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A photograph of a procession on a mountain path beside a river bank, with steep forested slopes behind. A man with long dark hair, wearing an orange robe and a large gold pendant over rudraksha beads, smiles and walks in the foreground. Behind him, a group of devotees in orange and white robes accompany a decorated palanquin-style deity murti under a striped canopy, with a colourful umbrella overhead. Other people in orange and white walk along the path, and a turquoise building with a swastika and a sign reading Himalayan stands to the right.

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A photograph of a procession on a narrow concrete path through a mountain village at Gangotri, with steep rocky slopes, pine trees and a dry stony riverbed on the left. A woman in long orange robes and a beaded orange mala walks in the foreground, followed by a group of people in orange and white clothing. Behind them a palanquin or ratha bearing a deity murti is carried under a multicoloured umbrella, with saffron-clad devotees alongside. Brick and stone buildings with satellite dishes line the right side. Several participants wear orange shawls, and a man in a white shirt and blue trousers walks among them.2006-05-27A photograph of a mountain procession along a narrow street in a Himalayan town, with a rocky riverbed and steep forested slopes behind. Dozens of people in saffron and orange clothing and orange shawls walk in a long line, some carrying small ornate banners and a decorated palanquin-style float with a colourful canopy. In the foreground a young man in orange stares toward the camera, and a woman in orange holds a flower garland. Buildings with a white-and-blue facade line the road, with a sign reading 'Maun Baba Ashram' near a small pink structure. Power lines cross the sky. No individual is clearly identifiable as a person from this view.2006-05-27Outdoor procession scene at a Himalayan riverside town under a bright sky. In the centre, a long-haired man in saffron-orange robes, a rudraksha mala and a gold necklace, hands folded in greeting, stands beside a decorated palanquin carrying a deity murti of Venkateswara on a golden throne, framed by garlands of white, pink and yellow flowers. A red, green and gold umbrella shades the palanquin. Several other men in orange robes and orange caps stand nearby, one in a brown shirt on the right, with a speaker box and a blue-and-white striped pole in the foreground. Pale stone steps and houses fill the background. a person wearing saffron robes, rudraksha mala and gold necklace, leading the palanquin.2006-05-27Outdoor procession in front of a white building with red trim and the red sign HIMALAYA. A long-haired man in orange robes, hands joined in namaste, walks barefoot centre-frame beneath a large multicoloured umbrella with fringe and gold finial, carried by an attendant. Around him men in orange shawls hold yellow and green ceremonial banners with bird emblems. Behind, a crowd in orange and red garments watches from a stone-walled terrace; a woman with blonde hair and sunglasses in orange top and khaki trousers stands with palms pressed together. The scene reads as a sannyasi-led procession with devotees.2006-05-27May 26 20062006-05-26A street procession in a mountain town on the Himalaya Yatra. A long-haired man in an orange robe and a large beaded necklace walks at the centre, holding a white fringed ceremonial parasol on a pole with red and gold decoration. Around him, devotees in orange shawls and robes walk along a paved road; one bearded man in a beige jacket wears an orange shawl, a woman in a white kurta wears a rudraksha-style necklace, and a man beside them holds a small bell or offering tray. Shops, a tin-roofed building, power lines and steep green mountains frame the scene. a person is a probable candidate for the central figure, based on long swept-back hair, saffron robe, ornate necklace and the parasol-bearer's place in the procession.2006-06-01May 27 20062006-05-27May 27 20062006-05-27June 01 20062006-06-01May 27 20062006-05-27May 27 20062006-05-27A procession on a paved road in the hills, with tall conifers behind. A long-haired figure in orange robes and a rudraksha mala holds a trident-like staff and reaches up to steady a silver-decorated deity murti, adorned with garlands of pink, green and white flowers, carried on a palanquin beneath a red umbrella and a fringed canopy. Around them devotees in orange shawls, orange caps and white or brown clothing walk and gesture; one man with a white beard stands at right holding a plastic water bottle. The figure with the mala appears to be a probable Swamiji by the long hair, saffron robes and rudraksha cues, leading the procession as its ritual lead.2006-05-26