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March 10 20132013-03-10Outdoor photo of a standing man in a rust-brown dhoti-style garment and matching shawl, touching a tall ornate copper ritual pillar with temple-style carved shrines and a small figure, decorated with yellow marigold and red-and-white garlands. A tall orange cloth with a white and orange design hangs at left, another yellow flower garland drapes over its top, and palm trees and a stone figure appear in the background under bright daylight. A ceremonial gold chain and red-and-white flower garland adorn the man's neck. His appearance matches the page's a person reference only partially, so identity is uncertain and he is described as a devotee-style figure at the pillar.2013-04-14Outdoor photo beside an ornate reddish-orange stone or terracotta shrine pillar with carved niches, draped with a green and gold cloth and yellow marigold garlands. A standing person in a rust-brown dhoti and striped brown-and-gold cloth wears a white and orange flower garland, a rudraksha mala and a gold necklace, with gold armband and bangle. He holds a small offering in his right hand and his eyes are lowered in devotion. Palm trees and greenery fill the background under bright daylight. Appearance-based label: a person, standing in front of the shrine as a devotee-performing-offering, with long swept-back hair and rudraksha and gold adornments as the visible cues.2013-04-14March 11 20132013-03-11March 11 20132013-03-11Outdoor photo of a tall copper dwajastambha-style flagpole wrapped with rope and banded with ornate copper moldings, its base decorated with white and pink flower garlands, bundles of dried grass, and a carved wooden figure of a seated deity. A man in saffron-orange robes with a long dark swept-back hair, a white and red flower garland, and a gold necklace reaches up to touch the pole while holding a silver tray with offerings. Blue sky with clouds and palm fronds frame the scene. a person by appearance cues: long swept-back hair, saffron clothing, and gold ceremonial necklace, performing a flagpole ritual.2009-06-09December 23 20092009-12-23April 14 20132013-04-14April 14 20132013-04-14December 23 20082008-12-23Outdoor photo of a man in a rust-red and gold-bordered dhoti and shawl, wearing white and gold-bead garlands and red flower garlands, scattering yellow flower petals from his right hand over an ornate carved wooden canopy shrine decorated with yellow and red marigold garlands. A palm tree and green foliage stand behind. Another person's hand holds a small vessel at right. A dwajarohanam-style flag-hoisting ceremony is suggested by the page, but the scene shows petal offering at a wooden shrine.2014-08-31March 10 20132013-03-10