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Outdoor ritual at a riverside shrine in mountainous terrain, with a steep rocky cliff and tall conifers behind white buildings. A figure in an orange robe with long dark hair stands at a gilded shrine with golden deity murti and a red-draped image, extending one arm toward the deities while holding a small vessel. Nearby stand a blue-and-white corrugated canopy, a red and multicoloured umbrella, a trident-shaped object, brass bowls, and red and white cloths hanging on a line. Several people in dark clothing sit on a rooftop ledge above, watching.

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Outdoor photo at a riverside ghat in the mountains, with a blue corrugated canopy and pink-walled platforms. Two saffron-robed figures stand at a golden deity shrine: the nearer one holds a silver bowl and the one behind raises a long ceremonial implement toward a golden murti of Venkateswara, with a gold-framed arch and offerings in brass and steel vessels. Several other saffron-clad people sit on the platforms, and a few onlookers in white and dark clothing watch from a terrace above. A tall trident stands at left, pine trees and steep rock rise behind, and a red-and-white HIMA... signboard is visible. This is an energising ritual on the banks of the Ganga at Gangotri.2006-05-27May 27 20062006-05-27May 27 20062006-05-27May 27 20062006-05-27Outdoor puja at a riverside ghat in a mountain town. A long-haired figure in saffron-orange robes stands at a gold arched shrine holding a silver cup over a gilded deity murti of a standing figure with raised hands, flanked by two red-robed attendant statues. Another saffron-clad devotee bends forward beside them, and a few people in orange and white stand under a blue tarp roof. Steel bowls with water and offerings sit on the shrine ledge. Behind, a rocky river bed, wooden and concrete buildings, and pine-covered mountains rise under a bright sky.2006-05-27Outdoor photograph at a riverside ghat with a blue corrugated metal awning. A woman with long dark hair in an orange saffron shawl holds a lit lamp (aarti) toward a golden deity murti in an arched frame, with red-clothed figures beside it. A young man in orange robes stands at left beside brass bowls and a silver vessel on a pink platform, apparently assisting in puja. Several men in shawls and caps watch from a rooftop above, and a man in a vest stands at right. Red cloth and hanging laundry appear in the background.2006-05-27May 27 20062006-05-27Outdoor riverside ritual at a stone ghat under a blue corrugated-metal roofed pavilion with white-banded posts. A woman in orange robes with a long dark braid and a beaded necklace lifts a small silver vessel while a golden deity murti with a raised ornate form stands on a pink-tiled platform. Beside her, a young man in orange cloth stands near brass and gold ritual implements, and another man in orange robes attends the altar. A woman in white with an orange shawl sits at the front table among brass bowls. A man in a light knit cap and beige clothing stands at left, and a colourful striped umbrella is visible at right. Several people are present, all in orange or white clothing, performing puja beside the Ganga.2006-05-27May 27 20062006-05-27A photograph of an outdoor riverside ritual at a ghat with a blue corrugated awning. A figure in orange robes with long dark hair pours liquid from a small vessel toward a gilded arched shrine holding gold and red-clothed deity murti figures, with a brass bowl and metal vessels on the stone platform. A second orange-robed person assists beside them, with a bell and a small brass lamp nearby. Several onlookers in dark and grey clothing watch from a railing and balcony above.2006-05-27May 27 20062006-05-27Outdoor photograph on a riverbank at Gangotri in the Himalayas. A gilded arched shrine holds a golden deity murti of a standing four-armed figure flanked by two red-clad attendant figures, set on a metal-trimmed platform with brass bowls and offering vessels. Two people in saffron-orange robes stand beside it; one wears a bead garland and holds an oil lamp, the other lifts a metal vessel. Behind them are a stone path, a blue tarpaulin canopy, wooden and painted buildings on a hillside, pine trees, and mountains under a bright sky.2006-05-27