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A woman with a white head wrap and a floral orange-and-blue patterned skirt crouches barefoot in thick mud, holding a mud-caked object in her hands among scattered muddy footwear. Behind her, a person in a red top and orange head cloth bends over in the mud beside white tent canvas, with a man in a light blue shirt standing near a white tent. Muddy white tent walls and discarded sandals fill the foreground.

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May 10th 20162016-05-10A smiling figure in an orange-red turban with a small round gold ornament sits on a leopard-print cushion on barren gravel ground, with orange-red robes, long red sash, rudraksha mala beads around the neck, and bare feet resting on a round orange cushion. Stones are arranged around the seat. Behind, a wide grassy plain, a blue lake and snow-capped mountains under a bright blue sky.2011-09-01Outdoor scene on a dry, rocky riverbank with scrubby green patches, bare trees and utility poles behind. A group of about twenty devotees in mostly white clothing walks and stands on the slope. Many wear red or orange shawls and stoles, and several women wear orange or red headscarves and carry brown handbags. One man in a grey shirt gestures among them, and a figure at left wears white. A red-walled structure and railing stand at the far bank.2014-03-14September 11 20162016-09-11A woman with light brown hair pulled back sits cross-legged on bare ground, eyes closed, hands resting in her lap in a mudra, in meditation. She wears a white embroidered tunic and white trousers, a black bead mala with a flat pendant, and a red bindi. A large banyan tree with thick aerial roots stands behind her. A partly visible person in orange robes stands further back at left, and another figure is faintly visible near the trunks.2007-05-04Two women sit cross-legged in meditation on a sandy ground beside a white stone structure with a stepped base. The woman in front has her eyes closed and hands resting in her lap, wearing a white blouse, cream wrap garment with a pale patterned border, and an orange-red scarf draped over her shoulders. Behind her, a second woman in a white sari with red-and-gold border sits with hands folded, eyes lowered, her hair pulled back. Small white gravel borders outline the ground.2010-07-10A photograph of a woman seated cross-legged on bare sandy ground in an outdoor yard, eyes closed in meditation. She wears a white sari with gold border and a yellow shawl draped over one shoulder, a rudraksha-style mala necklace, and a wristwatch. Behind her are a block wall, palm and frangipani trees, and scorched ash and charred logs from a fire pit. A small mat lies beneath her.2011 - Glimpses Of KailashYatraOutdoor ritual on bare sandy ground beneath tall coconut palms. Many seated participants in orange and saffron garments sit in rows before circular fire pits of grey ash, with smoke rising from several. In the foreground right, a woman with glasses and dark hair, wearing an orange shawl over white clothes, sits with hands folded in meditation. A white dove walks on the sand at left. Behind the rows stand a tall copper-coloured pillar, a white platform with a small shrine and a dark stone deity murti, and a standing man in white at the back right. A small notice board stands at left.2010-08-10 +1 copiesA smiling person sits cross-legged on a leopard-print chair in an open, arid plain with distant snow-capped mountains under a clear blue sky. The person wears an orange turban with a gold brooch, an orange robe with gold trim, and a rudraksha mala, making an OK gesture with one hand. Bare feet rest on a small orange cushion, with stones and a glass container in the foreground.2011-08-05Outdoor photo of a barren reddish-brown dirt field under an overcast sky, with scattered sparse green shrubs and a line of dark trees and hills in the distance. On the left foreground, a bald man in white dhoti and white shirt with a saffron-orange shawl stands barefoot, looking down at the ground. Behind him, a small group walks across the field: a man in white with a black umbrella, a woman in an orange sari and a woman in white, the group carrying an orange umbrella. On the right, another man in white with an orange shawl stands near a tree.2007-08-11A photograph of a rocky, glacial mountain landscape with a misty slope behind. In the foreground a smiling man in orange robes, an orange turban and red gloves sits in a blue wooden hand-pulled cart with a long wooden pole, while a bearded man in an orange turban and red-and-white jacket stands behind with a backpack and staff. Another person in grey walks farther back among boulders. The sign of an unidentified person in a cart and a companion on a rocky mountain trail.