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July 30 2014

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A photograph of a pink and yellow arched gateway with golden finials at the foot of a wooded hillside, marking the stepped approach to a temple. Hanging from the arch are brass bells on a chain, and a loudspeaker is mounted on top. Above the arch is Hindi lettering reading Sri Panchayati Akhara Mahanirvani. A small framed portrait is pinned to the left pillar. Below, a stone stairway leads up past shops with yellow awnings. A visitor in a teal kurta and a woman in a white sari walk near the steps, and a red signboard advises removing footwear. Signs point toward Neelkanth Temple. No one in the scene is identifiable as a person.2014-07-30June 30 20082008-06-30 +1 copiesA photograph of the Yamunotri temple complex set into a steep green Himalayan valley. A tall yellow temple tower with a small red-roofed top rises above multi-storey buildings with blue railings and red-trimmed balconies. A white conical shrine sits beside it, and red and orange flags flutter from poles along the terraces. Below, a white-water river runs over grey boulders beneath a wooden footbridge, with tarpaulin-covered stalls and blue tarps at the lower edge. Several small figures stand on the balconies and near the bridge, too distant to describe in detail.2008-06-30 +1 copiesJune 30 20082008-06-30 +1 copiesJanuary 13 20142014-01-13Empty stone ghat steps leading up to an old weathered pink-plastered wall with a large arched recess on the left. Arched wall lettering reads 'SRI CHETHAN DEV AVADHOOT ASHRAM GHAT'. Small offerings sit at the base of the arch, and green trees and shrubs grow along the top of the wall under a pale sky. No people are visible.2008-07-10A photograph of a hillside temple complex built into steep, densely forested mountains. A tall yellow-and-red shrine tower with a spire rises at left above multi-storey pink and blue buildings with balconies and red-tiled roofs. Two small white domed shrines stand on the right. Blue tarpaulins cover parts of the structures, and a pink building in the foreground has a blue awning over outdoor tables and chairs. A suspension footbridge crosses a rushing river at lower right, with stones and pink flowering shrubs in the foreground. Small figures are visible on the balconies, and red pennants fly from poles. No a person candidate is clearly visible.2008-06-30 +1 copiesJune 30 20082008-06-30 +1 copiesJuly 10 20082008-07-10A photograph of the Badrinath temple complex in the Himalayan hills. A multi-tiered temple with a golden dome and brightly painted blue, red and yellow facade stands against steep green slopes and misty cliffs. Red and white pennants fly from poles and rooftops. Pilgrims climb a steel footbridge and walk along a stone terrace in front of the shrine, and shops and white buildings line the street below. No individual figure is identifiable from this distance, and no a person candidate is visible.2008-07-08July 08 20082008-07-08 +1 copiesA photograph of a stone staircase climbing a wooded hillside beside a white signboard on yellow posts, with Hindi text and a temple-like drawing. A small roadside stall with an orange and yellow tarpaulin canopy stands at the right, and a person in a dark top is partly visible in the lower right corner. Green shrubs and ferns crowd the slope and a stone rail edges the steps.2009-10-12