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January 15 2018

January 15 2018

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Outdoor photo of a man standing barefoot beside a clay pot on a brick base, decorated with white and red flowers and a turmeric plant with roots. He wears a maroon-red unstitched garment draped over the shoulder, a rudraksha mala, and a long garland of pink and white flowers. Sugarcane stalks are tied upright around the pot, and a red and yellow decorated cloth hangs at the upper right beside a wooden lattice window and stone wall. The man has long dreadlocked hair and a white forehead mark and gestures toward the pot with his hands. Mats cover the ground. This matches a Mattu Pongal offering of harvest items to cattle at a temple setting.

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January 15 2018

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A man in a rust-red dhoti and wrap stands barefoot on a woven mat, holding a brass lamp with a lit flame in one hand and a silver bell in the other. He wears a long garland of pink and white flowers, multiple rudraksha malas, and a white tripundra mark on his forehead. Behind him hangs a red, yellow and blue cloth banner with floral motifs and a white bird emblem. Sugarcane stalks are tied in a frame beside a clay pot decorated with red and white flowers and turmeric roots on a brick base, with a tall brass lamp stand at right. The scene suggests a harvest ritual with offerings.

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December 03 2016

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December 03 2016

A barefoot man in a rust-red dhoti and shawl stands with his hands folded at his chest and eyes closed, wearing a long garland of pink and white flowers, a rudraksha mala, and a white forehead mark. Beside him stands a clay pot decorated with white and red flowers, set on a brick hearth with a small flame, with fresh sugarcane stalks rising around it and a turmeric-like root tied to the pot. A colourful embroidered red and yellow canopy and striped mats are in the background. a person (long dreadlocked hair, rudraksha mala, ornate garland) is the standing devotee at the pot; the page links him to this event, but the appearance cues are only partial.

A standing man in a rust-red sannyasi dhoti and wrap stands barefoot on a striped mat with hands pressed to his chest and eyes closed, wearing a pink and white flower garland and rudraksha mala. Sugarcane stalks frame him, and a clay pot decorated with red and white flowers rests on bricks in front. Behind him a red and yellow canopy with embroidered blue flowers and a white bird motif hangs on a pole. a person is shown with long swept-back hair, a white forehead band and distinctive rudraksha and garland adornments, performing a Mattu Pongal ritual honouring the harvest offering.

November 23 2016

A bearded man with long dark hair, bare-shouldered in a rust-red robe with a gold belt and a pink-and-white flower garland, stands with palms pressed together in namaskar while a large flaming aarti lamp is held toward him from the right. Several people in white and light-coloured saris stand behind him in a stone-walled courtyard, with a colourful fringed canopy visible at upper left. The scene suggests a darshan or aarti moment. The man's distinctive long hair, saffron-red robe, ornate gold necklaces and garland match the probable Swamiji cues, so he is labelled a probable Swamiji in appearance.

A man with eyes closed stands before a large flame in a temple hall, hands pressed together holding a folded pink cloth. He wears a tall dark turban with rudraksha beads, a long pink-and-white lotus garland, a thick gold necklace with ornate pendants, and a rust-red robe. A ceremonial fire burns in a brass vessel in front, with brass oil lamps beside it. Behind him, a crowd of devotees in orange and saffron robes stands with palms joined in prayer, and a red-striped mat covers the floor. a person: the figure's turban, rudraksha, ornate gold ceremonial necklace and pink garland match the page's a person reference, performing a homa-style fire offering as a presiding priest.