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Outdoor ritual on the rocky riverbank at Gangotri. A person with long dark hair, wearing an orange shawl and orange ribbed top, stands at right pouring from a small brass vessel over a tall gilded deity murti on a raised stand. Around the stand, a large gathering in orange shawls and saffron clothing sits on pale river stones; some wear white or blue. Behind them, tiered stone steps and a white arch lead up to a ghat with crowds, a yellow banner, and a red-roofed pavilion. A rudraksha mala hangs from the standing figure's neck. A gilded shivalinga-like object and a metal pot sit at the base. The photo is dated 2006.

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Outdoor photograph on a riverbank at Gangotri in the Himalayas, with steep pine-covered mountains and a small town of white and grey buildings behind. In the foreground, a person with long dark hair wears a long-sleeved orange ribbed robe and raises a golden vessel above a golden deity murti of a standing figure in red, with a golden peetha base and a golden arched frame. Behind, a seated group of about twenty devotees in orange shawls sits on the rocky riverbank. A bright blue tarpaulin edges the top right. The person pouring at the murti resembles the a person candidate, with long hair and orange robes, but appearance alone is not sufficient, so the identity is uncertain.2006-05-27May 27 20062006-05-27A figure with long dark hair and an orange-saffron robe pours liquid from a small metal vessel over a golden deity murti on a raised platform, with a gilded arched frame behind it. Below, a large group of people in orange and saffron clothing sits on dry riverbed stones in a mountain valley, with pine-covered slopes, whitewashed buildings and a small temple dome in the background. The scene resembles an abhishekam at a riverside setting; a rudraksha mala hangs from the figure's wrist. Swamiji (probable) is shown performing the ritual, identified by long swept-back hair, saffron robes and rudraksha mala. Several people in the crowd wear orange, and a woman in dark clothing sits at the lower left.2006-05-27May 27 20062006-05-27May 27 20062006-05-27A photograph at a riverside ghat in Gangotri in the Himalayas, with a large crowd seated on pebbles and rocks by a rushing river. A woman in a long-sleeved orange ribbed top and orange wrap stands at a raised stone platform on the right, her hands moving over brass ritual vessels, a tall brass lamp stand and a brass kalasha-style vessel, with red and orange cloth draped near the objects. Many seated participants wear orange shawls and saffron clothing. Behind them stone steps, shrine structures, low buildings, pine-covered hills and banners line the riverbank. The woman is presented on the page as a person, and the image appears to show a ritual offering at the Ganga bank.2006-05-27May 27 20062006-05-27May 27 20062006-05-27May 27 20062006-05-27May 27 20062006-05-27May 27 20062006-05-27May 27 20062006-05-27