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A photograph of a man in saffron-orange robes with maroon borders standing beside a large ornate copper-toned pillar or flagstaff base decorated with carved panels showing a seated deity and a flower garland. He wears a long dark rudraksha mala and has a hand resting on the pillar. Above is a corrugated metal roof with colourful striped tassels hanging down. Orange tents and structures stand in the background, with a few people visible in the lower right foreground.

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Outdoors under a corrugated metal roof, a standing man in saffron-orange robes with a dark red border and a rudraksha mala around his neck reaches up to touch a tall, ornately carved pink-red stone pillar wrapped with white rope and garlanded with yellow and white flowers. Behind him, a second man in orange cloth and a shaved head holds a brass plate. Orange triangular bunting hangs overhead, and a small orange temple building with the sign Sri Anandeshwara Temple stands in the background. The pillar is topped with carved figures and a decorative finial.2011-03-05A photograph of a temple ritual beneath a corrugated metal roof. A tall, ornately carved copper kalasha-shaped post stands on a stone base, wrapped with a white cord and draped with yellow and orange marigold garlands. A standing man in a saffron-orange dhoti and long saffron shawl with a dark red border and a rudraksha mala touches the top of the copper column with one hand. Behind him a shaven-headed man in saffron robes holds a brass tray, and at left a man in white dhoti and shawl with gold necklaces stands by the pillar. Red-and-white steps, saffron-coloured temple walls and a small pennant string frame the scene, with a sign reading Sri Anandeshwara Temple at right.2011-03-05 +1 copiesOutdoor temple ritual under a corrugated metal shelter with blue sky visible. A tall copper-toned, carved ritual pillar or kalasha-style column with garlands of yellow and white flowers stands on a pink stone base. A man in saffron-orange robes with long swept-back hair and a rudraksha mala raises a small object to the top of the pillar. Behind him a bald man in orange robes holds a brass plate. On the left a man in white dhoti and shawl wears a gold necklace. A sign reads Sri Anandeshwara Temple beside an orange-walled shrine with a small stone bull statue in front. Red bunting flags are strung across the background.2011-03-05August 23 20112011-08-23Outdoor temple scene under a blue sky beside a metal roof. A tall copper flagstaff with bands of twisted copper rope and a carved pink-red base stands at center, draped with a garland of yellow and orange flowers. A man with long dark hair, wearing an orange saffron dhoti and shawl and a dark beaded mala, holds a brass lamp with a flame in one hand and a small bell in the other while facing the pole. Behind him, a man in white dhoti with a white headband and gold necklace holds a brass plate, and a third man in orange cloth stands nearby. Palm trees and a red building line the background. Visible people: four, with partly visible figures at the edges.2011-03-05 +1 copiesJuly 24 20132013-07-24October 07 20102010-10-07A photograph of an outdoor ritual at a tall copper-clad pillar with a pedestal base, decorated with flower garlands in yellow, orange and maroon and a small carved emblem on its face. A man with long dark hair, bare-shouldered, wearing an orange-saffron dhoti-wrap, rudraksha mala beads and a red-edged cloth, stands on the platform holding a small bell and a lamp or offering vessel, gesturing toward the pillar. Palm trees, a flowering red-blossom tree and a blue sky frame the scene. Several devotees in white clothes sit at the lower edge with hands folded in anjali. Shaded corrugated-roof structures and metal railings are visible at right.2011-03-05 +1 copiesOutdoor ritual scene in bright daylight with palm trees behind. A person in a saffron-orange garment with a rudraksha mala with long dark hair stands at right, holding a lit oil lamp in one hand and a small bell in the other, performing aarti before a large ornate copper kalasha-like vessel wrapped with an orange cord and draped with yellow marigold garlands. Another attendant in white holds a plate of yellow flowers at far right. Stone deity murtis and a stone figure stand at left, and several onlookers are seated along the bottom edge.2011-10-07A photograph of two bare-chested men in saffron-orange dhotis with gold-bordered cloth, wrapping a yellow-orange cord around a tall reddish-pink stone pillar carved with figures and gold-painted pilasters, possibly a kalasha or ritual pillar under a corrugated metal roof. The man in front wears a rudraksha mala, gold bangles and a red tilak, and both raise their hands to the cord. Several onlookers in orange and white stand at the left edge, and yellow flower petals lie on the base. The scene appears to be a temple ritual or ceremonial procession.2013-07-24A photograph of a man in orange saffron robes with a long rudraksha mala around his neck and dark hair swept back, standing beside an ornate copper-topped wooden structure with carved panels of seated figures and a decorative dome, wrapped with a rope and decorated with a yellow, purple and red flower garland. He reaches up with one hand to touch the rope on the copper top, while a tin-roofed canopy shades the scene. Swamiji (probable) appears to be this man, shown by his saffron robes, rudraksha mala and swept-back hair; the figure is standing at a ritual structure during a temple-style ceremony.2010-09-13August 20 20142014-08-20 +1 copies