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April 14 20132013-04-14April 14 20132013-04-14Close-up photo of a hand gripping a thick orange-gold braided rope that supports a tall saffron-orange cloth banner. Dry, pale brown palm fronds or grass strands hang loosely from the top of the pole at left. The wrist wears beaded reddish-brown rudraksha-style bracelets. The background is a plain pale grey sky. Only a hand and forearm are visible, so no face or full figure can be seen.2013-02-28A close photograph of a ritual object held aloft against a pale sky with a blurred palm frond at upper right. A hand grips orange rope strands that run up to a wooden crossbar bound with dried straw, dried leaves, a red ribbon and a dark beaded cord. Dried fibrous fronds hang down, with a red cloth draped below. Only a hand and the object are visible.2013-02-28Outdoor 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.2011-12-22A man in an orange saffron shawl and bare upper body stands beside a carved wooden shrine structure topped with a bundle of dried straw or grass tied with orange rope. He reaches up with both arms to adjust or press the straw bundle, which is strung with white and purple flower garlands down the sides of the shrine. His hair is tied up in a knot, with a rudraksha-style necklace and bangle bracelets. The shrine has ornate carved panels and a small figure at its base. Bright sky and palm fronds fill the background.2011-12-10A person with long dark swept-back hair, wearing an orange saffron garment draped over the shoulder and rudraksha malas around the neck and wrists and upper arm, stands beside a tall ornate terracotta-coloured temple chariot or kalasha topped with a bundle of dried straw. Both hands grip a thick orange rope, looking down with a calm expression. Yellow marigold garlands hang from the structure and palm trees with blurred colourful cloth appear in the background.2011-12-22December 22 20112011-12-22January 11 20162016-01-11A 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 copiesA photo taken from below of a tall pale bamboo pole being raised against a clear blue sky. A man in orange saffron robes and an orange head wrap holds a yellow rope attached to the pole, looking upward, with a garland of orange marigolds around his neck. Behind him a red umbrella with blue and multicolored fringe and tassels is visible, and at the top right the edge of a red and gold ornate structure appears. A few onlookers are partly visible at the bottom edge near a metal bridge. +1 copiesSeptember 27 20172017-09-27