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July 29 2011

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A group of men in saffron-orange robes climbs a wet stone stairway on a hillside town under overcast skies. A man in front wears a long saffron garment, a rudraksha mala and a white-and-red waist cord, and walks beside a metal railing. Behind him a bald man in orange holds a blue umbrella with a decorative gold border overhead, while another man in orange follows. Several shirts show a printed portrait of a bearded figure. Below, tin-roofed houses and trees line the slope, and a woman in pink sits on the wall at the top right beside a blue barrel. A large tree trunk fills the right foreground.2011-07-29A hillside stone pathway in a town with a wet, mossy stone wall on the right and a metal railing on the left, overlooking rooftops and green hills. A man in orange robes and a rudraksha mala walks at the front, holding a blue umbrella overhead, with several other people in orange shirts and robes following behind. A person in a red shirt and grey trousers stands at the right edge near a tree, and a person in white sits on the stone steps further back.2011-07-29July 02 20082008-07-02A group of devotees in orange shawls descends a stone staircase outside a Himalayan temple complex, with a blue umbrella and yellow ribbons overhead. A man in a loose orange robe and white sneakers walks at the front, followed by others in orange shawls, one in white kurta, and a woman in white clothes. On the right, a shop stall displays brass pots and orange cloth, and a vendor in a blue vest works nearby. On the left, a blue-covered table holds small red offerings in trays, and a pink sign is visible. Trees and mountain slopes appear in the background.2008-07-02July 30 20122012-07-30May 26 20062006-05-26Devotees in orange and saffron shawls climb a steep stone staircase flanked by green bushes and a metal railing, with a valley of terraced hills and small town rooftops below under overcast skies. A long-haired woman at the front wears a spotted leopard-print-style top and orange wrap over a saffron skirt, and a man in white dhoti with an orange shawl walks beside her. Behind them, a group of mostly Western-looking visitors, including an older woman in a pink-striped shirt and a woman with a camera, follow in a line. Blue-roofed buildings sit on the hillside at the upper right.2012-07-30A photograph of a stone staircase with blue metal handrails leading down through a covered walkway strung with small triangular bunting flags. Several pilgrims in saffron and orange robes descend the steps. In the centre, a man in an orange robe holds a metal water bottle, and beside him a figure in an orange and green sari-style garment with a red top and orange shawl walks down. On the right, a man in an orange shawl and grey trousers pauses at the rail. Dense green foliage overhangs the stairs and a stone retaining wall lines the left side. Other people in orange and white clothing stand further back under the roof.2011-07-28May 26 20062006-05-26July 07 20082008-07-07July 30 20122012-07-30A photo of a procession climbing a broad stone staircase outdoors, with green shrubs and a chain-link fence behind. Several men in saffron-orange dhotis and matching orange headwraps walk up the steps, some bare-chested with beaded necklaces. At the front left a drummer in an orange wrap beats a large white drum. In the centre a bare-chested man with long dark hair and a dark red garment walks beneath a tall multicoloured fringed parasol held on a yellow pole. Others on the right carry orange cloth bags. Coloured mats line the steps and a green cloth hangs on the right.2018-01-01