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Outdoor riverside ritual under a blue corrugated-metal canopy with white-and-blue striped pillars, beside a pale gravel riverbank and steep mountain slopes. A deity murti decorated with orange and white garlands and a colourful striped parasol sits on a raised platform draped with orange cloth. A standing man in an orange robe and white dhoti tends the murti, and a seated figure in orange clothing sits in the foreground. A brass trident stands at the left, a fire burns in a small brass container, and brass plates hold lamps, incense, water vessels and orange flowers. Two children and another person are visible on the riverbank.

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Outdoor ritual on a riverbank beneath a blue corrugated roof supported by blue-and-white striped pillars, with a rocky mountain slope behind. A deity murti decorated with marigold garlands and ornaments sits on a raised platform draped in orange cloth, beneath a colourful striped umbrella. In the foreground a man in an orange robe sits before brass plates of offerings, fruit, flowers and incense sticks, with a trident laid on the platform. Another man in orange stands on the platform, and several people in orange and saffron clothing sit nearby. A child and a seated person are visible on the gravel bank.2006-05-27May 27 20062006-05-27May 27 20062006-05-27Outdoor riverside ritual under a blue corrugated roof supported by blue-and-white striped pillars, with a rocky mountain slope behind. A deity murti with a large face and garlands of orange marigolds sits draped in orange and gold cloth, with a trident in front. A man in orange robe and white dhoti stands at right, another in orange robes sits at left, and a seated figure in orange robes sits at center-right beside a brass tray of marigolds, a small fire pit with flames, and brass pots and bowls. A red-and-green umbrella stands behind the shrine. Kumkum and offerings are visible on the platform.2006-05-27A photograph of an outdoor riverside ritual at Gangotri beneath a blue corrugated roof supported by blue-and-white striped pillars. A deity murti of Venkateswara, decorated with marigold garlands and a colourful umbrella overhead, sits on a raised platform. A man with long dark hair wearing an orange robe and white dhoti stands at right holding ritual items, while a man in an orange robe with an orange cap joins palms in front of the murti. Other devotees in orange and white clothes stand and bow, and a small fire with brass pots and plates of offerings sits in the foreground on the right. Snowy-grey rocky riverbanks and pine-covered mountains fill the background.2006-05-27May 27 20062006-05-27A photo of an outdoor riverside puja set up under a blue corrugated awning beside a rocky Himalayan river bank. Several people in saffron and orange robes sit on a mat in front of a shrine table laden with brass plates, bowls, a kalasha-style metal vessel, marigold garlands, incense sticks and a brass deity murti in an ornate frame. In the foreground a seated person with long dark hair wears an orange shawl, and a man in white kneels at the table's left. A trident leans against the mat. Behind them a multicoloured parasol, a shop front and pine-covered mountains frame the scene, with a few distant figures on the pale gravel bank.2006-05-27Outdoor riverside ritual at Gangotri beside a pale glacial-stone riverbank under a blue corrugated metal canopy supported by blue-and-white striped pillars. A deity murti decorated with orange and red cloth and flowers sits on an orange-draped platform beneath a multicoloured umbrella. A man in orange robes and a white dhoti stands at right holding a small object, while a woman in white with a rudraksha mala and orange shawl stands nearby. Another person in orange sits on a leopard-skin seat in the foreground beside a trident and a brass tray of marigolds, bowls and incense sticks. A small fire or lamp burns on an altar at right. Pine trees and mountains rise behind the ashram-style buildings.2006-05-27May 27 20062006-05-27May 27 20062006-05-27Outdoor riverside ritual under a blue corrugated roof with white-and-blue striped posts, beside a rocky Himalayan riverbank and mountain slope. A large deity murti decorated with orange and white marigold garlands sits beneath an orange-and-gold embroidered cloth canopy. A seated figure in white clothing with a tilak receives the deity, while several people in orange and saffron robes sit in front, one holding a trident. A man in orange with a white hair plume stands near the deity, and a fire pit with offerings, brass plates, oil lamps and marigold bowls lies in the foreground. A small child in a red top stands at the right edge, and a multicoloured umbrella stands behind the shrine.2006-05-27May 27 20062006-05-27