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Outdoor photograph on a rocky riverbank at Gangotri in the Himalayas. Dozens of devotees sit on stones and the bank, many wrapped in orange shawls and wearing orange head cloths, with a few in dark jackets and red caps. Along the concrete ghat steps and platform, figures in orange and white stand near a blue canopy and a small shrine area. A red-and-white sign reads HIMALAYA. Pine-covered mountains and pastel buildings rise behind, with a red telecom tower at left.

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May 27 20062006-05-27A photograph of a large crowd of devotees seated on riverside rocks and stone steps at Gangotri, the Himalayan town beside a rushing river. Most wear orange shawls and some wear orange caps. Behind them is a white ghat platform where a few figures in orange stand near a small blue-and-white canopy, and a pink building with a red-and-white sign stands on the hillside. Pine-covered mountains rise behind the scene under a clear sky. a person is not clearly visible among the people.2006-05-27Outdoor riverside ritual at Gangotri on the banks of the Ganga. A large group of devotees in saffron and orange clothing and caps sits on rocks and the sandy riverbank, watching. On a raised stone platform beneath a blue corrugated canopy, several people in white and orange robes perform worship around a deity murti and oil lamps. Behind them, hillside buildings, pink and blue walls and laundry hang across a signboard reading HIMALAYA. A video camera on a tripod films the gathering.2006-05-27May 27 20062006-05-27Outdoor photograph of a riverside ritual gathering at Gangotri, with a large crowd of devotees in saffron-orange shawls and orange caps seated on the stone ground in front of a raised concrete platform. On the platform, several people in saffron robes stand and sit around an image or deity murti beneath a blue corrugated canopy, with a kalasha-like vessel and offerings visible. A cameraman with a tripod-mounted camera films the scene at the lower left. Behind the platform are whitewashed and pastel hillside buildings, a sign reading HIMALAYA, and pine-covered slopes.2006-05-27May 27 20062006-05-27May 27 20062006-05-27Outdoor photo at the riverbank in Gangotri, Himalayas, with a rocky, pebbly riverbed in the foreground and pine-covered hills behind. A large crowd of devotees wearing saffron-orange shawls and wraps stands and walks along the bank, many with orange caps; some raise their arms, and a few women in white or light clothing are visible among them. Film crew members with a camera on a tripod appear at left. Behind them, a white-domed temple with a red-stepped ghat, a white canopy and many people on the steps sits among buildings on the slope. No individual is clearly identifiable as a person from appearance alone, so no candidate is named.2006-05-27May 27 20062006-05-27Outdoor photograph of a large group of devotees seated on a pebbled riverbank in the mountains, many wearing saffron-orange shawls and orange caps. Some sit on rocks, others on the sand in rows, with a steep forested hillside behind. Across the river, a crowd gathers around red-railed steps leading to a temple with white domes and a white arch, with a yellow building nearby. A woman in a dark maroon top sits in the front left with a backpack, and a man in a blue jacket and pink trousers sits among the group. The scene resembles a Gangotri riverside satsang gathering.2006-05-27May 27 20062006-05-27A large outdoor gathering of devotees sits on rocks and a pebbled riverbank in a mountain valley, most wearing orange shawls and orange caps. In the foreground a woman with a long braid and an orange shawl faces left, and a woman in a pink patterned top sits with her arms wrapped around her knees. Behind them a cameraman in a grey shirt films the group near a concrete embankment, and a man in a blue jacket sits on the wall. A snow-capped Himalayan ridge rises beyond the river, with pine trees, power lines and wooden houses along the road. No specific individual can be confirmed as a person from the visible cues here, so no figure is identified as him.2006-05-27