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June 09 20092009-06-09A man in an orange saffron shawl and orange garment stands before a coconut palm, holding up a white rope or cord with one raised arm while the other hand grips it below. He wears a long white and red flower garland with a gold ceremonial necklace and a red tilak on his forehead, and his eyes are lowered toward the rope. Fringed grass decorated with pink flowers and a garland hangs at the left edge.2009-06-09July 03 20122012-07-03A man in an orange saffron shawl draped over his shoulders, with a white and red flower garland around his neck, stands with palms pressed together in namaskar, eyes lowered, in front of palm fronds. A thin rope hangs at the left edge. The figure is bare-chested beneath the shawl and has a small red mark on his forehead. a person: the visible cues are the saffron shawl, the garland, and the namaskar, with a single person in frame.2009-06-09June 09 20092009-06-09A photograph of a shirtless man with long dark hair and a red tilak on his forehead, wearing an orange saffron cloth draped over one shoulder and a garland of white jasmine and red flowers with gold ornaments. He holds a thick rope with both hands and looks downward, with a palm frond at the right edge and an open sky behind him.2010-07-26January 01 20132013-01-01December 23 20092009-12-23June 09 20092009-06-09A 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 photograph of a saffron-robed sannyasi standing outdoors beside a carved stone temple pillar draped with white and red flower garlands. He holds a rope in his raised right hand and looks down with eyes closed, wearing a tall bun of dark hair, a red tilak on his forehead, long rudraksha malas and red-and-white flower garlands around his neck. Palm trees and greenery fill the background, and a bundle of leaves sits atop the pillar. The scene reflects the flag-hoisting rite at the start of a Brahmotsavam, though the flag itself is not visible. The man's identity cannot be confirmed from appearance, and no printed caption names him here.2016-01-11June 09 20092009-06-09