraksha mala. Signage in Hindi reads Maa Chandi Devi.

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2008-Highlights-From-The-HimalayaYatraOutdoor photograph on a paved street beside a temple-side market. In the foreground, a man in an orange saffron shawl and orange dhoti walks barefoot toward the camera, with a red mark on his forehead. Behind him, several other men in orange robes and white garments walk in a line, one carrying a large brass bell on a chain. Hanging brass temple bells with red cloth decorations hang overhead. Market stalls with blue tarpaulin roofs, a red metal railing, a signboard and shoes on the ground line the street. A man in a grey shirt and brown trousers with an orange shawl stands at the left edge.July 10 20082008-07-10June 03 20052005-06-03 +1 copiesJuly 28 20122012-07-28A photograph of an outdoor procession on a narrow concrete street lined with pink walls and signboards. In the foreground a man in a long orange saffron shawl and orange robe walks with his right hand raised in greeting, a red bindi on his forehead and sandals on his feet. Beside him a man in a white kurta wears an orange shawl, and at right a man in a grey jacket over an orange kurta with a rudraksha mala holds a dark object. A young child in a maroon knit cap and brown jacket stands at lower right. Behind them a crowd of devotees in orange shawls climbs a stairway under a black umbrella held over the group. Green and yellow Hindi signboards and a yellow banner reading Shri Hemkund Shahib Ji and the Valley of Flower hang on the walls.Four men in saffron-orange robes walk across a narrow suspension footbridge with mesh side railings, over a river valley with multistorey buildings and a telecom tower behind them. The central man has long dark hair, a red bindi, a dark rudraksha mala around his neck and a saffron shawl draped over one shoulder, and he walks barefoot-style in flip-flops. To the left, a man in orange kurta and dhoti carries a white plastic bag and looks at a phone. To the right, a bearded man with glasses wears an orange kurta and dhoti with red border, and a fourth man in orange with a red bindi walks behind the central figure. Another person in white clothes appears far back on the bridge.November 11 20082008-11-11Four men in saffron-orange robes walk single file across a narrow suspension footbridge with metal mesh railings, toward a hillside town with multi-storey buildings and a telecom tower under hazy sky. The central figure wears a long, flowing orange shawl draped over one shoulder, a dark rudraksha mala around his neck and a red vermilion mark on his forehead, with long hair and eyes lowered. Behind him at left, a man in an orange kurta and dhoti holds a white plastic bag and a small bottle. A younger man in orange follows in the middle, and a bearded man with glasses and a red forehead mark in an orange kurta and dhoti walks at right. The clothing is orange and red-bordered, and the bridge's wooden planks and wire cables lead ahead.Four men in saffron-orange robes walk single file across a narrow suspension footbridge with wire mesh railings over a river in a hilly town. The man in front left holds a white plastic bag and wears orange clothes with a light orange wrap. The central figure, with long dark hair and a dark rudraksha mala around his neck, wears an orange robe and sandals and appears to be the lead figure of the group. Behind him a man in orange follows, and at right a bearded man in orange walks with the group. Houses, a hillside and a telecom tower fill the background under a hazy sky. a person is identifiable by long hair and a rudraksha mala, but his identity is uncertain from appearance alone.Photograph of a procession on a narrow stone-paved lane in a hill town. In the foreground a man with long dark hair and a red forehead mark wears a bright orange shawl over orange robes and waves his hand. Beside him a younger man in white with an orange scarf walks, and a man in a grey jacket holds a wooden walking stick while wearing orange robes and a beaded mala. Behind them a long line of people in orange shawls and white or grey clothing follows under a dark umbrella. Green and yellow signboards with Hindi text and a red pillar line the lane, and a blue ornamented post stands at left.July 07 20082008-07-07