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Outdoor temple scene under palm trees with a copper flagstaff topped by a decorated finial and garlanded with yellow and orange flowers. A long-haired man in a flowing saffron-orange robe stands on a raised step beside a black stone Nandi bull garlanded with flowers. Two younger men attend him: one in orange robes with maroon trim, seen from behind, and one in white dhoti and shawl with maroon borders holding a small vessel. A brass tray and silver pot sit on an orange-painted platform. A white ambulance is parked nearby.

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March 02 20112011-03-02Outdoor photograph at a temple site with coconut palms behind. A figure in orange robes with long dark hair and a white flower garland climbs a black metal staircase beside a tall ornate pillar wrapped in white and red garlands. Several men in white dhotis with yellow shoulder cloths stand behind him, and a monk with a shaved head in orange robes walks at right. A large yellow and red ceremonial umbrella stands at upper right, and a flower arrangement sits on white steps in the foreground. The orange-clad figure has distinctive long hair and orange robes, a person candidate, though appearance is only partially visible.2010-07-26July 08 20092009-07-08Outdoor photo of a flagpole-hoisting ceremony beside an ochre-painted shrine under a corrugated roof, with coconut palms behind. A long-haired figure in a saffron-orange garment stands on a raised step at the top of a copper flagstaff, adorned with yellow and orange marigold garlands and a small carved niche. Two shaven-headed attendants, one in orange robes with a saffron shawl and one in white dhoti with a maroon border, climb a metal ladder beside them. A third attendant in white with a maroon border stands at the left by a decorated bull figure. A silver tray with a bell, a lamp and a small silver pot with green leaves sits on an orange-draped table at right.2010-09-02Outdoor photo of a flag-hoisting ritual beside a tall copper-coloured flagstaff wrapped with rope and decorated with a yellow and white garland. A person with long dark wavy hair, wearing an orange saffron wrap with a white and yellow garland, reaches up to grip the pole. Beside them, another person in orange robes with a maroon border pulls the rope. A third person in orange stands at left under a red and blue parasol with fringed tassels, with palm trees and blue sky behind. Brass and wicker-wrapped pots with green leaves stand on the base in front. The scene shows a festival flag-raising in progress.2008-12-23October 18 20102010-10-18Outdoor temple scene with palm trees behind. A man with swept-back long hair, wearing an orange saffron wrap and a long rudraksha mala with a red tilak, walks with eyes lowered across woven mats. Beside him a bald man in a white dhoti with maroon borders and a white shawl, with sandalwood markings on his forehead, walks barefoot. A black Nandi bull statue garlanded in red and white flowers sits on an orange pedestal, and a copper kalasha-topped pillar with flower garlands stands behind. An orange-draped chariot or palanquin is at right, with other saffron-clad people partly visible. Count: four people visible, plus a partially visible man behind.2010-09-08July 08 20092009-07-08A photograph outdoors beneath tall coconut palms. A long-haired man in an orange saffron cloth draped over one shoulder, wearing a dark rudraksha mala and a red mark on his forehead, steps barefoot onto a black metal step beside an orange-coloured stone structure. Behind him, two bald men in white dhotis with maroon borders and gold necklaces stand nearby; the one on the right holds a silver tray with flowers and offerings and burns incense. Another person is partly visible at the far right edge. The setting suggests a temple or ritual site with sandy ground and greenery.2010-09-13Three men stand with their backs to the camera at an outdoor shrine beneath a corrugated metal roof. On the left, a bald man in a white dhoti with yellow-gold borders stands beside a black Nandi bull statue. In the centre, a bald man in saffron-orange robes with a yellow border reaches toward a tall copper deepa-stambha-style pillar with ornate bands and a stone base wrapped with a flower garland. On the right, a man with long swept-back dark hair wears a red-orange wrap with gold border and a red-orange dhoti, standing barefoot near the pillar. Palm trees and a plain orange wall are behind them, and small onlookers stand in the background.2011-08-23A photograph of a temple courtyard with stone pillars and red and gold draped cloth. In the foreground, a figure in saffron-orange robes with long swept-back dark hair and an orange turban stands at the top of a black metal staircase, facing a stone platform. Beside a stone-carved doorway, a bare-chested elderly man with a long white beard, white loincloth and a walking stick is led forward by a man in orange robes holding his shoulder, while a man in orange wrap with a rudraksha-style necklace walks behind. Several men in white dhotis and kurtas and women in orange saris line the background, with trays of offerings and flowers near a white-draped table at left. The a person candidate is not reliably identifiable from appearance, so the role is described as a priest in saffron robes.November 12 20102010-11-12