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Outdoor 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.

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A 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.2010-10-07September 02 20112011-09-02September 02 20112011-09-02Outdoor photo of a man in saffron/orange cloth pulling a rope to hoist a flag, at a temple setting. He wears a long garland of red and white flowers and a rudraksha mala, with dreadlocks or long matted hair wrapped in a turban-like style and a red tilak on his forehead. Beside him is an ornate carved temple structure or chariot-like base with white and red flower garlands and a palm frond-topped kalasha. Trees and palm fronds are in the background under a blue sky. This appears to be a flag-hoisting (dwajarohanam) ceremony, with the man as the visible figure pulling the rope; appearance-based probable Swamiji cues include long hair, saffron clothing, rudraksha mala and ceremonial garland.2016-01-11December 10 20112011-12-10A man in an orange saffron wrap and sleeveless orange garment stands with eyes lowered, holding an orange rope overhead that is tied with palm fronds and orange flowers. He wears a heavy gold multi-bead necklace and a white horizontal tilak with a red bindi on his forehead. The background is pale grey with blurred palm leaves. The wrap and rope are bright orange, and the palm fronds are pale green-gold.2010-01-02 +1 copiesOctober 07 20112011-10-07Outdoor photograph of a temple chariot procession. Two men in saffron-orange dhotis and shawls stand on a wooden ratha chariot, pulling and adjusting thick orange ropes that are wound around a tall bundle of straw and dry grass on top of the chariot. Purple and white flower garlands hang from the chariot's wooden structure. A bald man in white clothes with a gold-colored shawl stands at the lower right, and a brass plate is visible at the right edge. Palm trees and green foliage fill the background under a pale sky.2011-12-10Outdoor photograph of a flag-hoisting ceremony beneath coconut palms in bright daylight. A person in long flowing saffron-orange robes, with long dark hair swept back, grips a thick white rope that runs up a polished copper flagstaff decorated with bands and a carved shrine-like base wrapped in straw and garlanded with yellow and red flowers. A second young man in matching orange robes and a beaded necklace stands beside him. The scene reads as the start of a Brahmotsava procession.2008-12-23A man with long swept-back dark hair stands outdoors among palm trees, wearing an orange saffron wrap with gold-bordered edges and a dark rudraksha mala around his neck. A small red tilak marks his forehead. He holds an orange rope with one hand and looks downward. A bald man in saffron clothing sits in the lower right corner, looking toward him. Yellow flower garlands hang at the left edge, and a carved stone base is visible at the bottom left. The appearance-based cues of long hair, saffron wrap and rudraksha mala match the Swamiji candidate, so this is labelled Swamiji (probable) as the person in orange holding the rope.2011-10-07July 03 20122012-07-03Outdoor photograph of a bare-chested man with long dark hair pulling a rope beside a tall copper temple flagpole (dvajastambha) wrapped with straw bundles at its top, garlanded with yellow flowers at its base. He wears an orange-saffron cloth draped over his shoulder with gold edging and several red beaded wrist bands. Palm trees and a pale sky form the background, and a blurred yellow and red cloth is at the lower left edge.2011-12-22