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A photograph of a stone staircase with blue metal handrails leading down through a covered walkway strung with small triangular bunting flags. Several pilgrims in saffron and orange robes descend the steps. In the centre, a man in an orange robe holds a metal water bottle, and beside him a figure in an orange and green sari-style garment with a red top and orange shawl walks down. On the right, a man in an orange shawl and grey trousers pauses at the rail. Dense green foliage overhangs the stairs and a stone retaining wall lines the left side. Other people in orange and white clothing stand further back under the roof.

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A photograph of a crowd descending a concrete staircase under a corrugated metal roof strung with triangular bunting. Devotees wear orange shawls and orange robes, with a man in a red-orange shirt and green-gold sash in the centre foreground and a bald man in white on the right. Blue metal railings line the steps, and green trees fill the background.2011-07-28June 30 20082008-06-30 +1 copiesJune 30 20082008-06-30 +1 copiesA group walks down a wet stone staircase beside a moss-covered retaining wall with dense green foliage behind. In front, two sannyasis in saffron-orange robes walk barefoot; the foreground figure carries a tall silver trident (trishul) upright in his right hand, and both wear wooden rudraksha malas. Behind them, devotees in orange shawls and white clothing follow, some with hands folded, and a camera operator with equipment is visible among them. The scene reads as a procession or temple walk, with a green metal railing on the left.2012-08-12June 30 20082008-06-30 +1 copiesA rain-soaked mountain pilgrimage path beside a rocky cliff in the Himalayas. A black tarpaulin roofs a narrow stone stairway lined with red-and-white metal railings. A man in a dark uniform stands on the upper steps. Several pilgrims walk down: a man in a glossy orange plastic rain cover over white and saffron clothes with a backpack, a woman in a blue sari beneath an orange rain cover, a man in a maroon shawl and dark jacket, and a woman in a patterned yellow salwar kameez with a red-and-white headscarf seen from behind. Blue tarpaulins, orange cloths and a red-and-gold textile hang at a roadside stall with white plastic chairs.2008-06-30 +1 copiesJune 30 20082008-06-30 +1 copiesJuly 10 20082008-07-10Outdoor photo of a procession descending a set of red and white painted concrete steps beneath a canopy of green trees. In the foreground, a bald man in an orange robe with a saffron shawl and a rudraksha mala walks down the steps, followed by another sannyasi in orange robes. A man in a crisp white shirt and dark trousers stands beside the steps. Behind them, a figure in orange with a saffron turban and a yellow garland walks among a group of devotees, one holding a red and orange umbrella. A woman in a black and yellow patterned dress and a child stand at left, and a man in a white shirt with a dark shoulder bag stands at the far left. Orange flags hang from a metal frame at the top of the staircase. The people visible total about 15.2010-09-04 +1 copiesA photograph of a group of saffron-robed sannyasis and devotees climbing a stone staircase beside a metal railing at a temple site. In the foreground, a tall man in an orange dhoti and shawl walks ahead, while a man in a saffron robe and rudraksha mala follows on the right. An elderly bearded man in white clothes with an orange shawl stands at the far right. Two monkeys sit atop a white pillar at the top of the steps, and red-and-orange railings and green foliage frame the scene.2008-07-10A photograph of a rainy hillside shrine approach in Uttarakhand, with wet rock and green plants behind a red-painted doorway and white-tiled wall. A man in a blue kurta with an orange jacket stands centre-left, long dark hair falling loose, walking up stone steps. Beside him a man in a translucent clear raincoat over orange dhoti holds an orange umbrella over the group. Another man in white and orange clothing stands at left with an orange head wrap, and several people in orange rain gear and clear ponchos are visible behind under the umbrella. A brass bell hangs on the white wall, and a small shrine niche and a metal pot sit at the lower left.2008-06-30 +1 copiesA group of men in saffron-orange robes climbs a wet stone stairway on a hillside town under overcast skies. A man in front wears a long saffron garment, a rudraksha mala and a white-and-red waist cord, and walks beside a metal railing. Behind him a bald man in orange holds a blue umbrella with a decorative gold border overhead, while another man in orange follows. Several shirts show a printed portrait of a bearded figure. Below, tin-roofed houses and trees line the slope, and a woman in pink sits on the wall at the top right beside a blue barrel. A large tree trunk fills the right foreground.2011-07-29