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Outdoor photo at a sunlit lawn with green grass and wooded hills under a blue sky. A shirtless man in a white dhoti with a gold border and a cream turban stands beside a brass flagstaff, holding the rope while a magenta flag with a white painted design is hoisted. He wears a long rudraksha mala with beads. A brass tray with a kalasha, oil lamps and offerings sits on a magenta-draped table at left, indicating a dhvajarohanam flag-hoisting ritual. The priest is a single visible person; the swami candidate is not clearly identifiable by appearance here, so no a person identification is made.

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A bare-chested man in a white dhoti with a gold-bordered yellow sash and a light lavender turban stands outdoors on grass, holding a brass kalasha with a coconut-like orange top. He wears a rudraksha mala with gold bead accents and has tattooed arms. Beside him a tall pole flies a red flag printed with a figure, and brass offering trays sit at the lower left. The setting suggests a flag-hoisting ritual, though the ceremony itself is not otherwise visible. Only one person is visible.2024-11-07A bare-backed man in a white turban and white dhoti with a gold border stands bent forward on a concrete terrace, gripping a tall brass pole on a brass base while raising a flag line. He wears a dark beaded mala around his wrist and has arm tattoos. To his left sits a brass tray with small oil lamps and a kalasha-like brass vessel, and beside the base a brass plate holds a decorated brass vessel with a cone-shaped top. 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Foliage and a mango-leaf decoration are nearby.2024-03-01KAILASA LOS ANGELES, USA on 2/17/20192019-02-172004 - Summer In Dallas USA B&W2004-08-25A photograph of a shaved-headed priest in a white dhoti with yellow borders and a white and yellow turban, standing bare-chested with a gold beaded necklace and a metal armlet. He holds a round brass plate of red powder beside a small homa fire burning in front of a shrine. The shrine has red and gold drapes, a gilded arch and decorative carved wooden canopy, with garlanded pots and flowers, and a brass oil lamp stands to the right. Red flower petals are scattered on the floor. The priest is performing a ritual offering; no clear visual cues establish a person's presence, so the identity is uncertain.2025-12-30A photograph of a shaved-headed priest in a white turban and bare-chested, wearing a white dhoti with gold borders and a long rudraksha mala, performing ritual worship at a golden shrine. He pours liquid from a golden vessel over a gilded kalasha-shaped object on a tray scattered with pink petals. Beside him stands a silver-and-jewelled deity murti wrapped in white and red garlands on a brass plate, and a brass ritual rod lies on a red velvet cloth. Behind him is a gold-carved pillar and a sign reading KAILASA LOS ANGELES.2024-11-09A young priest in a white turban with a white and gold-bordered dhoti stands bare-chested, wearing rudraksha malas and white markings on his forehead and arms. He holds a brass bowl of pink flower petals and sprinkles them over a golden kalasha-shaped vessel decorated with white and red garlands, placed on a tray beside a sign reading KAILASA LOS ANGELES. In front, a silver-decorated object hangs on a rod above a tray, adorned with garlands. Gold-carved pillars and a red cloth backdrop frame the scene. No a person candidate is clearly visible.2024-11-092004 - Summer In Dallas USA B&W2004-08-25A close crop of a person kneeling beside a gold-toned metal flagpole wrapped with white rope and tied with green leaves, at its base sits a wide brown stone or metal platform. The person wears a white dhoti with a gold border and a dark wooden bead rudraksha-style mala, with a pink or red cloth draped above. The flagpole stands on a patterned red and cream mat near a tall dried plant in the background, consistent with a dwajarohanam flag-hoisting setup.2024-03-01