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Photo of a man standing barefoot on a white platform with palms pressed together in namaste, eyes closed, wearing a saffron-orange dhoti and shawl with a red bindi on his forehead. He is draped in a long garland of white jasmine, yellow and red marigolds and magenta flowers, with a gold bead necklace at his chest. Strewn yellow and pink petals lie around the platform. Behind him are a large coconut palm and a dark stone urn with flower garlands. In the lower right, a man in white clothes with a red forehead mark and a rudraksha mala sits with hands folded, and a partly visible figure joins them. Smoke drifts at the right edge. Swamiji (probable): saffron clothing, long swept-back hair, gold necklace and garland cues suggest the page's identification, shown standing in worship.

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December 23 20092009-12-23A standing man with long dark hair and a red bindi, eyes closed, palms pressed together in namaskar on a white raised platform. He wears a saffron-orange dhoti and shawl with gold border, a gold bead necklace, and a long garland of white jasmine, yellow and red marigolds and purple flowers. Behind him, a palm tree and a wisp of incense smoke. In the lower right, a seated older man in white ritual clothes with a red forehead mark and rudraksha mala also holds his hands in anjali. Flower petals are scattered at the base of the platform, and a stone carved figure is partly visible at left.2009-12-23December 23 20092009-12-23A standing man in an orange saffron dhoti and wrap, barefoot on a white platform, with palms pressed together in namaskar and eyes closed. He wears a long multicolour flower garland of white, yellow, red and purple blossoms and a gold necklace with a red tilak on his forehead. Behind him, a coconut palm frames the scene. Flower petals are scattered on the platform, and a dark stone pedestal with a flower garland stands to the left. At lower right, a seated older man in white ritual clothes with a rudraksha mala joins his hands in greeting. Two more people are partially visible at the edges.2009-12-23December 23 20092009-12-23A man with long, swept-back black hair stands outdoors in an orange sleeveless garment with a white jasmine garland and red flower accents around his neck. He presses his palms together in anjali mudra with eyes closed, and has a red bindi and white markings on his forehead. Rudraksha beads are visible on the garland. A second person's head is partly visible at the right edge. Swamiji (probable): the long swept-back hair, orange ceremonial clothing and rudraksha cues match the page's Brahmotsavam context, and he is shown in prayer and greeting.2008-12-25A person with long, wavy dark hair stands in profile with palms pressed together in anjali mudra at chest height, eyes closed. He wears a sleeveless saffron-orange garment and a long rudraksha mala of dark brown beads. A red bindi and white markings are visible on the forehead. Behind him are a dark stone pillar, a garland of red flowers on a white ledge, a striped cloth edge, and palm fronds. At the lower right a partly visible person in white holds a brass tray of red and yellow flowers.2010-07-01December 28 20082008-12-28 +1 copiesApril 14 20132013-04-14 +1 copiesOutdoor photo of a man standing barefoot on a white raised platform with his palms pressed together in namaste and eyes closed. He wears a saffron-orange shawl and dhoti with gold borders and a thick garland of white jasmine, yellow marigolds and red flowers, with a gold rudraksha-style bead necklace visible at his chest. Behind him are tall coconut palms, and a dark stone base and scattered yellow and pink petals lie on the platform. In the lower right, a white-clad older man in a white dhoti and shirt also stands with hands folded, and an orange-robed figure is partly visible at the edge. Smoke drifts in the background.2009-12-23A photograph of an outdoor flag-hoisting ceremony beside a tall copper dhwajasthamba (flagpole) wrapped in white cord and garlanded with yellow and red marigold strings. A standing man in saffron-orange robes, with long dark hair and a white flower garland, stands on the white platform with palms pressed together in namaste at the right. Behind him, a seated priest in orange robes and rudraksha mala also holds his hands together. Two other men in white and light clothing sit at the edges, with small woven pots holding green plants and scattered yellow and pink flowers on the platform. Coconut palms frame the scene against a pale sky.2008-12-23July 27 20082008-07-27