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A photograph outdoors under palm trees and greenery shows a bare-chested man in a rust-orange dhoti with a gold-edged cloth draped over his shoulder and a rudraksha mala around his neck, standing with palms pressed together in namaskar and head bowed. Beside him stands a tall copper-coloured ceremonial pillar or kalasha-style lamp stand with carved panels and a base, draped with red and white flower garlands and a yellow cord, with scattered petals on the ground. A small figure in the lower left edge is partially visible.

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November 22 20132013-11-22April 14 20132013-04-14A photograph of a man in a flowing saffron-orange robe bowing with his head against a large copper flagpole (dhwajasthambha) on a white platform. The copper pole has an ornate carved base and shrine-like housing decorated with garlands of white jasmine, red and yellow flowers, and bundled straw. He wears a red and white flower garland and has long dark hair swept back. Coconut palms and a blue sky are behind him, and a brass plate with offerings sits at lower left beside orange rope. a person: long swept-back hair and saffron robes with a garland, performing a flag-pole veneration. Single person visible.2010-02-12April 23 20122012-04-23April 14 20132013-04-14April 14 20132013-04-14 +1 copiesAugust 31 20132013-08-31 +1 copiesOutdoor photo of an ornate copper-coloured ceremonial pillar, a dhwajasthamba-style post, topped with a bundle of dried grass or straw, green leaves and a white cloth wrap, with garlands of marigold, rose and white flowers draped around its base. A man stands at right in orange-red dhoti and wrap with a yellow border, hands pressed in anjali, wearing a long red-and-white flower garland with blue accents, gold armlets and a gold chest ornament, bowing before the pillar. Palm fronds and a clear blue sky fill the background. At left, a large garland of red roses and yellow marigolds hangs over a painted statue or object with a red and blue design.2015-01-04Outdoors under palm trees, a man with swept-back dark hair and bare upper torso stands beside an ornate reddish-brown carved stone pillar or kalasha-style pedestal wrapped with a green-and-gold brocade cloth and draped with yellow and orange marigold garlands. He wears a long white and red flower garland, a beaded rudraksha-style mala, gold bangles, and a saffron-gold dhoti-style cloth. He holds a small offering in his right hand and looks down toward the pillar, apparently in a ritual act. Smoke rises at the right edge beside a red-and-white cloth-covered object. Appearance-based candidate: a person, whose cues include the long swept hair, the layered garlands, the beaded mala and the ceremonial gold ornaments; he is shown in a ritual, devotional role.2013-04-14January 04 20152015-01-04A photograph of a copper flag mast decorated with yellow and maroon flower garlands and a carved tree panel, with a rope tied around its base. Beside it stands a young man in saffron-orange robes with a dark rudraksha mala around his neck and a red tilak on his forehead, holding a rope and tying it while palm trees and sunlight fill the background. The scene suggests a flag hoisting ritual.2011-03-05December 18 20132013-12-18