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A photograph of a person in an orange-saffron wrap with a bare chest and a thick gold necklace, binding a large bundle of dry straw grass with white cloth around a copper-coloured kalasha-like finial atop a white temple tower. The person wears gold bangles and dark, voluminous hair; their face is turned downward while working. Behind is a white temple facade with carved deity figures in niches. The figure is an appearance-based probable candidate for a person, shown performing a ritual dressing of a temple top. Visible cues include the saffron wrap, gold necklace, long swept hair and bangles.

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September 29 20062006-09-29A photograph taken from below of a bare-chested man in an orange cloth wrapped at the waist, wearing a heavy gold necklace of beads and a gold bangle on his wrist. He has long, dark, swept-back hair and is hugging a tall copper-capped pole wrapped in straw and white cloth against a bright sky.2006-09-29Photograph taken from below of a figure in orange saffron robes and a long gold necklace, standing beside a tall copper-toned pillar wrapped in dry straw and white cloth, with a band of yellow marigold garlands at its base. The figure's long dark hair falls back, and the figure raises one arm toward the top of the pillar, which is bathed in bright sunlight and lens flare against a white sky. The pillar appears to be a dhwaja stambha being prepared for a temple ceremony.2006-09-29Photograph of a smiling person with long, dark, swept-back hair and a red bindi, wearing an orange-saffron shawl draped over one shoulder and heavy gold ornaments: a long gold necklace with a large pendant and a gold bangle. The person is wrapping a white cloth around a tall copper-coloured pot topped with bundled dry straw, a ceremonial kalasha-type form, with yellow flowers at its base. White temple architecture with carved details rises behind. The appearance-based cues of long hair, saffron clothing and gold ornaments match the Swamiji candidate named on the page, so this is labelled Swamiji (probable) performing the dhwajastambha preparation.2006-09-29Photograph taken from below against bright sunlight showing a person in orange saffron clothing with a gold bead necklace, reaching up with a bangle-wearing arm to grasp a tall pole wrapped in white cloth and dried straw, possibly part of a dhwaja stambha preparation at a temple. Sun flare fills the upper left. Only one person is visible.2006-09-29 +1 copiesDecember 22 20112011-12-22Outdoor photograph of a bare-chested man with long dark hair pulling a rope beside a tall copper temple flagpole (dvajastambha) wrapped with straw bundles at its top, garlanded with yellow flowers at its base. He wears an orange-saffron cloth draped over his shoulder with gold edging and several red beaded wrist bands. Palm trees and a pale sky form the background, and a blurred yellow and red cloth is at the lower left edge.2011-12-22September 29 20062006-09-29A person with long dark swept-back hair, wearing an orange saffron garment draped over the shoulder and rudraksha malas around the neck and wrists and upper arm, stands beside a tall ornate terracotta-coloured temple chariot or kalasha topped with a bundle of dried straw. Both hands grip a thick orange rope, looking down with a calm expression. Yellow marigold garlands hang from the structure and palm trees with blurred colourful cloth appear in the background.2011-12-22Outdoor temple rooftop scene with a white gopuram tower in the background. A man with long dark wavy hair, a red tilak and an orange saffron shawl over a red undergarment, wearing layered gold beaded necklaces, holds a bundle of dry straw and a cloth-wrapped orange and white bound object decorated with yellow and orange flowers. A second man in a white kurta with a rudraksha mala stands to the right, and a bowl of orange and yellow marigold petals is held in the foreground. The man in orange has distinctive long hair, saffron clothing and gold necklaces, consistent with a person presence, though the appearance is not fully certain.2006-09-29October 15 20122012-10-15A man in an orange saffron shawl and bare upper body stands beside a carved wooden shrine structure topped with a bundle of dried straw or grass tied with orange rope. He reaches up with both arms to adjust or press the straw bundle, which is strung with white and purple flower garlands down the sides of the shrine. His hair is tied up in a knot, with a rudraksha-style necklace and bangle bracelets. The shrine has ornate carved panels and a small figure at its base. Bright sky and palm fronds fill the background.2011-12-10