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Outdoor photo of a person in a brown silk-like garment with gold waist sash and gold bangles, wearing a long necklace of gold beads and a thick rudraksha-style brown bead mala, plus a garland of red and pink flowers with white blossoms. The person has long swept-back dark hair and is gently touching a bundle of green leaves near a copper-coloured ornate shrine or small temple structure decorated with yellow and red flower garlands, with palm fronds overhead under a pale sky.

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Outdoor photograph of a man in a saffron-orange dhoti and matching shawl, bare-chested, wearing a rudraksha mala and a garland of white and orange flowers, standing beside a reddish-brown stone pillar-shaped shrine. The shrine is hung with yellow marigold garlands and pink flowers, and carved with a small arched niche. He holds a bundle of yellow flowers in his right hand and looks down toward the shrine, apparently offering flowers in worship. Palm trees and green foliage fill the background. The man is a person in a ritual flower offering rather than an identified figure; he has long, swept-back hair, which, together with the saffron clothing and rudraksha beads, gives a probable appearance-based match in this context.2014-10-05A photograph of a man in saffron-orange robes standing outdoors beside a tall copper ritual pillar wrapped with yellow, white, red and purple flower garlands and a bundle of dried grass stalks. He wears a white and red flower garland over his shoulders, a beaded rudraksha-style necklace, and has long swept-back dark hair. He raises one hand with a mudra toward the pillar while smiling. Behind him are tall palm fronds. At the lower right, the sleeve of an assistant in orange holds a metal plate of offerings. The pillar's base is decorated with a band of colourful flower garlands. The scene appears to be a pooja or ritual setting.2009-12-23A photograph of a ceremonial copper flagstaff or dhwaja stambha in an outdoor setting with palm trees behind it. The ornately carved copper shrine-like structure is garlanded with yellow marigolds and red roses. A man with long dark hair and a dark forehead mark stands to the right, wearing a rust-red dhoti with gold borders and an upper cloth draped over his shoulder, and wearing a white jasmine garland with a gold bead garland and red flowers. He gestures with one hand while holding a plate of flowers that another person's hand is offering.2014-08-31Outdoor evening photograph of a flag-post ritual. A tall copper-red ceremonial pillar with carved panels and a seated figure niche is draped with yellow marigold garlands and tied with straw bundles at its base. To the right, a standing person in saffron-orange robes and a shawl wears a long red and white beaded mala with gold-coloured bead spacers, holding a small heap of yellow flowers in one hand and facing the pillar. Palm fronds fill the background against a pale dusk sky.2013-03-11April 14 20132013-04-14A man with long dark hair, wearing a rust-brown dhoti with a gold-coloured waistband, stands outdoors beside a copper-coloured ornate shrine structure with carved columns and a garland of yellow flowers. He wears a dense garland of red and white flowers, a heavy gold necklace of large bead-like pendants, and gold bangles on his arms. He holds a bunch of green leaves toward the shrine, with palm fronds and trees behind him and a bright sky above. A yellow rope hangs beside the shrine. Swamiji (probable): long swept-back hair, saffron-brown ceremonial clothing, ornate gold necklace and a flower garland, appearing as the person performing the ritual.2013-04-14March 01 20162016-03-01January 04 20152015-01-04A photograph of an outdoor ritual beside a tall copper kalasha-style pillar wrapped in a white and red cloth and draped with white jasmine and red rose garlands, set against palm fronds and green foliage. A smiling figure with long dark hair stands at right in a rust-red robe, wearing layered rudraksha and bead malas, red and white flower garlands, gold bangles and an armband, holding a small brass oil lamp or bell in one hand and a metal ritual vessel in the other. A seated devotee's head is visible at the bottom edge. The pillar appears to be a ceremonial object used in a puja.2016-04-10March 01 20162016-03-01 +1 copiesA bearded man in a rust-red robe with a long brown rudraksha mala and a thick white-and-green jasmine garland stands outdoors beside a decorated wooden ratha or chariot with red and yellow flower garlands. He raises one arm to touch a ceremonial palm-frond or leafy bunch on the vehicle, while a second person in orange attire to the right holds a silver bowl. A video camera rig sits in the foreground and palm trees and a golden finial rise behind. The scene suggests a temple procession ritual.2016-09-26April 14 20132013-04-14