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A photograph of a person standing beside an ornate copper-coloured pillar or column with carved niches and a small domed canopy. The person, with hair pulled back and a red bindi on the forehead, raises both arms high to tie or fasten a white and orange cloth at the top of the pillar. Their wrists wear gold bangles and a gold watch. They wear a long garland of red and white flowers, a brown beaded rudraksha-style mala, and a gold-coloured ornamental necklace over a dark red-brown garment. At the base of the pillar sits a carved stone figure of a seated deity or saint, draped in flowers with yellow marigolds and red blossoms. The sky behind is bright blue.

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October 05 20132013-10-05April 21 20152015-04-21A woman in a maroon blouse and orange-gold skirt stands beside a golden ornamental pillar draped with yellow marigold garlands, reaching up to pull a rope with her right hand. She wears red flower garlands, a gold-and-brown embroidered collar, gold bangles and earrings, and a red tilak on her forehead. Palm trees and a bright sky form the background. A second person's arm in orange cloth with bangles appears at the right edge, holding the rope. The scene suggests the raising of a flag during a festival, with the flag rope being pulled.2014-11-26A man in a green-yellow silk dhoti and shawl, with a long rudraksha mala of beads hanging on his chest, reaches up to touch the golden kalasha-topped structure of an ornate temple chariot or palanquin, its gilded tiers decorated with carved motifs. Its top is wrapped in green leaves and white cloth, and yellow and red flower garlands hang below. He gazes upward toward the palm fronds. At the lower right, a figure in orange robes holds a brass bowl. The background is blurred foliage.2010-12-20Outdoor photo of a man in saffron/orange robes with a long swept-back dark crown of hair, red and white flower garlands and a brown rudraksha mala, hoisting a white rope upward with both hands. Beside him stands an ornately carved brown temple-style pillar or kalasha wrapped in flower garlands with red blossoms and green leaves, under a palm-and-tree background. The scene reflects a dwajarohanam flag-hoisting at a temple. The man matches the Swamiji (probable) cues of swept-back hair, saffron clothing and rudraksha mala, and is shown leading the flag-hoisting ritual.2016-01-11A photograph of a smiling man in a brown-red garment standing beside a copper-coloured ornamental shrine draped with white and red flower garlands. He wears multiple strands of rudraksha beads, a gold pendant, gold bangles on his raised arm, and a red tilak on his forehead. His right arm is raised holding a few white flowers. To the right, a tall yellow marigold garland hangs on a white cloth banner marked with red crescent designs, with palm trees in the background. The setting suggests an outdoor flag-hoisting ceremony. The man's appearance is not clearly established as the a person candidate, so he is described by role and attire.2015-04-21July 24 20132013-07-24October 05 20132013-10-05October 05 20132013-10-05Outdoors among palm trees, a figure with long dark dreadlocked hair wrapped in a dark turban-like tied hair, wearing a deep red-orange robe, a rudraksha mala and a long garland of red roses, grips a rope while lifting or hauling. Beside a decorated wooden-looking pillar or chariot-like structure topped with a copper-coloured shrine dome, a bundle of straw or dried grass, garlanded with white jasmine and red flowers, green leaves and yellow marigold. A second man in orange-red robe with a garland and rudraksha beads stands at right, watching.2016-03-01 +1 copiesOutdoor photo of a man standing under palm fronds in bright daylight, holding a white cloth with an orange-gold cord. He wears a dark maroon-brown garment, a heavy gold ceremonial necklace of large beads, layered garlands of white jasmine and pink-red flowers across the chest, gold bangles on wrists and upper arms, a red bindi on the forehead, and a gold ring. Appearance-based label: Swamiji (probable) for the central figure, based on the swept-back long dark hair, ornate gold necklace and bangles, and garlanded ceremonial attire. Single physical person.2013-04-14Outdoor photograph of a man in a brown silk dhoti and matching shawl with gold borders, wearing red and yellow flower garlands and a gold necklace, standing barefoot on a stone platform. He holds a yellow rope pulling upward beside a large pink-stone kalasha-topped ritual pillar wrapped in yellow and white marigold garlands, with green leaves and a bundle at its top. A white bandage is wrapped around his right forearm, and a red tilak marks his forehead. Palm trees and dusk sky form the backdrop, with marigold petals scattered on the ground.2013-10-05