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A figure in an orange-saffron robe with long, swept-back dark hair sits on a railed open-sided platform under a corrugated metal roof, holding a lit oil lamp flame in both hands while facing left. Brass ritual items, a small lamp and a bell-like object sit on the wooden ledge in the lower right. Beyond the railing, a steep grassy hillside and rocky slope rise behind a tarp-covered shelter and a few rough huts. The scene is a silhouetted, quiet puja or aarti at a hill-town shrine.

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May 24 20062006-05-24A 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.2006-05-24A 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 taken from a covered balcony overlooking a steep, grassy mountain slope under a corrugated metal roof. In the foreground, a long-haired man in an orange-saffron robe with a grey shawl sits on a black metal bench, leaning forward toward a brass ritual setup. The setup includes a brass tray with small cups, a silver-toned puja vessel, a small brass figure and a brass shrine piece. Probable Swamiji: the seated man has long, swept-back dark hair and orange saffron clothing, which are the qualifying cues. Another person in pink sits behind the bench, and a partly visible head appears at the bottom edge. Railings with decorative scrollwork frame the balcony.2006-05-24A 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.2006-05-24A 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 24 20062006-05-24Photograph of a long-haired figure in a saffron-orange robe sitting with palms joined in namaskar, smiling, beside a small shrine on an open terrace under a corrugated metal roof with a rocky cliff behind. A brass shrine with a kalasha-shaped finial, a small deity murti and a lit oil flame sit on a wooden table with offerings and flowers. A trident leans against a grey shawl on the left. Two more people in orange garments are partly visible at the upper right. Swamiji (probable): the seated figure has long dark hair and a saffron robe, consistent with the page's description of abhishekam at Yamunotri.2006-05-24A photograph of a long-haired person in saffron-orange robes seated on a red wooden bench inside a corrugated-roofed shelter overlooking a rocky cliff face with green scrub. The person smiles and holds a pink wrap across their lap. On the bench, a brass kalasha-style vessel, a small brass deity murti in an arched shrine frame, pink flowers, brass lamps and a small open flame sit beside them. The setting suggests a mountain temple shrine. Only one physical person is visible at the left edge, with a second orange-clad figure partly visible at the far right.2006-05-24May 24 20062006-05-24May 24 20062006-05-24