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A photograph of a person in orange and red silk clothing with heavy gold coin-style necklaces and gold-coloured bangles, hauling on a white and orange twisted rope against a plain violet sky. The person has long dark hair swept back and looks upward while pulling the rope, consistent with a flag-hoisting (dhvajarohanam) ritual. a person: the long swept-back hair, ornate gold necklaces and saffron-orange clothing are the cues for the page's a person claim, though the face is not visible. A palm frond edges the upper left of the frame.

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A photograph taken from below against an overcast grey sky. A man with long, dark, swept-back hair in an orange saffron sleeveless robe with a draped orange shawl stands looking upward, both hands gripping an orange rope that rises out of the frame. He wears a long necklace of large gold-coloured beaded balls. A yellow flower garland edge appears at the lower left.2010-10-07A photograph of a shirtless man with long dark hair and a red tilak on his forehead, wearing an orange saffron cloth draped over one shoulder and a garland of white jasmine and red flowers with gold ornaments. He holds a thick rope with both hands and looks downward, with a palm frond at the right edge and an open sky behind him.2010-07-26October 07 20102010-10-07 +1 copiesA photograph of a man with long dark hair and a red bindi, eyes closed and smiling, holding a white cloth tied to an orange rope overhead. He wears a thick gold necklace, rudraksha mala, gold armlets and bangles, and a garland of white flowers and pink-red blossoms. A green parrot perches on his shoulder against palm fronds in bright daylight. The image is a photo of an individual person; the presenter's appearance has a distinctive cluster of cues (long swept hair, ornate gold, rudraksha, garland) consistent with the archive's a person, but identity is uncertain from appearance alone.2013-04-14April 14 20132013-04-14A man with long dark wavy hair and a small red bindi stands outdoors against blurred palm fronds, wearing a saffron-orange shawl with a gold-edged border over one shoulder and a dark rudraksha mala around his neck. He grips a thick orange rope with both hands and gazes off to the side.2011-10-07A photograph of a flag-hoisting ritual at dusk beneath palm trees. A man with long dark hair, bare-chested, wearing an orange-yellow dhoti and wrap, pulls a white rope that raises a copper pole topped with a bundle of green leaves. The pole is decorated with red and orange marigold garlands. Behind him, a second man in orange robes and a rudraksha mala holds the rope. Another orange-robed person is partly visible at the right edge, and a white flower rests at the base of the pole.2011-11-29April 14 20132013-04-14Outdoor photo of a man with long dark hair and a red tilak on his forehead, holding a white cloth with an orange rope in his raised hand against a backdrop of palm fronds. He wears a rust-brown shawl and heavy gold ceremonial necklaces, with a garland of white flowers and red roses draped over his shoulders, and gold armlets and bangles. He is the sole person visible.2013-04-14Night photograph of a man in saffron-orange robes standing beside a tall ornate copper or bronze lamp stand with carved figures and tiered rings. He wears a leopard-print shawl over one shoulder and a gold-beaded necklace, and his right hand grips an orange cord or rope rising above him toward a pale moon in the dark sky. A second person in orange clothing stands at the right edge, partly cropped. The scene suggests a Karthikai Deepam lamp-lighting ritual at night, with the lamp stand as the central object.2010-11-21Outdoor photograph at a temple flag-hoisting (dwajarohanam) ceremony. A man in an orange-saffron garment with a golden ornamental necklace and a long rudraksha-style mala pulls a white rope upward with both hands while smiling and looking up. Behind him, men in white dhotis and shirts stand near a white stone shrine, with palm trees and greenery in the background. A man on the right has a white tripundra forehead marking and a mala, and a silver ritual vessel is visible at the lower right.2006-12-23A photograph of a man in an orange and gold silk sari-style garment with a maroon border, wearing a heavy gold bead necklace and gold bangles, standing beside a copper-and-gold shrine-like kalasha or ornate ritual vessel decorated with red and yellow marigold garlands. He holds a thick white and gold braided rope, apparently for a flag-hoisting (dhvajarohanam) rite, under a dark leafy backdrop. Forehead bears a red tilak.2011-11-29