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A covered veranda beside a rushing mountain valley, with a corrugated metal roof overhead. A long-haired figure in orange robes sits cross-legged at a railing, bent over a brass puja setup with small oil lamps and metal vessels, and a smaller seated figure in grey top and orange shawl assists beside them. In the foreground, two people in orange shawls sit with their backs to the camera, and a standing group in orange and red garments watches, several wearing orange scarves. Behind them, pilgrims line a distant stone path, and tarpaulin-covered huts cling to the hillside. Dark metal railings and a wooden bench frame the scene.

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May 24 20062006-05-24A photograph at a mountain shrine with a corrugated metal roof and red-painted railings above a deep forested gorge with a suspension bridge. A man with long dark hair and an orange robe sits cross-legged on the red platform, eyes closed, beside a brass ritual vessel and a small brass deity murti in an arched frame. Behind him, three people in orange shawls and a person in a pink shirt stand and watch. The scene shows a ritual offering at a riverside temple setting.2006-05-24A crowded photograph inside a corrugated metal roofed shelter at a Himalayan shrine, with many people seated and standing shoulder to shoulder in orange saffron robes and orange shawls. In the foreground a young woman in orange holds a long metal ritual staff with a trident-like top, and a bearded man in orange sits beside her. Several women in white or grey jackets, caps and a woman in a blue jacket photographing with a camera appear at right. Rocky stone and a red railing are visible at left, and the setting resembles a pilgrimage site with temple pillars and bare stone walls behind the gathering.2006-05-24A photograph of a long-haired figure in saffron-orange robes seated at a wooden bench inside a corrugated-roof shelter overlooking a steep rocky mountain gorge with green vegetation. The figure holds a small metal cup or vessel over a brass and copper ritual setup on the bench, which includes a brass kalasha-like vessel, a brass deity figure in an arched frame, a conch shell and small brass lamps. A red-stained stone or mound stands near the bench, and a partial head of a person appears in the lower foreground. Below, a crowd of pilgrims in colourful clothing is visible on a metal-railed walkway by the water. This appears to be a ritual abhishekam setting at a mountain shrine.2006-05-24A photograph of a long-haired man in saffron-orange robes seated at a metal railing inside a corrugated-roof shrine overlooking a rocky, grassy hillside. He reaches toward a brass puja set with a small silver and gold shrine, bowls and a kalasha-style vessel, while a bowl of rose petals sits in the foreground. A bearded figure in dark clothing is partly visible at lower left, and a plastic water bottle sits at lower right. Probable Swamiji seated in saffron robes with long hair, performing abhishekam-style offerings at the Yamunotri shrine area.2006-05-24May 24 20062006-05-24A photograph inside a covered shrine at a mountain temple, with a corrugated metal roof and a rocky cliff visible beyond the open side. A long-haired figure in orange robes sits on a wooden bench, facing a small oil lamp with a flame, near a red-and-gold deity murti in an arched frame and a brass vessel. Behind a metal railing, another person in orange robes stands at right, and a man in white clothing with a camera is partly visible. In the foreground, a woman with dark hair in a bun and a child sit with their backs to the camera, and a trident rests against a wall at left. Lamp and abhishekam-style offerings suggest puja at a mountain shrine.2006-05-24May 24 20062006-05-24May 27 20062006-05-27May 27 20062006-05-27A photograph taken from behind inside an open-sided shrine with a corrugated metal roof overlooking a steep, grassy hillside and small houses. A standing man in long dark wavy hair and an orange-brown robe holds a lit flame over a brass shrine ledge that holds small brass lamps and an ornate metal object. Two seated figures in orange-brown robes face the flame at right and foreground, and a child in grey stands at the left. Scattered petals lie on the stone floor, and a plastic bottle sits by the ledge. a person (long dark hair, orange robe) performing an arati-style flame offering at a hillside shrine.2006-05-24May 30 20062006-05-30