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A photograph of a dense crowd on a steep green hillside, with wooden scaffolding and tarpaulin shelters behind them. In the centre a smiling man with long, swept-back dark hair and a red bindi wears a bright blue shirt and a striped shawl, reaching out with his hands toward the crowd. Around him people press close, including a man in a blue knitted beanie in the right foreground, a man in a red cap, and others in orange and blue clothing. Misty mountain slopes and a power line appear at the upper left. a person: the central figure shows long swept-back hair, a red bindi and a striped shawl over a blue shirt, consistent with the page's Himalaya Yatra context, but his appearance is not conclusive enough to confirm identity.

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June 30 20082008-06-30A photograph of a crowd on a mountain path with green hillsides behind. A man with long dark hair in a blue kurta with a gold-trimmed waist sash raises both hands and smiles, held up above the crowd. Other devotees wear orange and saffron garments, a blue knit beanie, and a red cap. A bamboo railing and tarpaulins frame the scene.2008-06-30 +1 copiesA photograph taken on a steep hillside path lined with green forest and misty slopes. A man with long, swept-back dark hair wears a bright blue kurta with a gold-trimmed shawl and raises one arm high toward the sky, face turned upward. He is surrounded by a dense crowd of devotees pressed against wooden barriers; the people in front wear orange and white clothing, one man wears a white topi, and a man at the right wears a blue shirt. A few hands reach up behind the barriers. The scene suggests a procession or darshan along a mountain route. a person cues include long swept-back hair and a ceremonial gold-trimmed shawl over the blue kurta, though appearance is partly obscured.2008-06-30June 30 20082008-06-30June 30 20082008-06-30 +1 copiesMay 24 20062006-05-24A photograph on a steep mountain trail in the Himalayas, with green trees and a rocky slope behind. A long-haired person in orange saffron robes sits in a wooden palanquin carried on poles by several men in plain shawls and beanies, one wearing an orange cap. The seated figure holds a trident and wears a red tilak on the forehead. Other pilgrims in orange and white walk up the path behind, and a red-clad figure stands on the left. a person palanquin procession on trek; wide-ranging trail scene.2006-05-24Outdoor photograph on a mountain road in a hilly valley with steep green slopes and a cloudy sky. A man with long dark hair and a red tilak on his forehead sits on a wooden cart or vehicle, smiling broadly and raising a thin white rod in one hand. He wears a saffron-orange robe and an orange sweater. Beside him on the right, a man in an orange cap, grey shawl and orange scarf sits on the same vehicle. A crowd of pilgrims in orange and grey clothing gathers along the roadside, and small buildings with flags stand on the hillside to the left.2006-05-24A photograph of a long-haired man in orange saffron robes seated on a wooden palanquin carried on poles by several local men in mountain clothing, including caps, knit hats and grey jackets. The seated man raises one hand in a wave and holds a slender staff or trident-like rod, smiling broadly, with a red tilak mark on his forehead. Steep rocky cliffs covered with greenery rise behind the procession on a narrow mountain path. a person in an orange-robed palanquin procession on a Himalayan trek, with carriers in knit caps and jackets visible around him.2006-05-24May 30 20062006-05-30A photograph of a steep rocky hillside on a mountain trek. A smiling man with long dark hair, wearing an orange saffron robe over an orange sweater, raises one arm while seated in a wooden palanquin-style carrier. Several men behind him wear orange caps and warm clothing, and one has a grey shawl. Green shrubs grow on the rock face.2006-05-24Outdoor photo on a steep forest trail in the Himalayas. A long-haired man in a saffron-orange shawl and orange robe sits on a wooden pole carried by porters, holding a small brass-coloured ritual object aloft in his right hand. Two sparse red-and-white tilak marks are visible on forehead. Around him, porters in plain shirts and a bearer with a red tilak on his forehead in the foreground carry the palanquin along a rocky path among trees and scrub, with blue plastic sheeting nearby. The page identifies the setting as the 2006 Himalaya Yatra trek to Yamunotri, and the seated figure as Swamiji (probable) based on the long swept-back hair, saffron clothing and palanquin being carried.2006-05-24