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Outdoor photo of a person in an orange saffron wrap with gold-bordered edges and a dark rudraksha mala, standing with head bowed and hands folded around a small bunch of yellow flowers. Beside them is an ornate copper-coloured shrine or kalasha-style canopy draped with yellow marigold garlands and dry grass, with a carved seated figure visible inside and a carved tree panel on its side. Palm fronds and greenery fill the background, with a grey stone statue partly visible at the lower left. One person is present.

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October 07 20112011-10-07October 07 20112011-10-07October 07 20112011-10-07A photograph of a person standing outdoors beside an ornate carved wooden shrine with a tree-of-life relief panel and gold-painted pillars, its top draped with yellow and red flower garlands. The standing person wears a rust-orange robe with a yellow sash at the waist and a rudraksha mala around the neck, has long hair swept back, and raises one hand toward the flowers while smiling. Palm trees and greenery fill the background. a person appearance is noted by the rudraksha mala and orange robe, but identity is uncertain from appearance alone.2013-09-11A man in saffron-orange dhoti and shawl stands beside a carved wooden temple pillar draped with yellow marigold garlands and bound with orange cord at its thatched top. He holds a brass lamp in one hand and a handbell in the other, performing a puja near the pillar. He wears a rudraksha mala and a bracelet. Palm fronds and green foliage surround the scene in soft daylight.2011-12-22October 07 20112011-10-07A standing man in saffron-orange robes with a gold-edged shawl and a rudraksha mala around his neck performs a ritual beside a carved wooden pillar wrapped in straw and orange cord and draped with yellow marigold garlands. He holds a brass cup in one hand and a small bell in the other, and an orange cloth is visible at the right edge. Palm trees and a stone deity murti stand in the background. a person by appearance: long swept-back hair, rudraksha mala and saffron robes, performing a puja-style offering at the decorated pillar.2011-12-22Outdoor photo at dusk of a bare-chested man in orange-red dhoti with gold border and a long red and white flower garland, reaching up to tie an orange cord around a copper dhwajastambha (flagpole) mounted on a pink-red stone base. The base is decorated with yellow marigold garlands, a golden deity murti in a niche, and white feathery bundles; coconut palms frame the sky. A bald man in orange clothing is partly visible at the lower right, assisting. The scene suggests a flag-hoisting ritual at a temple.2013-03-11July 08 20092009-07-08Outdoor evening photograph of a flag-post ritual. A tall copper-red ceremonial pillar with carved panels and a seated figure niche is draped with yellow marigold garlands and tied with straw bundles at its base. To the right, a standing person in saffron-orange robes and a shawl wears a long red and white beaded mala with gold-coloured bead spacers, holding a small heap of yellow flowers in one hand and facing the pillar. Palm fronds fill the background against a pale dusk sky.2013-03-11Outdoor photograph beside a tall copper-clad ritual pillar wrapped in bands of copper and draped with white and pink flower garlands and red blossoms, with a straw broom-like bundle leaning against it. A man in orange saffron robes and a white flower garland stands holding a brass bell in his right hand and a lit oil lamp or flame in his left, appearing to perform a ritual offering. Behind him, a second man in orange robes with a red flower garland stands with palms pressed together in namaste. Tall coconut palms and a blue sky with clouds form the background.2009-06-09August 31st 20142014-08-31