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A photograph of a man with long dark hair, a white tilak and red bindi on his forehead, wearing a saffron-orange wrap and orange and pink flower garlands, holding a round silver tray of yellow flowers over a large terracotta kalasha with a yellow marigold garland and orange thread wrapped around it. Another person's hand supports the tray from below, and the pale sky is visible behind the pot. The man's watch and a ring are visible. The setting suggests a temple ritual such as a flag-hoisting ceremony. a person is named on the page, but the appearance is not clearly distinctive enough to confirm identity.

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A bare-chested man with long dark hair and an orange shawl around his shoulders reaches up to touch an orange rope wrapped around a copper flagpole (dhwajastambha) during a flag-hoisting ceremony. He wears a red-pink flower garland with gold-coloured ornaments and an orange-brown beaded necklace. Another person's hands hold a silver tray with yellow flowers beneath him. The pole has decorative copper bands and a carved pink-stone base with yellow marigold garlands, against a pale sky. A watch is visible on the wrist of the person holding the tray.2013-03-11April 14 20132013-04-14A photograph of a man in saffron-orange robes standing before a copper-clad flagstaff, taking yellow flowers from a silver tray held by hands at the lower right. He wears a red and orange flower garland, an orange-beaded rudraksha-style necklace, and a white and red forehead mark, with eyes closed. Two hands from the left hold a brass tray with straw and a wooden stick. Palm trees and sky are behind him.2013-03-11March 11 20132013-03-11March 11 20132013-03-11March 01 20162016-03-01 +1 copiesA man in ochre-orange robes stands beside a red stone temple pillar wrapped with yellow marigold garlands and a rope, during a flag-hoisting ceremony. He wears a long red and white beaded garland, a brown rudraksha-style mala, and a vibhuti mark on his forehead, and he holds a brass plate. Other hands extend trays holding yellow flowers and green leaves and a brass tray with a bundle of dried grass. Behind him, white-clad devotees and palm trees fill the courtyard. Swamiji (probable) is identified by long swept-back hair, ochre robes, garlands and mala cues, shown in person.2013-03-11March 01 20162016-03-01October 05 20132013-10-05A photograph of a man in a rust-red garment and thick red flower garlands with gold-toned ornaments, standing outdoors beneath palm fronds. He wears gold earrings, gold bangles and a long gold-beaded necklace, and has a white tripundra with a red bindi on his forehead. He holds a polished metal bowl or kalasha-like vessel with both hands while another person's hand supports it from the right. Foliage and a pale sky fill the background.2014-11-26March 11 20132013-03-11June 24 20132013-06-24