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A person in a rust-red and saffron striped dhoti and shawl stands outdoors beside an ornate carved wooden shrine pillar draped with yellow and red marigold garlands. The person holds a brass oil lamp or puja vessel in one hand and a flame or offering toward the carved shrine, with coconut palms and green foliage behind. The scene resembles a temple ritual at a shrine, with a carved wooden kalasha-topped structure as the focal point.

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A photograph of an outdoor temple scene with a large ornately carved wooden or stone pedestal-shaped shrine, draped with yellow and red marigold garlands. A man in rust-red and saffron-banded cloth stands at right, bare-shouldered, with a white floral garland around his neck and his hair tied up, holding a small silver bell or lamp and reaching toward the shrine. Tall palm trees and green foliage surround the scene under an overcast sky. Partially visible people appear at the bottom left edge.2014-08-31Outdoors 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.2015-09-08September 08 20152015-09-08A photo of an outdoor ritual at a carved wooden shrine-like structure on a tall, urn-shaped stone base, decorated with yellow and red marigold garlands. A man with short dark hair, bare-chested and wearing a red-and-gold striped dhoti and shawl, stands at right with a white garland of flowers around his neck. He holds a silver bell in one hand and a small lamp or camphor-like flame in the other, performing aarti. Palm trees and green foliage fill the background.2014-08-31A man in a rust-red and saffron-bordered dhoti and upper cloth, bare-chested with a long garland of marigolds and red flowers, performs aarti with a brass lamp beside a carved brown wooden shrine draped in yellow and pink flower garlands. He holds a small brass bell in his other hand. Palm trees and green foliage surround the outdoor setting.2014-10-05Outdoor dhwajarohanam at a copper-clad flagstaff (dhwaja stambha) decorated with yellow and red marigold garlands. A man with shaved head, bare-chested and wearing a maroon dhoti with yellow stripes, stands at right ringing a silver handbell and holding a lit oil lamp or aarti over the base. Ornate copper relief carving on the pedestal, palm trees and foliage behind, a small figure visible at lower left edge.2015-09-08A photograph of a dhwajarohanam-style ritual at an outdoor temple setting with palm trees behind. A reddish-brown carved stone shrine-like structure, wrapped with yellow and red marigold garlands, stands on a pedestal. A man in a saffron-orange dhoti with a yellow border and a bare upper body wears a long yellow and red marigold garland and rudraksha-style beads, holding a silver bell and pink flowers. A shaven-headed priest with white tilak marks on his arm and chest holds a silver vessel. Scattered petals lie on the platform.2015-09-08September 08 20152015-09-08August 31st 20142014-08-31A 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 20142014-10-05September 09 20142014-09-09