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Outdoor photo beside a carved wooden shrine-like pillar with a tiered dome top, a carved tree-of-life panel and turned golden pillars. A man in orange-red robes with a yellow sash wrapped at the waist, bare-chested, wearing a long rudraksha mala, lifts a garland of yellow and red flowers toward the top of the shrine. Palm trees and greenery stand behind him.

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A photograph of a person standing outdoors beside an ornate carved wooden shrine with a tree-of-life relief panel and gold-painted pillars, its top draped with yellow and red flower garlands. The standing person wears a rust-orange robe with a yellow sash at the waist and a rudraksha mala around the neck, has long hair swept back, and raises one hand toward the flowers while smiling. Palm trees and greenery fill the background. a person appearance is noted by the rudraksha mala and orange robe, but identity is uncertain from appearance alone.2013-09-11A man in a rust-orange dhoti and shawl with a yellow sash stands beside an ornate wooden shrine with carved pillars, a domed top and a tree relief panel. He wears a long rudraksha mala and holds a bunch of yellow flowers, offering them toward the shrine. Tall palm trees and greenery surround the outdoor setting. a person: the man has long swept-back hair and a rudraksha mala with saffron ceremonial clothing, but the cues are not strong enough to confirm identity.2013-09-11August 31st 20142014-08-31A 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.2014-08-31September 11 20132013-09-11A 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.2014-11-26Outdoor photograph of a man in a saffron-orange dhoti and matching shawl, bare-chested, wearing a rudraksha mala and a garland of white and orange flowers, standing beside a reddish-brown stone pillar-shaped shrine. The shrine is hung with yellow marigold garlands and pink flowers, and carved with a small arched niche. He holds a bundle of yellow flowers in his right hand and looks down toward the shrine, apparently offering flowers in worship. Palm trees and green foliage fill the background. The man is a person in a ritual flower offering rather than an identified figure; he has long, swept-back hair, which, together with the saffron clothing and rudraksha beads, gives a probable appearance-based match in this context.2014-10-05Outdoor evening photograph of a figure in an orange-saffron dhoti and shawl with a long red and gold garland, holding a small bell in one hand and a small oil lamp or incense vessel in the other while looking up toward a tall copper-toned ceremonial kalasha-style pillar or flagstaff. The pillar is wrapped with yellow marigold garlands and topped with bundled grass, with flower offerings at its base and palm trees behind.2013-03-11September 08 20152015-09-08September 11 20132013-09-11September 09 20142014-09-09A 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.2014-08-31