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A white painted arch gateway in Gangotri, the Himalayan char dham town, with red Hindi lettering reading the welcome message and a swastika, hung with marigold and red garlands. Behind it a snow-capped Himalayan peak rises above a forested mountain slope, and a building on the left bears a sign in red Hindi script. No people are visible in the scene.

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A mountain landscape at Gangotri with a snow-capped peak rising behind a whitewashed building and tall conifers. In the foreground a long white signboard carries red Hindi and Devanagari lettering, with a red swastika and orange marigold garlands along its edge. Mountain slopes and power lines fill the right side of the frame. No people are visible.2006-05-26September 27 20102010-09-27A wide mountain landscape of Kedarnath valley: a cluster of multi-storey buildings and small temples with pale walls and colourful roofs sits at the base of steep green slopes. Behind them rises a massive snow-covered Himalayan peak with glaciers and wisps of cloud, under a deep blue sky. Grey scree and moraine fan out in the middle ground. No people are visible in the scene. A faint dove logo appears in the upper left corner and a copyright line appears at lower right.2010-09-27A wide mountain landscape at AdiKailasa in the Himalayas. Snow-covered peaks rise under a bright blue sky with scattered white clouds. In the valley floor at lower left sits a cluster of multistoried buildings with white walls and colourful roofs, including blue and orange tones. Green grassy slopes and rocky ground frame the foreground, and a narrow dirt path runs toward the settlement. A few tiny figures stand on a path at the right edge, and a dark tent-like structure is visible near the lower right.2010-09-27A narrow mountain street in Gangotri, Uttarakhand, with shops and whitewashed buildings on the left and a steep forested mountain rising behind. A group of about a dozen saffron-robed sadhus and devotees walks up the lane, most wearing orange and saffron robes; one figure in front wears an orange robe with a dark bag over his shoulder and may be a senior sannyasi, but his appearance is not distinctive enough to confirm identity. Other pedestrians include a man in a teal shirt, a woman in a yellow sari, and a woman in black carrying a red bag. A blue and red sign reads Reporting Police Chowki Gangotri and a white banner hangs from a wall. Shops display ritual items and fabric.2008-07-02A stone Himalayan temple with a tiered shikhara spire and saffron flags stands at the top of a stone staircase, backed by snow-covered peaks under a blue sky. Pilgrims climb the steps and gather at the entrance, and a man in a brown jacket and cap walks down the paved path sweeping with a broom. Roadside stalls line both sides, with orange and saffron cloth hanging on the right, and a blue banner reads SIMPLE CLINICAL DIAGNOSIS & MANAGEMENT with a sign below reading OXYGEN LEVEL CHECK 1/MINUTE and FREE OXYGEN/MEDICINE. Power lines and street lamps cross the scene.2010-09-27A photograph of a high Himalayan valley with snow-covered, glaciated peaks rising under a clear blue sky with a single white cloud. In the green valley floor below, a small cluster of orange-roofed buildings sits beside a winding path and a stream. Dark forested slopes frame the scene on both sides. No people are visible in the frame.2010-09-27September 27 20102010-09-27September 27 20102010-09-27September 27 20102010-09-27A stone Himalayan temple with a sloping shikhara tower, painted yellow-and-green trim and saffron flags, stands at the top of a stepped stone staircase. Snow-capped mountains rise behind it under a bright blue sky. Devotees and pilgrims in ordinary clothes climb or stand on the steps, and a man in a dark jacket walks in the foreground. On the left, a banner reads Simple Clinical Diagnosis & Management, Shree Abhay Swami, Dr. Swami (MD), beside a sign offering free oxygen. Stalls selling orange and saffron cloth line the right side of the lane. No one is clearly identifiable as a person.2010-09-27September 27 20102010-09-27