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Outdoor ritual at a stone shrine beneath a rock overhang. A young man with long dark hair, wearing an orange robe and rudraksha mala, sits cross-legged on a white marble platform before a small metal deity murti under an arched frame and a golden kalasha-shaped vessel. An older man in an orange robe and white trousers bends forward to offer his hands in reverence. Behind them, orange-robed devotees sit on the ground, and a woman in orange wears glasses. Steel bowls of yellow liquid and a plate of rudraksha beads sit on the platform. A red and gold canopy, colourful banners and a fenced wall with printed Hindi signs appear behind. Several orange-clad people sit on the left.

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June 01 20062006-06-01June 01 20062006-06-01 +1 copiesJune 01 20062006-06-01June 01 20062006-06-01 +1 copiesA photograph of a ritual at an outdoor marble platform. A figure with long dark hair, wearing an orange robe and a gold-toned necklace, sits on a wooden stool and extends a hand over a gilded brass shivling-style object on a brass tray. Around the platform are silver and steel vessels, a plate of red-brown rudraksha beads and small bowls of yellow liquid. Several devotees in orange shawls sit nearby, and a person in an orange top kneels at the left edge. The setting appears to be a Himalayan yatra stop.2006-06-01June 01 20062006-06-01 +1 copiesOutdoor temple courtyard scene at a Himalayan shrine with a stone wall and a painted sign reading a Hindi/English inscription. Many devotees in saffron-orange shawls and robes sit and stand around a white marble platform. A man in the centre wears a white shirt and blue jeans, bending forward with cupped hands near a small brass shrine, brass kalasha pots and a golden shrivelled-pyramid style murti or yantra object. A younger person in orange on the left grinds or pours from a large steel bowl of grain-like material, and a woman in a maroon top stands beside them. Decorative red, blue and yellow canopies with embroidered elephant and bird motifs shade the area, and flower garlands lie on the platform.2006-06-01June 01 20062006-06-01 +1 copiesA photograph of an outdoor shrine during a pilgrimage, with a large overhanging rock above a stone pillar. A seated man with long dark hair wears an orange-saffron robe and a gold necklace, holding a small silver vessel while devotees in orange shawls kneel and bend around him. A small bronze deity murti sits on a low stand, a golden stupa-shaped object rests beside it, and steel pots and a metal bowl stand on the marble floor. Colourful fabric canopies in red, blue and yellow hang overhead. Behind them a wall displays a painted sign. Many people in orange and white clothing gather around, some sitting, some standing, consistent with a puja or abhishekam ritual at a yatra site.2006-06-01Outdoor ritual at a stone-paved shrine beneath a large rock overhang, with a white pillar and a lattice wall behind. Two central figures in orange robes sit on the marble platform: a young man on the left pours from a metal vessel, and a long-haired figure in orange with a gold necklace on the right pours liquid from a small silver bowl over a small black deity murti and a white stepped stone pedestal. Brass bowls of golden liquid and a plate of rudraksha malas lie in front. Behind them, devotees in orange shawls sit in rows; a man in white with an orange shawl stands to the left, and a videographer with a camera is at the right edge. Two yellow-fringed umbrella-like parasols with blue emblems stand in the background, along with colourful ceremonial banners. a person cues: long swept-back hair, orange robe and ornate gold necklace on the central figure performing the pouring; attribution is appearance-based only.2006-06-01June 01 20062006-06-01A seated man in orange saffron robes and a long gold-beaded necklace holds a small brass lamp with a flame over a brass vessel topped with a pile of rudraksha malas, performing a ritual. He has long dark swept-back hair and a red tilak. Behind him, several men in orange shawls sit with folded hands and a brass kalasha, under red and yellow decorated umbrellas, a metal trident-like staff, and a carved metal deity shrine on the left. Pale stone steps and a latticed wall form the setting, with a banner in the background. The appearance of the central figure with long hair, saffron robes and ornate gold necklace fits the page's a person reference, though identity is appearance-based and uncertain.2006-06-01