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Outdoors under a bright sky, a standing man in a black turban with a gold ornament and a rust-red robe with a red-and-yellow flower garland stands beside a tall copper ceremonial column on an ornate copper base. The column is wrapped with a thatch of dried grass and green leaves, and its base is decorated with marigold and white flower garlands. The man, with a dark rudraksha mala at his neck, extends one arm toward the column. A red and yellow umbrella and coconut palms stand behind him. a person: the man's distinctive black turban, rust-red robe, rudraksha mala and ceremonial garlands are visible cues for the page's a person claim, but the appearance is not conclusive.

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Outdoor ritual photograph under palm trees. A tall copper-clad ceremonial pillar stands at left, wrapped with straw and green leaves and draped with white and yellow marigold garlands and red flowers. A man in saffron-orange robes with a red flower garland and a rudraksha mala stands at centre, holding a small bell in one hand and a lit oil lamp or flame in the other, wearing a black turban with an ornate gold ornament. A patterned red and orange umbrella fringed in yellow is visible at right, with another partially visible person beside it. Smoke rises from the lamp.2016-03-01March 01 20162016-03-01March 01 20162016-03-01March 01 20162016-03-01Outdoors under a bright sky, a man in a saffron-orange robe with a red and gold waist cloth stands beside a large copper kalasha-shaped vessel wrapped with white jasmine and red flower garlands. He wears a long red flower garland and a gold-beaded necklace and holds a tall wooden staff with an orange ornate umbrella overhead, the umbrella fringed in teal. Behind him are palm trees and green foliage, and a small figure in a niche is visible on the copper vessel. At the lower right, a man peers up from the edge of the frame. A purple logo appears in the top-left corner.2014-08-20 +1 copiesOutdoor scene beside a tall copper-coloured ornate pillar or dhvaja-style column, its base decorated with floral relief, wrapped with white and red flower garlands and hung with a palm frond. A man in a dark red-maroon dhoti and matching shawl, wearing a gold pendant necklace, multiple rudraksha-style beaded malas and a flower garland, stands barefoot at the right, one hand resting on the pillar and the other on a rope, smiling. Palm trees and a leafy tree fill the background, a red-and-cream umbrella is partly visible at right, and a saffron banner with a painted figure hangs at the far right edge. Several children in white and a few adults stand at the lower left on a striped cloth. a person: the man is a devotee-style figure whose ceremonial gold and beaded adornments match the in-person candidate cues.2016-04-10A person with long dreadlocked hair piled on the head, wearing an orange-saffron cloth and a long red-and-pink flower garland with yellow flowers, smiles while standing beside a carved wooden dhwajasthambha-style flagstaff at an outdoor temple setting. The wooden pillar is draped with white jasmine and red flower garlands, and its top is wrapped with green leaves and straw. Palm fronds and trees fill the background. At the right edge, a silver bowl with flowers rests on a tray.2016-01-11March 01 20162016-03-01March 01 20162016-03-01 +1 copiesAugust 20 20142014-08-20 +1 copiesOutdoor ritual at a copper-clad kalasha-topped pillar on a red raised platform, decorated with white jasmine garlands and red-and-white flower strands. A man in a red-orange robe with gold borders and a long red flower garland stands at the right, holding a golden rope tied to the pillar, with an orange and teal umbrella overhead. Palm trees and a red boundary wall form the backdrop, and several robed devotees in red and saffron stand nearby with folded hands. Probable Swamiji (long hair pulled back, gold necklaces and garland over red-orange robes) performing the pillar ritual as an in-person participant.2014-08-20 +1 copiesJanuary 01 20172017-01-01