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Low-angle outdoor photo beneath a pale cloudy sky and a tall coconut palm. On the left, an ornately carved copper or bronze pillar wrapped with orange and dark cord bands, showing a seated figure relief. In the centre, a standing man in an orange-saffron robe and sleeveless orange garment, wearing a beaded rudraksha-style mala necklace and a topknot, presses his palms together in anjali mudra with head bowed. A hand is visible at the right edge. Appearance-based candidate present, but cues are limited to saffron clothing and beads, so identity is uncertain.

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October 18 20102010-10-18Low-angle photo of a man in orange-saffron robes standing with palms pressed together in namaskar before an ornate wooden-and-copper pillar wrapped with an orange cord and carved with a seated figure in a niche. A rudraksha-style mala hangs at his chest and his hair is tied back. Scattered orange-red flower petals drift in the air against a blue sky with clouds, and a palm tree rises on the right. Appearance-based label: a person, a saffron-robed figure with rudraksha mala and bound-back hair, offering reverence at a ritual pillar.2010-10-18 +2 copiesOutdoor photograph beside a tall copper flagstaff wrapped with rope and tied with orange cord. A man with long dark hair, wearing a saffron-orange robe draped over the shoulders and a white and red flower garland, stands on a raised white platform with palms pressed together at his face in prayer. In front of the flagstaff's base is a small copper shrine holding a seated golden deity murti, decorated with white and yellow marigold garlands and red flowers. Two people are seen from behind at the bottom edge, one in an orange robe and one with dark hair. Palm trees and blue sky form the background. a person is the saffron-robed man with long hair and garland at the platform, standing in prayer.2010-02-12October 18 20102010-10-18 +1 copiesLow-angle outdoor photograph of a man in saffron-orange robes standing beside a tall copper-clad ritual pillar wrapped with orange and red cord. The pillar has carved panels, including a seated figure in relief. He holds pink flowers in his hands near his chest and wears a long rudraksha-style mala necklace. Tall coconut palms and a blue sky with scattered clouds fill the background. Appearance-based candidate, unconfirmed by face: the page indicates a person was present, but the visible cues (saffron robe, beaded mala, pillar setting) are not distinctive enough to confirm identity, so the person is described by role as a sannyasi holding flowers near a dhwajasthambham flagpost.2010-10-18 +2 copiesOctober 18 20102010-10-18 +1 copiesOutdoor photo of a standing man in an orange-saffron robe with palms pressed together in prayer beside an ornate bronze-coloured column or kalasha-topped pillar. The column is wrapped with red and white flower garlands and yellow marigolds, with palm-leaf decorations and rose petals scattered at its base. A second man in orange clothes sits on the ground at the lower right, partly cropped. Tall coconut palms stand behind them under a pale sky. A stone sculpture is visible at the far left.2010-02-12October 18 20102010-10-18 +1 copiesOutdoor photo beneath a clear pale sky with palm trees around. A tall copper flagstaff, wrapped with orange cord and a rope binding, rises from an ornate copper base decorated with a small carved deity figure in a niche, garlands of white and orange-red flowers, and grain stalks tied to it. A single person in an orange-saffron robe, with a white garland around the neck and dark hair, stands at right with palms pressed together in prayer near the flagstaff. Stone sculpture is partly visible at the lower right. a person: long dark hair and an orange saffron robe, with a flower garland, in an act of prayer at a flagstaff ceremony.2010-02-12Outdoor photo beside a copper-clad ritual pillar with a carved shrine niche, garlanded with white and yellow marigold strands and red flowers, with bundled straw brooms or stalks tied to its side and a wrapped orange cord near the top. A single standing man in an orange-saffron robe and long orange shawl, wearing a white and red flower garland with a gold pendant, presses his palms together in namaste with eyes lowered, a red tilak on his forehead. Coconut palm fronds and trees fill the background under a pale sky.2010-02-12October 18 20102010-10-18 +1 copiesOutdoors beside a tall ornate copper-toned ritual pillar with a carved base and an ornamental shrine-like top. Garlands of white, yellow and red flowers hang from the structure, and palm fronds rise behind it. A man in saffron-orange robes stands with palms pressed together in prayer, wearing a long red and white flower garland and a beaded necklace. Petals are scattered on the pedestal. Stone sculptures are visible at the left edge, and a partly visible person sits at the lower right corner. Appearance cues for the standing figure include long hair and orange clothing with garlands, but the face and hair are not clearly distinctive enough to confirm identity.2010-02-12