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A figure in saffron-orange robes and a long swept-back dark hair style, wearing red and white flower garlands and a rudraksha-style bead mala, stands on a raised platform beside an ornate wooden temple chariot decorated with white and red flower garlands. He grips a thick rope with both hands, pulling it upward as part of a flag-hoisting ritual (dwajarohanam) at a temple festival, with palm trees and blue sky in the background. Probable Swamiji by appearance cues: long swept-back hair, saffron robes, garlands and mala beads. He is performing dwajarohanam, the flag-hoisting that marks the start of Brahmotsavam.

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Outdoor photo of a man in saffron/orange cloth pulling a rope to hoist a flag, at a temple setting. He wears a long garland of red and white flowers and a rudraksha mala, with dreadlocks or long matted hair wrapped in a turban-like style and a red tilak on his forehead. Beside him is an ornate carved temple structure or chariot-like base with white and red flower garlands and a palm frond-topped kalasha. Trees and palm fronds are in the background under a blue sky. This appears to be a flag-hoisting (dwajarohanam) ceremony, with the man as the visible figure pulling the rope; appearance-based probable Swamiji cues include long hair, saffron clothing, rudraksha mala and ceremonial garland.2016-01-11Outdoor 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.2016-01-11January 11 20162016-01-11A photograph of a saffron-robed sannyasi standing outdoors beside a carved stone temple pillar draped with white and red flower garlands. He holds a rope in his raised right hand and looks down with eyes closed, wearing a tall bun of dark hair, a red tilak on his forehead, long rudraksha malas and red-and-white flower garlands around his neck. Palm trees and greenery fill the background, and a bundle of leaves sits atop the pillar. The scene reflects the flag-hoisting rite at the start of a Brahmotsavam, though the flag itself is not visible. The man's identity cannot be confirmed from appearance, and no printed caption names him here.2016-01-11January 11 20162016-01-11A photograph of a man in a rust-red saffron wrap, with a red rose garland over his shoulders and a brown rudraksha mala at his chest, standing outdoors and gripping a rope with both hands. He wears a tall, voluminous black hair crown topped with a gold ornament and has a red bindi on his forehead. Beside him is a decorated structure with a stepped copper-toned dome, draped with white and red flower garlands and a thatched bundle of straw with green mango leaves tied to its top. Green trees blur in the background. The man's distinctive crown, saffron clothing and rudraksha cues are consistent with a probable Swamiji presence, so he is described as Swamiji (probable) performing a ritual pulling action at the pole.2016-03-01 +1 copiesOutdoor photo of a dwajarohanam flag-hoisting ritual beside a carved wooden pillar wrapped with white and red garlands and topped with a thatched sheaf of straw and leaves. A man in an orange-saffron cloth wears a long rudraksha-style mala and red and yellow flower garlands, has a tilak on his forehead and a tied-up dark topknot, and raises both arms while gripping a rope. Another person's arm is visible behind him at the pillar. Palm trees and green foliage stand behind in bright daylight.2016-01-11A smiling man in an orange-saffron cloth stands outdoors under palm trees, pulling a rope while holding a cream cloth tied to a red-orange flag or banner above. He wears a long rudraksha mala, a red and yellow flower garland around his neck, a red tilak on his forehead, and a metal bracelet on his wrist. The flag-hoisting ritual suggests a dhwajarohanam. a person is shown with dreadlocked hair and the flag-hoisting ritual cues, though the appearance is only moderately distinctive.2016-01-11Outdoors 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 copiesMarch 01 20162016-03-01 +1 copiesJanuary 11 20162016-01-11March 01 20162016-03-01