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A man in a rust-orange monastic wrap stands outdoors, gripping two orange-yellow ropes raised overhead, with a palm tree and bright sky behind him. He wears a brown rudraksha-style mala over his shoulders and a red bindi on his forehead, and he smiles upward. Ropes and palm fronds frame the scene, with a carved wooden pillar partly visible at the left edge.

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A photograph of a man in a saffron-orange garment with a white and red flower garland and a gold rudraksha-style bead necklace, gripping a thick white rope with both hands. He has long swept-back dark hair and a red bindi on his forehead, looking downward. Behind him are palm fronds against a pale sky. The visible cues are long hair, saffron clothing, a garland and gold beads; the appearance-based identity is probable Swamiji, shown at a ritual event involving a rope, possibly a dhwajarohanam flag-hoisting, though the rope is clearly visible without further detail.2010-07-26September 11 20132013-09-11A man in a rust-red and saffron-yellow dhoti-style wrap stands beside a carved wooden ratha-like structure with a tiered, kalasha-topped pinnacle and a relief panel of a tree. He grips two orange ropes raised overhead, with a rudraksha mala draped across his chest. Behind him are tall coconut palms against a pale sky.2013-09-11A figure in saffron-orange robes and a long swept-back dark hair style, wearing red and white flower garlands and a rudraksha-style bead mala, stands on a raised platform beside an ornate wooden temple chariot decorated with white and red flower garlands. He grips a thick rope with both hands, pulling it upward as part of a flag-hoisting ritual (dwajarohanam) at a temple festival, with palm trees and blue sky in the background. Probable Swamiji by appearance cues: long swept-back hair, saffron robes, garlands and mala beads. He is performing dwajarohanam, the flag-hoisting that marks the start of Brahmotsavam.2016-01-11 +1 copiesA man in a rust-red monastic wrap with a striped orange-and-gold border stands outdoors beneath coconut palm fronds, pulling a twisted golden rope upward with his right hand. His head is tilted back and eyes closed. He wears long garlands of white jasmine interspersed with yellow and red flower clusters, plus a heavy necklace of gold-and-black beaded spheres, and a small tilak mark is visible on his forehead. The pose suggests a flag-hoisting ritual.2014-10-05A man in a sleeveless saffron-orange robe with a long gold bead mala draped across his chest stands outdoors beneath palm fronds, raising one arm and gripping an orange rope overhead while gazing upward. A red tilak marks his forehead and his dark hair falls to his shoulders. The sky is pale and overcast.2010-10-07Outdoor photo of a man in saffron/orange cloth pulling a rope to hoist a flag, at a temple setting. He wears a long garland of red and white flowers and a rudraksha mala, with dreadlocks or long matted hair wrapped in a turban-like style and a red tilak on his forehead. Beside him is an ornate carved temple structure or chariot-like base with white and red flower garlands and a palm frond-topped kalasha. Trees and palm fronds are in the background under a blue sky. This appears to be a flag-hoisting (dwajarohanam) ceremony, with the man as the visible figure pulling the rope; appearance-based probable Swamiji cues include long hair, saffron clothing, rudraksha mala and ceremonial garland.2016-01-11Photograph of a man standing outdoors before palm trees, wearing a rust-red sannyasi-style cloth draped over the shoulder and wrapped at the waist with a gold-bordered sash. He has a red bindi on his forehead and holds a rope swing with both hands. He wears long garlands of white jasmine with yellow and red flower clusters, plus a rudraksha-style mala of gold-tipped beads across the chest.2014-10-05October 05 20132013-10-05July 02 20142014-07-02 +1 copiesJanuary 11 20162016-01-11October 05 20132013-10-05