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Outdoor photograph in a forested mountain setting of tall conifers. A central figure in long flowing orange-saffron robes with long dark hair, standing barefoot on a rock, sprays a stream of water from a vessel toward the left. Around them, many devotees in saffron and orange shawls and robes gather on rocky ground; a bare-chested man with a rudraksha-style necklace stands in the background, and a woman in a maroon top stands among them. The water arcs and spatters in mid-air.

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A photograph of a Himalayan outdoor gathering among tall conifer trees on a rocky hillside. A central figure in a long-sleeved orange robe with a matching orange shawl, long dark hair swept back, stands barefoot on a flat rock and flings a stream of water from a cup in one hand, spraying the people around. Around them, devotees in orange and saffron shawls, white clothes and rudraksha malas laugh and react, some with hands raised. A bare-chested man with a mala stands among them, and a woman in a pink-red salwar kameez is nearby.2006-05-26May 26 20062006-05-26May 26 20062006-05-26May 26 20062006-05-26May 26 20062006-05-26May 26 20062006-05-26May 26 20062006-05-26May 26 20062006-05-26A large crowd of devotees in orange and saffron clothing gathers on rocky banks beside a fast-flowing mountain river, with tall conifer trees rising up the slope behind them. A woman in an orange shawl stands with her arm raised on a boulder at centre, while others in white and orange cluster on nearby rocks and wade at the water's edge. A bare-chested man in orange dhoti crouches in the shallows at lower right. A man in a white kurta and orange turban stands at left, and sunlight flares through the trees. The scene appears to be a Himalayan pilgrimage stop near Gangotri.2006-05-26May 26 20062006-05-26May 26 20062006-05-26A photograph of a large crowd of devotees in orange and saffron clothing gathered on rocky riverbank beneath tall pine trees and a mountain slope. A standing figure in an orange robe holds a cup or bowl aloft at the centre of a large boulder, while a person in orange sits on the rock beside him. A figure on the right raises both arms wide. Many people in orange, white and red garments stand and sit among boulders and driftwood. A small child in orange stands at the lower right.2006-05-26