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Street scene in a Himalayan hill town with a narrow path lined by shops. A man in white clothes and an orange shawl walks at the centre, carrying a rudraksha mala around his neck and speaking, flanked by people in orange shawls, one holding a staff-like object. On the right, sadhus with orange and yellow turbans sit on a ledge beside a yellow-shuttered shop displaying orange and saffron garments, and colourful hanging cloths. Pine trees and mountains rise behind the buildings under a bright sky.

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A group of devotees walks along a narrow market lane in a mountain town, with blue and yellow tarpaulin awnings overhead and tall conifers and steep hillside behind. Several people wear orange saffron shawls; one woman in a red and orange sari leads at left, and a man in white dhoti and kurta at centre carries a green bucket and white plastic bag. A man in orange shawl at right wears sunglasses and grey trousers. Shops on both sides sell religious items, including garlands and hanging prayer strings, and a framed deity picture hangs at right. No individual here can be confidently identified as a person from appearance, so no candidate is named.2008-07-02A photograph of a narrow stone-paved village lane lined with small shops under yellow canvas awnings, with hanging cloth and garlands for sale. In the centre, a group of saffron-robed sadhus and devotees walks toward the camera. The lead figure wears a long orange robe over a shawl and carries a walking staff, while behind him a robed figure in orange and white carries a bag. Several women in red and dark saris walk among them. On the right, a seated man in a rust-coloured wrap rests beside crutches and a wooden stick. Plastic water packets are stacked at left.2008-07-02July 02 20082008-07-02July 02 20082008-07-02July 02 20082008-07-02July 02 20082008-07-02July 02 20082008-07-02July 02 20082008-07-02A photograph of a crowded market lane in a mountain town with blue tarpaulin awnings overhead and shops selling steel pots, plastic jerrycans, bags and colourful goods on both sides. Several people walk along the paved street; in the centre, two men in saffron-orange robes walk side by side, one with a folded orange shawl over his shoulder and a long dark braid visible, the other wearing an orange robe and carrying a small bag. A woman in a dark top sits at left beside a basket, and a man in a pink shirt carries a white bag. Terraced buildings climb the hillside behind.2008-07-02July 02 20082008-07-02July 02 20082008-07-02July 02 20082008-07-02