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Outdoor ritual scene under palm trees and a bright sky. A man in saffron-orange robes with a matching orange head wrap and a gold-bordered orange shawl, wearing a white and gold flower garland, reaches up to touch a tall copper pillar wrapped with an orange cord. The pillar is decorated with a white flower garland, red flowers and a carved wooden base. At left, a partly visible person in white dhoti and shawl raises an arm near the pillar.

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October 07 20112011-10-07July 15 20112011-07-15December 11 20112011-12-11September 13 20102010-09-13Outdoor photo beside coconut palms of a copper-clad ritual pillar or dhwaja-style kalasha pillar wrapped with orange cord and decorated with white, yellow and red garlands. A man in orange saffron robes and a long white and red flower garland, with a tilak on his forehead and an orange-beaded mala at his neck, reaches to touch the pillar. Beside him, a second person in orange clothing holds a silver tray of offerings. A dark stone deity statue stands at the left edge.2010-02-12A photograph of a man in a flowing saffron-orange robe with long dark hair, wearing a white and red flower garland and a gold-coloured beaded necklace, standing outdoors beside an ornate copper-coloured kalasha-style pillar decorated with white and yellow flower garlands and red blossoms. He smiles while holding a brass bell in one hand and a brass oil lamp with a lit flame in the other, performing aarti near the decorated pillar, with coconut palm fronds in the background.2010-02-12December 23 20082008-12-23December 23 20082008-12-23Outdoor photo of a ceremonial copper flagstaff, decorated with marigold and white flower garlands, a yellow-orange cloth, and small ornate copper shrine detailing near its base. A man in saffron-orange robes wearing a white and red flower garland and a long sweeping hairstyle reaches up to touch the flagstaff with his right hand while holding a tray in his left. Beside him, a second person in orange robes holds a white tray with offerings. Tall palm trees and a stone deity sculpture stand in the background. Probable Swamiji (long swept-back hair, saffron robes and ornate garland) is performing the flag ritual; the second person is a devotee assistant.2010-02-12Outdoor photo beside coconut palms showing a copper flagstaff wrapped with orange cord and braided rope, with a carved copper base decorated with white and red-orange marigold garlands and yellow flowers. A man in saffron-orange robes with a long white and red-flower garland and a rudraksha-style necklace reaches up to touch the flagstaff's orange cord, his hair long and swept back. A stone figure stands at the left edge and another orange-robed person is partly visible at the right. Behind the flagstaff a copper bowl-like vessel rests on a stand near the right edge.2010-02-12September 13 20102010-09-13June 09 20092009-06-09