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December 22 20112011-12-22A man in saffron-orange dhoti and shawl stands beside a carved wooden temple pillar draped with yellow marigold garlands and bound with orange cord at its thatched top. He holds a brass lamp in one hand and a handbell in the other, performing a puja near the pillar. He wears a rudraksha mala and a bracelet. Palm fronds and green foliage surround the scene in soft daylight.2011-12-22December 22 20112011-12-22December 22 20112011-12-22December 21 20072007-12-21December 22 20112011-12-22A photograph of a man in saffron-orange robes standing before a copper-clad flagstaff, taking yellow flowers from a silver tray held by hands at the lower right. He wears a red and orange flower garland, an orange-beaded rudraksha-style necklace, and a white and red forehead mark, with eyes closed. Two hands from the left hold a brass tray with straw and a wooden stick. Palm trees and sky are behind him.2013-03-11A photo taken from below of a man in a rust-red sleeveless robe, bare-armed, wearing a long rudraksha mala with large gold-toned beads and white and yellow flower garlands across his chest. He grips a thick golden-yellow rope or cord with both hands, looking down, with coconut palm fronds behind him against a pale sky.2014-10-05A photo of a diksha-style initiation in an orange-draped monastic setting. A figure with long, swept-back dark hair, bare-chested under an orange shawl, sits on a raised seat and presses one hand to the forehead of a kneeling man in orange clothing with praying hands and a rudraksha mala. Behind them, rows of seated monks in saffron robes watch, and a bamboo frame hung with orange flags and small banners stands among gleaming silver and gold ritual objects, including a silver deity murti. The figure's presentation matches the page's Swamiji reference through long hair, bare-chested orange shawl and rudraksha-style adornment, so this is an appearance-based probable identification; the printed caption identifies the archive page, not the person.2006-08-22A temple ritual photograph of a dhvajarohana (flagpole raising) at an outdoor temple setting with coconut palms. A tall ornate wooden flagstaff with a carved base and yellow marigold garlands is being fitted at its top with a thatched wrap, while a man with long dark hair in orange saffron robes pulls on orange ropes to raise it. Beside the pole, a shaved-headed man in orange robes and rudraksha beads stands watching, with an orange-draped figure kneeling at the right and a photographer in white shirt at the left. Stone statues and a black Nandi bull sculpture appear at the edges. a person figure can be seen with the long-haired rope-pulling figure, showing swept-back hair and rudraksha mala with saffron robes.2011-12-22January 11 20162016-01-11June 09 20092009-06-09