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Outdoor photograph of a temple ritual on a rooftop beside a white temple with ornate sculpted parapet. A long-haired man in saffron-orange robes with a red border and a yellow marigold garland around his neck stands on a white pedestal, both hands gripping a tall copper dhwajasthambham (flagstaff) wrapped with white cloth and straw, with marigold garlands and flower petals at its base. Probable Swamiji cues: long swept-back hair, saffron clothing and a ceremonial garland. Around him, men in white dhoti and kurta, some with orange shawls, stand and watch, and a bare-chested boy and several onlookers are crowded at the parapet. Trees and open sky lie beyond.

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September 29 20062006-09-29September 29 20062006-09-29September 29 20062006-09-29September 29 20062006-09-29December 23 20082008-12-23Outdoor photo on a rooftop beside an ornate copper-and-brass ritual pillar wrapped with yellow marigold garlands, green leaves, a red cloth and white cord. A man in saffron-orange robes with long swept-back hair, a marigold garland, a gold-toned necklace and a bead mala stands center, holding a small item and gesturing toward the pillar. Beside him, a man in white kurta and a dark rudraksha-style mala holds a bundle of white cloth. A white gopuram-style temple tower with a small flag stands in the background against a pale sky. Two other men and a young boy are partly visible at the right edge.2006-09-29September 29 20062006-09-29A long-haired man in saffron-orange robes smiles while pulling a white rope on a tall copper flagstaff with floral garlands of yellow, orange and red flowers. Palm trees and a clear blue sky stand behind. A second saffron-robed man in a rudraksha mala bends at the right edge. Flower-decorated brass pots sit at the base. This is a flag-hoisting scene, probable Swamiji (probable) in the foreground, shown with long swept-back hair, saffron robes, a white garland and a gold ornamental necklace. Another devotee in saffron attends at right.2008-12-23Photograph of a smiling person with long, dark, swept-back hair and a red bindi, wearing an orange-saffron shawl draped over one shoulder and heavy gold ornaments: a long gold necklace with a large pendant and a gold bangle. The person is wrapping a white cloth around a tall copper-coloured pot topped with bundled dry straw, a ceremonial kalasha-type form, with yellow flowers at its base. White temple architecture with carved details rises behind. The appearance-based cues of long hair, saffron clothing and gold ornaments match the Swamiji candidate named on the page, so this is labelled Swamiji (probable) performing the dhwajastambha preparation.2006-09-29A photograph of a ceremonial dhwajastambha (flagstaff) being prepared outdoors. A figure with long, swept-back dark hair wears an orange saffron wrap, a long gold-yellow garland and a gold bangle, and is tying white cloth around the pole, which is wrapped with coarse straw and rope at its base and decorated with yellow marigold garlands. Two people in white clothing and a woman in yellow stand in the foreground watching. A light-coloured building wall with green leaf garlands forms the background.2006-09-29Photograph of a temple ritual beside an ornate bronze-toned vessel with yellow marigold garlands above. A long-haired man in saffron-orange robes, wearing a gold necklace and a red bindi, holds a bundle of green leaves and red flowers tied with white cord. Beside him, a bespectacled man in white kurta and an orange shawl with a blue stripe helps guide the bundle. Behind them, white temple columns, a carved white figure and onlookers.2006-09-29September 29 20062006-09-29