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A figure in a saffron-orange draped robe and a long gold bead necklace stands on a raised platform, both arms raised high while holding an orange rope that rises toward a strand of hanging palm-leaf and orange flower decorations. Beside him, a second man in orange robes with a red forehead mark gazes upward, and the rope runs down past white cloth-covered sacks at the bottom. To the left, a gilded temple structure is wrapped in yellow and orange marigold garlands. Behind, dense trees and palms fill the sky, with a banner showing an orange-robed figure at the lower right.

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January 02 20102010-01-02A man in a saffron-orange shawl and a gold bead necklace holds a long orange rope overhead with both hands, beside a copper-coloured temple sculpture draped with yellow and purple marigold garlands and dried palm fronds. His forehead bears white and red tilak marks and his dark hair is loose. The setting appears to be a dwajarohanam or flag-hoisting rite, with the rope. Swamiji (probable): the saffron clothing, loose long hair and gold beaded necklace match the page's claim, so he is labelled a probable Swamiji present in person.2010-01-02 +1 copiesA man in orange saffron robes with a draped hood stands beside a copper-clad ritual column decorated with yellow and orange marigold garlands, hanging bamboo and marigold strands above. He grips a long orange rope that runs up toward the hanging decorations, appearing to pull a flag-raising rope at a dwajarohanam-style ceremony. He wears a gold bead necklace and a red tilak on his forehead. A palm tree stands behind him. At the bottom edge, another person with dark hair and an orange headband is partially visible. Appearance-based a person: the saffron robes, gold necklace and hooded drape are present, but the figure is shown only from the side and the appearance cues are not distinctive enough to be certain.2010-01-02 +1 copiesDecember 22 20112011-12-22October 07 20112011-10-07December 22 20112011-12-22December 23 20092009-12-23Outdoor photo of a man in an orange-saffron dhoti and shawl, bare-chested with gold bangles and a rudraksha-style beaded necklace, pulling down a long orange rope with both hands at a wooden temple chariot or ratha. Carved wooden details and purple-and-white flower garlands hang on the left, with palm fronds behind. A second man with a shaved head, partly visible at lower right, wears orange cloth. Overcast sky.2011-12-10December 22 20112011-12-22October 07 20112011-10-07A photograph of an outdoor ritual at a temple structure. A man in an orange saffron robe with a long strand of gold-beaded ornaments and a red tilak on his forehead pulls an orange rope tied to a tall copper-and-brass pillar, its surface carved with ornate reliefs. Yellow marigold garlands drape the pillar, with red flowers visible at its base. A second man in an orange robe, with a shaved head, stands beside him at right, holding the rope's end. Behind them a tall brass-coloured frame and a grey sky. Whether the man pulling the rope is a person cannot be confirmed from appearance alone, so the a person field is unsure.2010-10-07A man with long, swept-back dark hair stands outdoors among palm trees, wearing a saffron-orange dhoti and shawl with gold-trimmed borders and a long rudraksha mala around his neck. He holds an orange rope taut with both hands, looking upward beside a carved wooden structure decorated with yellow flower garlands and dry palm fronds. A vertical tilak marks his forehead. Appearance-based identification is probable for Swamiji, with cues of long hair, saffron clothing and rudraksha mala, performing a ritual rope-pulling task beside a decorated ratha or chariot.2011-10-07