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Outdoor photo at a riverside ghat in the mountains, with a blue corrugated canopy and pink-walled platforms. Two saffron-robed figures stand at a golden deity shrine: the nearer one holds a silver bowl and the one behind raises a long ceremonial implement toward a golden murti of Venkateswara, with a gold-framed arch and offerings in brass and steel vessels. Several other saffron-clad people sit on the platforms, and a few onlookers in white and dark clothing watch from a terrace above. A tall trident stands at left, pine trees and steep rock rise behind, and a red-and-white HIMA... signboard is visible. This is an energising ritual on the banks of the Ganga at Gangotri.

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May 27 20062006-05-27May 27 20062006-05-27Outdoor puja on a riverside platform. A man in orange robes with long dark hair pours liquid from a silver pitcher over a gilded deity murti and arch, with a small brass bell and a bowl of offerings nearby. Another orange-clad man in a wrap kneels at left beside silver vessels. A rope of marigold-like offerings and a red garment drape the deities. Behind, a blue corrugated awning, hanging cloth, and a few onlookers on a building roof.2006-05-27Outdoor riverside ritual at a stone ghat under a blue corrugated-metal roofed pavilion with white-banded posts. A woman in orange robes with a long dark braid and a beaded necklace lifts a small silver vessel while a golden deity murti with a raised ornate form stands on a pink-tiled platform. Beside her, a young man in orange cloth stands near brass and gold ritual implements, and another man in orange robes attends the altar. A woman in white with an orange shawl sits at the front table among brass bowls. A man in a light knit cap and beige clothing stands at left, and a colourful striped umbrella is visible at right. Several people are present, all in orange or white clothing, performing puja beside the Ganga.2006-05-27Outdoor puja at a riverbank shrine in a mountain valley. Two men in saffron-orange robes stand at a gilded arch enclosing a golden deity murti of Venkateswara, with two small red-robed figures beside it. The men pour water and hold metal vessels over the altar; brass bowls and a silver pot sit on the stone platform. A blue corrugated roof shades the left side, and the dry riverbed with pebbles and forested mountains lie behind.2006-05-27May 27 20062006-05-27May 27 20062006-05-27Outdoor ritual at a riverside shrine in mountainous terrain, with a steep rocky cliff and tall conifers behind white buildings. A figure in an orange robe with long dark hair stands at a gilded shrine with golden deity murti and a red-draped image, extending one arm toward the deities while holding a small vessel. Nearby stand a blue-and-white corrugated canopy, a red and multicoloured umbrella, a trident-shaped object, brass bowls, and red and white cloths hanging on a line. Several people in dark clothing sit on a rooftop ledge above, watching.2006-05-27Outdoor riverside ritual on the banks of the Ganga at Gangotri, with a whitewashed and pink-trimmed stone ghat in the foreground. A blue corrugated-metal canopy shelters a puja setup of brass vessels and an oil lamp. Several robed figures in saffron/orange clothing stand and sit at the platform, one in the centre holding a ritual object, and a figure in red and orange clothing stands near a white-clad attendant on the right. Orange-robed people sit along the wall and steps. Behind them are wooden and whitewashed hillside houses, pine-covered mountains, and a signboard reading HIMALAYA on a building. Orange saffron-coloured streams mark the stone wall below the platform.2006-05-27Outdoor photograph at a riverside ghat with rocky, pebbled ground and mountains with pine trees behind. Two people in orange-red saffron robes stand under a blue corrugated roof on the left. The figure on the right, with long dark hair, reaches toward a golden arched shrine holding a small golden deity murti in orange cloth. Brass pots and a bowl of water sit on the ground before the shrine, and ornate brass lamp stands are in the foreground. Two saffron-robed figures are visible, and a few more orange robes appear at the edge of the frame.2006-05-27A photograph of an outdoor riverside ritual at a ghat with a blue corrugated awning. A figure in orange robes with long dark hair pours liquid from a small vessel toward a gilded arched shrine holding gold and red-clothed deity murti figures, with a brass bowl and metal vessels on the stone platform. A second orange-robed person assists beside them, with a bell and a small brass lamp nearby. Several onlookers in dark and grey clothing watch from a railing and balcony above.2006-05-27May 27 20062006-05-27