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Outdoor ritual scene beside a white temple gateway with a tall bronze-brown ornate stone pillar or kalasha-topped column wrapped with a white cord. A young man in orange saffron robes, with a red tilak on his forehead and long dark hair, wears a rudraksha mala and stands before the pillar, reaching toward a tray of flower petals. A second person in orange clothing stands at the right edge holding the tray. A crowd of devotees in white clothes watches from the left behind a low white wall, with palm trees and green foliage in the background.

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Outdoor photo on a rooftop beside a tall ornate bronze-coloured pillar with carved panels and stepped bases. A man with long swept-back dark hair, a red bindi, a rudraksha mala and an orange shawl over an orange garment stands at right, eyes closed and hands together while holding flower petals. Behind him a younger boy in white clothes stands among greenery and palm trees. Lower right, another person in orange holds a tray of pink and yellow flower petals. Flowers are scattered on the ground, and the setting is a bright sunny day. Swamiji (probable) is the man in the foreground with long hair, rudraksha mala and orange shawl; he is presented as physically present.2009-09-14September 14 20092009-09-14Outdoor photo of a bronze-coloured flagstaff or pillar with a carved base and a brass lamp with a flame burning at its foot, surrounded by scattered pink and yellow flower petals on a white platform. A young man in saffron-orange robes and a long orange-and-brown rudraksha-style garland stands at right, gesturing with one hand toward a brass tray of petals, while another saffron-robed person holds the tray. A white-clad figure stands behind the pillar and a white gopuram-style temple tower rises in the background among palms. The scene suggests a flag-hoisting or puja ceremony.2009-09-14A man in saffron-orange robes and a rudraksha mala stands at the base of a large bronze dhwajastambha (flagstaff) on a white raised platform strewn with yellow and pink flower petals. He holds a bell in one hand and a brass lamp with a flame in the other, performing a dwajarohanam-style worship. a person appearance is noted by his distinctive long swept-back hair, saffron robes and rudraksha mala. Behind him a white-clad man films with a camera, and a few other people in saffron and white stand nearby. A white gopuram-style temple gateway rises in the background among palm trees, with a child and a few devotees visible at right. +1 copiesSeptember 14 20092009-09-14A photograph at an outdoor temple courtyard showing a bronze kalasha-topped pillar or stambha on a white marble base scattered with pink and yellow flower petals. A man in saffron-orange robes and a long rudraksha mala performs a ritual, holding a silver bowl and a small handheld bell near the pillar. Behind him a cameraman in white clothes and an orange shawl films the scene, and a white gopuram-style temple tower with palm trees stands in the background. Several people in white dhotis and a child are visible at the right edge. a person appears to be the man in saffron robes with a rudraksha mala performing the rite, though appearance cues are only moderately distinctive.2009-09-14September 14 20092009-09-14Outdoor photograph at a temple courtyard with a white gopuram gateway behind. A large bronze kalasha-style pillar or lamp stand with relief panels dominates the foreground, with yellow and pink petals falling through the air above it. Two men in saffron-orange robes stand at right: one in orange with a rudraksha mala and long hair raises a hand, while the other holds a silver plate of flower petals. A brass oil lamp burns on the stand and a small brass bell sits nearby. A cameraman in white with an orange shawl films at left, and white-clad devotees stand in the background.2009-09-14September 14 20092009-09-14Outdoor photo on a white-railed rooftop terrace with palm and tree foliage behind. A bronze dhwaja stambha, a tall brown metal flagpole with ornate tiered sections and gold accents, stands on a white plinth draped in a gold-embroidered cloth. Two monastic men in saffron-orange robes pull ropes at the pole: the man on the left wears a dark-red bordered orange wrap and has long hair, while the central man in orange with a rudraksha mala grips the rope near the top. A third man in a white dhoti stands behind them. On the plinth sit a silver bowl, a brass plate with fruit, a small brass vessel and scattered rose petals. To the right, a man in orange holds a tray with sweets, and a group of devotees including women in saris and a child watch. +1 copiesDecember 23 20082008-12-23 +1 copiesSeptember 14 20092009-09-14