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March 11 20132013-03-11Outdoors beside a palm tree, a man with long swept-back dark hair and a tilak on his forehead wears an orange saffron robe and a long dark rudraksha mala. He holds a small brass bowl or dish toward an ornate copper-coloured shrine or deity structure decorated with a garland of yellow and orange marigolds and red flowers. A man in white dhoti with red-bordered cloth stands at the right edge, pouring or assisting at the shrine. Wrapped ropes and dried straw bundles hang near the garland.2010-09-02 +1 copiesMarch 11 20132013-03-11Outdoor temple ritual at a flag-post (dwajastambha) decorated with yellow and white flower garlands and a pink-red structure. A man in a rust-orange dhoti and shawl, with a long red and orange bead garland, stands with eyes closed and a white-and-red tilak on his forehead, holding a brass tray with offerings. Behind him a crowd of devotees in white clothes stands among palm trees. In the foreground, a woman's hand with a wristwatch and bangle holds a bundle of dried palm fronds toward the post, and a bald man in an orange robe on the right holds a steel plate of yellow flowers and green leaves. A figure on the flag-post carving is visible. Flag-hoisting ceremony setting. Swamiji probable: the central figure has long swept-back hair and a rudraksha-style bead garland with ceremonial cues, but the identification is appearance-based and uncertain.2013-03-11Outdoor photo of a man in a rust-red and gold-bordered dhoti and shawl, wearing white and gold-bead garlands and red flower garlands, scattering yellow flower petals from his right hand over an ornate carved wooden canopy shrine decorated with yellow and red marigold garlands. A palm tree and green foliage stand behind. Another person's hand holds a small vessel at right. A dwajarohanam-style flag-hoisting ceremony is suggested by the page, but the scene shows petal offering at a wooden shrine.2014-08-31Outdoor photo beside an ornate reddish-orange stone or terracotta shrine pillar with carved niches, draped with a green and gold cloth and yellow marigold garlands. A standing person in a rust-brown dhoti and striped brown-and-gold cloth wears a white and orange flower garland, a rudraksha mala and a gold necklace, with gold armband and bangle. He holds a small offering in his right hand and his eyes are lowered in devotion. Palm trees and greenery fill the background under bright daylight. Appearance-based label: a person, standing in front of the shrine as a devotee-performing-offering, with long swept-back hair and rudraksha and gold adornments as the visible cues.2013-04-14Outdoor temple scene at dusk-like light beside a tall red-painted temple pillar carved with a figure and wrapped with a yellow garland and rope. A long-haired man in a saffron-orange shawl and orange cloth stands in profile with a red and yellow flower garland and a beaded orange rudraksha-style mala, holding a silver plate of yellow flowers and leaves. A hand from another person is visible at the right edge. Coconut palms and trees frame the background. Appearance-based candidate a person as the central figure performing the flag-hoisting ceremony at the temple, with the presenting attendant beside him; visible cues are long swept-back hair, orange ornate clothing and a ceremonial mala.2013-03-11A photograph outdoors beside a carved reddish-brown temple pillar wrapped with yellow marigold garlands, with palm fronds behind. A person with long dark hair, wearing a red robe with gold-bordered dhoti and a red-and-white flower garland with gold ornaments, smiles down while holding a silver tray and a small bundle of white flowers, apparently preparing a ritual offering. Gold bangles are visible on the arm. One person is visible in the scene.2012-04-23Outdoor temple scene under bright sky with palm trees. A man with dark hair, a red bindi and a pale mala-like garland of red and white flowers stands at right in a rust-brown robe with an orange-gold waist cloth, wearing a layered gold-bead necklace and a gold armband. He looks down while holding a silver tray of flowers and offerings held by another person's hand. Beside him, an ornate copper-coloured shrine pillar with a small seated figure and yellow marigold garlands stands before a grey stone sculpture of a seated deity murti. At left hangs an orange cloth banner with a white bull (Nandi) motif and yellow flower garland.2013-04-14April 14 20132013-04-14 +1 copiesOutdoor photo beside palm trees of a man in an ochre-saffron robe wrapped over one shoulder, wearing long red and white flower garlands, an orange rudraksha-style bead necklace and a white vibhuti mark with a red dot on the forehead. He reaches toward a polished metal bowl held by a bald priest in white who wears a sacred marking on his forehead. Yellow cord hangs at right and a carved pink stone pillar appears at left. Probable Swamiji is visible from long swept-back hair, saffron clothing and rudraksha beads, with the page noting Swamiji's presence at this event.2013-03-11April 14 20132013-04-14 +1 copies