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Outdoor photograph of a ritual at a temple-like pillar with coiled rope wrapped around it. A man with long dark hair, wearing an orange sleeveless garment and a garland of yellow, white and red flowers around his neck, stands at the pillar pulling a white and orange rope. Beside him, a second person in an orange robe with dark maroon trim, with short hair, holds the rope and leans in. Below, a hand holds a silver tray with a coiled white and orange rope. Palm trees and foliage are in the background, with incense smoke rising at left.

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December 23 20092009-12-23Outdoor ritual scene beside a coconut palm. A tall copper kalasha-like vessel wrapped in white cloth and orange cord is decorated with yellow, orange and maroon marigold garlands. A figure in an orange robe and a flower garland bends forward and places a hand on the vessel while lightly touching it. Beside them a second person in orange clothing holds a brass tray with small silver bowls. Sunlight glares behind the palm fronds. Copper ritual vessel, orange cloth and marigold garlands dominate the frame.2009-12-23Outdoor temple ritual in which saffron-robed devotees pull ropes attached to a copper-plated kalasha-topped ratha or chariot structure decorated with white jasmine garlands and orange and yellow marigold garlands. A man in a bright red sleeveless top and red dhoti stands on the structure and hauls a rope overhead, while another man in an orange robe on the right pulls the other rope. A third person in an orange head wrap is partly visible at the bottom. Palm trees and an overcast sky frame the scene, and a grey stone sculpture appears at right.2009-07-08Outdoor photo of two shaved-headed men in saffron-orange dhoti and shawl garments tying orange cord around a tall ornate copper-brown ritual pole topped with a bundle of straw or dried grass. Purple and white flower garlands hang on the pole, with a small gold figure visible on its base. Palm trees and a grey stone deity murti stand behind. The man on the right holds the cord high with both hands, while the man on the left pulls it at waist height. Bright sky background.2011-12-10December 23 20092009-12-23Outdoor photograph of a flag-hoisting ceremony beneath coconut palms in bright daylight. A person in long flowing saffron-orange robes, with long dark hair swept back, grips a thick white rope that runs up a polished copper flagstaff decorated with bands and a carved shrine-like base wrapped in straw and garlanded with yellow and red flowers. A second young man in matching orange robes and a beaded necklace stands beside him. The scene reads as the start of a Brahmotsava procession.2008-12-23December 23 20092009-12-23Outdoor ritual photograph: two men in orange-saffron robes stand beside a carved wooden kalasha-like vessel topped with a thatched bundle of straw wrapped in an orange cord and draped with purple and white flower garlands. One man, with a rudraksha mala and bead necklaces, holds the orange cord overhead while the other, shaved-headed and wearing a multi-strand bead necklace, pulls it taut. A small metal deity figure sits inside a carved niche on the vessel. A grey stone statue stands to the right, with palm fronds and green trees behind and a brass tray at the lower right edge.2011-12-10December 22 20112011-12-22Outdoor photograph of a temple chariot procession. Two men in saffron-orange dhotis and shawls stand on a wooden ratha chariot, pulling and adjusting thick orange ropes that are wound around a tall bundle of straw and dry grass on top of the chariot. Purple and white flower garlands hang from the chariot's wooden structure. A bald man in white clothes with a gold-colored shawl stands at the lower right, and a brass plate is visible at the right edge. Palm trees and green foliage fill the background under a pale sky.2011-12-10A photograph of a large copper ritual pillar wrapped with white and orange cloth and draped with multicoloured flower garlands in yellow, red, white and purple, with dried palm fronds tied to its upper section. A smiling man in orange robes and a white garland stands at right, both arms raised, holding the white and orange cloth wrapped around the pillar. Behind him a second person in orange clothing and rudraksha beads stands partly visible, and tall coconut palms and light haze fill the background. The setting suggests an outdoor temple-festival rite, possibly a pillar-dressing ceremony. Swamiji (probable) appearance-based label: long dark hair and saffron ceremonial robes with a garland, applied as a tentative label for the standing man.2009-12-23December 23 20092009-12-23