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A man in an orange-red dhoti and yellow-banded shawl wrapped over one shoulder stands barefoot beside a carved reddish stone shrine-like structure with a tiered finial and a tree relief panel. He raises both arms and grips orange ropes hanging from above, a rudraksha mala draped across his chest. Palm trees and greenery surround the stone pedestal.

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September 11 20132013-09-11September 11 20132013-09-11September 11 20132013-09-11September 11 20132013-09-11Outdoor photo beside a tall ornate copper-toned shrine pillar with carved niches, a seated golden figure, and palm trees behind. A man in saffron-orange dhoti and shawl with yellow borders, wearing a long rudraksha mala, raises a braided orange rope overhead with one hand while another person in similar orange cloth holds the rope lower down, appearing to perform a ritual pulling of a flagpole or temple rope. The man has short hair and a focused expression. a person cues are limited to saffron clothing and a rudraksha mala; no crown or long hair is visible, so identity is uncertain.2013-09-11Outdoor photo beside a tall ornate reddish-brown stone column with a carved shrine-like top, a decorated base and a tree carving on one panel, set among coconut palms and green foliage. A man in a rust-red dhoti and upper cloth with a yellow-gold border and a beaded rudraksha-style mala stands on a raised platform, one arm raised and gripping a thick orange rope that runs up the column. Another man in an orange-red robe with a shaved head sits lower right, hands raised in greeting, smiling. Possible a person cues are absent for the standing man in clear view; treat identity as uncertain.2013-09-11September 11 20132013-09-11July 24 20132013-07-24October 05 20142014-10-05Outdoor photo at an ashram courtyard with a tall ornate copper-and-stone pillar topped by a copper finial, its octagonal shrine niche holding a golden seated figure. A standing man in rust-orange robes with yellow borders and a rudraksha mala on his chest pulls an orange rope or cord wound around the pillar's top. Another orange-robed figure stands behind him, and a shaved-headed devotee in orange sits at lower left, looking up. Yellow flower petals lie at the pillar base, with palm trees and green foliage behind, and a dark deity murti on a low orange platform at right.2013-09-11Outdoor 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.2013-09-11Outdoors among palm trees, a woman in a rust-orange sari with a gold-striped border stands beside an ornate copper-coloured kalasha-style pillar with carved base and floral relief. She wears a rudraksha mala and a garland of orange and red flowers, and her right hand rests on the pillar while her eyes are lowered. A marigold garland is draped over the pillar. At the lower right edge, a shaved-headed man in orange robes with a beaded mala is partly visible.2014-09-09