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A barefoot man in saffron-maroon robes stands on a red-painted platform beside a large carved stone lamp pillar, its base decorated with figures. Marigold and red flower garlands hang on the pillar, and the man wears a rudraksha mala and a flower garland around his neck. Palm trees and foliage fill the background, with a rope hanging at the left edge.

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A photograph of an outdoor ritual at a carved wooden temple structure draped with garlands of yellow, red and purple flowers. A man stands at right with a rudraksha mala and a red flower garland, wearing a rust-red dhoti with gold borders and gold armbands; his hair is swept back. Coconut palms and a green lamp post are behind him. At far right, a few people in orange and saffron robes stand near a tray of yellow flowers. Watermarked archive photo; the text beside the scene describes a Brahmotsavam flag-hoisting.2014-11-26November 26 20142014-11-26November 26 20142014-11-26September 08 20152015-09-08A man in a rust-orange dhoti and shawl with gold-striped borders stands outdoors beside an ornate bronze-coloured shrine structure garlanded with marigold and red flower strands. He holds a brass aarti lamp with a lit flame in one hand and a small handbell in the other, performing a puja. He wears a long multi-strand bead necklace and a fresh pink and orange flower garland. A palm tree and green foliage fill the background.2014-09-09Outdoors under palm trees, a bare-shouldered man in a maroon and gold-bordered dhoti and shawl stands beside a copper dhwajastambha flagpole base wrapped with yellow and red marigold garlands. He holds a small handheld bell in one hand and a ritual vessel in the other, performing the flag-hoisting ceremony. Sunlight falls on the copper pillar and palm fronds.2015-09-08Outdoors beneath palm trees, a man in saffron-orange robes and a red-orange dhoti stands beside a carved stone kalasha-topped column wrapped with yellow and pink marigold garlands. He holds a rope and garland while a deep maroon cloth with white patterning is lowered or hoisted from above, consistent with a flag-hoisting ritual. Another person's hand is visible at the right edge. He wears a rudraksha-style mala and garlands of flowers across his chest. Green foliage and a light sky form the background.2014-10-05September 09 20142014-09-09A photograph of an outdoor ritual at a temple-like site under palm trees. A large carved reddish-brown stone kalasha or ornate pillar-shaped structure is draped with yellow and red-and-purple marigold garlands, with a small carved pedestal beneath. A man with long dark hair, wearing a rudraksha mala and a red-and-ochre dhoti with a matching ochre shawl, holds yellow flower petals in one hand and extends them toward the structure. Gold armbands are visible. Behind him, several people in orange and saffron robes stand at the right edge, partly cropped. Swamiji (probable): the man has long swept-back hair and saffron clothing with rudraksha and ceremonial adornments, consistent with the page's claim.2014-11-26October 05 20142014-10-05November 26 20142014-11-26Outdoors among palm trees, a woman in a rust-orange sari with a gold-striped border stands beside an ornate copper-coloured kalasha-style pillar with carved base and floral relief. She wears a rudraksha mala and a garland of orange and red flowers, and her right hand rests on the pillar while her eyes are lowered. A marigold garland is draped over the pillar. At the lower right edge, a shaved-headed man in orange robes with a beaded mala is partly visible.2014-09-09