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A photograph of a figure in a long-sleeved orange-saffron robe, seen from behind on the left, extending the right arm to pour water or milk from a small vessel onto golden murti figures. Two gilded standing deity murtis stand beneath an ornate golden arch: the left one in a golden dhoti and jewellery, the right one draped in a red-orange sari. Behind them a white portable device sits on the steps. The setting is a rocky riverbank with stone steps and mountain-town buildings with corrugated roofs, a pack animal, and distant pedestrians, consistent with a Himalayan pilgrimage town. The figure's long dark hair is visible but the face is not, so identity is uncertain.

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May 27 20062006-05-27May 27 20062006-05-27May 27 20062006-05-27May 27 20062006-05-27May 27 20062006-05-27May 27 20062006-05-27A photograph of a golden deity murti of Vishnu, standing four-armed under an ornate gold arch on a white stepped platform, with two smaller attendant figures in red garments beside him. In the foreground at left, a person in an orange robe with a dark head of hair lifts a small metal cup or vessel up toward the arch, apparently offering water or abhishekam. Behind them, multi-storey buildings with blue and green roofs, laundry on lines, and forested hills line a town street. A seated figure in white is visible at lower right near the steps.2006-05-27A person in an orange-saffron robe pours water from a small silver vessel over a golden murti of a four-armed deity standing beneath an ornate gold arch. The deity holds a discus and a conch, wears a tall golden crown and a yellow dhoti, and flanks two smaller golden figures in red garments. The pouring suggests abhishekam at an outdoor riverside setting, with white stone steps and colourful buildings behind. The person's face is not visible, so no identification is made from appearance; the robe and action are the visible cues.2006-05-27May 27 20062006-05-27May 27 20062006-05-27Outdoor photo at Gangotri on the riverbank. A figure with long dark hair, wearing an orange-saffron robe and wrap, stands with back to camera pouring liquid from a metal vessel over a golden deity murti of Venkateswara with four arms and a tall crown, beside a gilded arch. Beside it stands a second gilded figure in a red garment. Steps lead up, a small orange-robed devotee sits on the steps, and behind are wooden and painted houses, pine trees and mountains. a person candidate is present; the orange robe and long hair fit the cues, though the face is not visible, so uncertain. People visible: one standing, one seated.2006-05-27A photograph at a riverside shrine by a rocky, dry riverbed with pine-clad mountains behind. A figure in an orange-saffron robe with long dark hair stands at a golden arched shrine, pouring or offering from a silver vessel over a small deity murti; the gilded figure stands with a gold-framed arch, and a red-clad image stands to the right. Metal bowls and a trident-topped staff sit in front. Several people in orange clothing stand in the background on steps, with a blue canopy overhead and wooden houses across the river. a person (saffron robe, long swept hair, rudraksha-style adornment) performing an abhishekam-style offering, with a devotee-like figure in orange nearby.2006-05-27