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Outdoor photograph by a riverbank in a mountain town at Gangotri. In the foreground, a figure with long dark hair in an orange-saffron robe reaches toward a gilded arch over a small brass shrine, where golden deity murti stand, one in orange-red garments. A second person in orange robes stands at left, partly visible. Brass bowls, offerings and a kalasha-like vessel sit on the shrine base. Beyond the dry riverbed stones, wooden and concrete houses, pine trees and mountains rise under a bright sky. A ritual puja at the Ganga bank appears in progress. The person at the shrine has distinctive long hair and saffron robes, but identity is not certain from appearance alone.

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Outdoor photograph at a riverside ghat with rocky, pebbled ground and mountains with pine trees behind. Two people in orange-red saffron robes stand under a blue corrugated roof on the left. The figure on the right, with long dark hair, reaches toward a golden arched shrine holding a small golden deity murti in orange cloth. Brass pots and a bowl of water sit on the ground before the shrine, and ornate brass lamp stands are in the foreground. Two saffron-robed figures are visible, and a few more orange robes appear at the edge of the frame.2006-05-27May 27 20062006-05-27May 27 20062006-05-27May 27 20062006-05-27Outdoor puja at a riverbank shrine in a mountain valley. Two men in saffron-orange robes stand at a gilded arch enclosing a golden deity murti of Venkateswara, with two small red-robed figures beside it. The men pour water and hold metal vessels over the altar; brass bowls and a silver pot sit on the stone platform. A blue corrugated roof shades the left side, and the dry riverbed with pebbles and forested mountains lie behind.2006-05-27A photograph at a riverside shrine by a rocky, dry riverbed with pine-clad mountains behind. A figure in an orange-saffron robe with long dark hair stands at a golden arched shrine, pouring or offering from a silver vessel over a small deity murti; the gilded figure stands with a gold-framed arch, and a red-clad image stands to the right. Metal bowls and a trident-topped staff sit in front. Several people in orange clothing stand in the background on steps, with a blue canopy overhead and wooden houses across the river. a person (saffron robe, long swept hair, rudraksha-style adornment) performing an abhishekam-style offering, with a devotee-like figure in orange nearby.2006-05-27Outdoor photograph at a riverbank with pine-covered mountains behind. In the foreground, a figure in orange robes with long dark swept-back hair and a rudraksha mala stands beside a golden deity murti within an arched dark-framed shrine, a trident visible at right. Several devotees in orange sit on the rocky riverbank to the left, and a blue-roofed canopy stands at right.2006-05-27May 27 20062006-05-27Outdoor photograph on a riverbank at Gangotri in the Himalayas, with mountains and pine trees behind and grey river stones in the foreground. Under a blue corrugated awning, two people in orange-saffron robes stand at left with their backs partly toward the camera; the central figure has long dark hair and holds his palms together in prayer. In front of them stands a golden arched shrine housing a standing deity murti of Venkateswara with a tall crown, flanked by two figures in red garments. Brass vessels and offerings sit at the base, and a small devotional object is visible at the left edge. Other buildings and a few distant people appear in the background.2006-05-27May 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.2006-05-27