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Outdoor evening photograph of a figure in an orange-saffron dhoti and shawl with a long red and gold garland, holding a small bell in one hand and a small oil lamp or incense vessel in the other while looking up toward a tall copper-toned ceremonial kalasha-style pillar or flagstaff. The pillar is wrapped with yellow marigold garlands and topped with bundled grass, with flower offerings at its base and palm trees behind.

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Outdoor temple ritual at dusk with a tall reddish-brown dhvajastambha (flagpole) wrapped in yellow and red marigold-and-flower garlands and brooms tied at its base. A single person in orange-saffron cloth with bare upper torso, a long orange shawl, and red flower garlands holds a brass oil lamp with a flame in one hand and a bell in the other, facing the pole. Palm trees stand behind in the evening sky. Probable Swamiji (long dark swept-back hair, saffron clothing, rudraksha-style orange beads and ceremonial garlands). Ritual context matches a flag-hoisting (dwajarohanam) with aarti; the photograph shows the lamp and bell, not a specific programme.2013-03-11November 26 20142014-11-26March 11 20132013-03-11Outdoors under palm trees, a bare-shouldered man in a maroon and gold-bordered dhoti and shawl stands beside a copper dhwajastambha flagpole base wrapped with yellow and red marigold garlands. He holds a small handheld bell in one hand and a ritual vessel in the other, performing the flag-hoisting ceremony. Sunlight falls on the copper pillar and palm fronds.2015-09-08A man in an orange-brown silk dhoti with gold borders stands outdoors beside an ornate pinkish-gold stone pillar garlanded with yellow and pink flowers. He wears a red and white flower garland with gold-tipped ends and holds a small oil lamp aloft in one hand and a silver bell in the other, gazing upward. Palm trees and dense greenery fill the background under a dusky sky. The scene resembles an aarti offering at a shrine pillar. A bare-shouldered figure with a white wrap on one arm; ceremonial gold necklace visible.2013-10-05A man in a rust-orange dhoti and shawl with gold-striped borders stands outdoors beside an ornate bronze-coloured shrine structure garlanded with marigold and red flower strands. He holds a brass aarti lamp with a lit flame in one hand and a small handbell in the other, performing a puja. He wears a long multi-strand bead necklace and a fresh pink and orange flower garland. A palm tree and green foliage fill the background.2014-09-09September 08 20152015-09-08November 26 20142014-11-26November 26 20142014-11-26 +1 copiesA photograph of an outdoor temple scene with a large ornately carved wooden or stone pedestal-shaped shrine, draped with yellow and red marigold garlands. A man in rust-red and saffron-banded cloth stands at right, bare-shouldered, with a white floral garland around his neck and his hair tied up, holding a small silver bell or lamp and reaching toward the shrine. Tall palm trees and green foliage surround the scene under an overcast sky. Partially visible people appear at the bottom left edge.2014-08-31A photograph of an outdoor ritual at a temple-like site under palm trees. A large carved reddish-brown stone kalasha or ornate pillar-shaped structure is draped with yellow and red-and-purple marigold garlands, with a small carved pedestal beneath. A man with long dark hair, wearing a rudraksha mala and a red-and-ochre dhoti with a matching ochre shawl, holds yellow flower petals in one hand and extends them toward the structure. Gold armbands are visible. Behind him, several people in orange and saffron robes stand at the right edge, partly cropped. Swamiji (probable): the man has long swept-back hair and saffron clothing with rudraksha and ceremonial adornments, consistent with the page's claim.2014-11-26September 09 20142014-09-09