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Outdoor procession scene beside a white and green bus with a UA-09 5052 registration plate, pine trees behind. Several men in saffron-orange robes and shawls stand around a silver-decorated deity image adorned with green, yellow, pink and white garlands and rudraksha beads. A saffron-clad man with long dark hair and red tilak on his forehead gestures toward the image on the right, while another man in orange holds a small white device. An elderly bearded man in white with a red-and-white cloth stands behind, and a person in a light blue head covering is in the foreground. Vehicle and ceremonial palanquin behind the group.

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Photograph of a procession scene on the Himalaya Yatra. Centre frame is a golden utsava murti of a deity with a crown, trident and gold necklaces, flanked by two smaller consort figures in gold and yellow sarees, all draped with garlands of white, pink, green and orange flowers and a green garland arch. Several men in saffron-orange robes handle the idols at a bus, one wearing a rudraksha mala and a bare-armed devotee leaning in at lower right. A white bus with a UA registration plate stands behind. A partially visible man with long dark hair and a rudraksha mala stands at left edge; his appearance is uncertain, so he is described only by role.2006-05-26A photograph of a roadside procession on the Himalaya Yatra. In the foreground, three silver deity murtis (Venkateshwara-style utsava murtis with garlands, crowns and ornaments) are decorated with green, yellow, pink and white flower garlands and a red rudraksha-style bead mala. A man in a blue jacket and purple cap reaches to place a mala on the central idol. Behind them stand devotees in saffron-orange clothes beside a green-windowed bus with a Uttarakhand plate. Several other people in orange and grey clothing gather around the procession.2006-05-26A street procession at Gangotri with a silver-and-gold deity murti of Malayappa Swami, its face and crown decorated and dressed in white, pink, red and green garlands and a red rudraksha-style mala draped over the shoulder. Devotees in saffron and orange cloth surround the murti; a long-haired sadhu in an orange robe on the right adjusts the decoration, while a woman in a teal headscarf on the left handles ornaments. A white bus with plate UA 09 5052 stands behind and a bearded man in orange watches at the upper left.2006-05-26May 26 20062006-05-26May 26 20062006-05-26May 26 20062006-05-26May 26 20062006-05-26May 26 20062006-05-26A photograph of a procession moment outdoors beside a white and blue bus. Central focus is a metal utsava murti, a processional deity figure with a silver-embellished crown, layered jewelled necklaces and a dressed, decorated frame, bordered by green, white and yellow garlands and red rudraksha-style beads. In the foreground a man in a blue sweater bends low near the palanquin base. To the left an older bearded man in a white kurta and red shawl stands beside a younger man in orange garments holding a string of beads. To the right a long-haired figure in orange robes stands with a metal trident-like staff. Several orange-clad devotees and a woman in orange appear in the background near the bus.2006-05-26May 26 20062006-05-26Outdoor photograph at a roadside beside a white bus with green-tinted windows in a mountain valley. In the foreground, a person with long, dark, wavy hair seen from behind wears a rust-orange top and stands before a decorated object with red and green fabric and strings of rudraksha beads. A second person with long dark hair in an orange shawl holds a small white object near the bus, while a woman in an orange shawl and purple sari stands at left holding a small dark book. a person cues are not clearly visible; the figure from behind shows only long hair and orange clothing, so identity is uncertain.2006-05-26May 26 20062006-05-26