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A photograph of a person in an orange saffron robe, wearing white, yellow, red and multicoloured flower garlands and a gold bead necklace, reaching up to tie a white and orange cloth around a copper ceremonial pillar or pole decorated with yellow and red flower garlands and a carved temple-style crest. Palm fronds and a plume of smoke or incense fill the background. The person's face is turned away from the camera and their head is partly lowered. Light palm leaves are tied to the pole.

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A photograph of a man in saffron-orange robes wrapped with a white and orange cloth, standing beside a tall copper ritual pillar bound in white and orange cloth and rope. He wears a garland of yellow marigolds and red flowers and a gold necklace, and holds the cloth with both hands. Behind him, large palm fronds spread against a pale sky, and a fine spray or mist hangs in the air. Bundles of grass and yellow and red flower garlands are tied to the pillar's base, which has an ornate carved copper shrine-like top. The man appears to be performing a ritual dressing of the pillar. a person is.2009-12-23December 23 20092009-12-23A 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.2009-12-23Outdoor photo of a copper ritual pillar, a kalasha-topped column with a carved shrine niche, wrapped with marigold and mixed flower garlands in yellow, white, red and purple. A man in a saffron-orange robe with long swept-back hair and a rudraksha mala stands on the left, raising a white cloth or sacred thread over the pillar, and a second man in orange with a rudraksha necklace stands beside him holding the other end of the white cloth. Palm trees and a dark stone deity murti appear in the background. a person is the man in the long hair and saffron robe, with a rudraksha mala and garlanded adornments; the second man is an attendant or sannyasi.2009-12-23A photograph of a man in a saffron-orange dhoti and matching shawl, wearing long garlands of white, yellow, red and purple flowers, reaching up with his right hand to touch a tall copper pillar wrapped in white and orange cloth. Yellow and red-and-green marigold garlands hang on the ornate copper base, which has carved figures and a tree motif. Palm fronds and a smoke-like haze surround the scene, and a second person at the right edge holds a brass tray. Visible ritual actions suggest a temple pooja, but the event is not otherwise shown.2009-12-23December 23 20092009-12-23December 23 20092009-12-23Outdoor ritual at a temple setting with palm trees behind. A copper-toned sacred pillar or kalasha-style column is wrapped with white and orange cloth and decorated with multicoloured garlands and wheat-like stalks. Two men in orange and saffron robes stand at the column; the one on the right, in an orange shawl over his garment, reaches up to tie or wind an orange cord around the top, while the man beside him wears a long multicolour garland with red, white and yellow flowers and a tassel. A dark stone deity murti with a trident stands at the lower left, and flower petals lie on the base of the pillar.2009-12-23Outdoor photograph of a ritual at a tall ornate copper-clad pillar wrapped with white and orange cloth and strung with yellow, red and white flower garlands. A man with shoulder-length dark hair, wearing an orange saffron robe, a rudraksha mala and a flower garland, stands on a white platform raising a brass bell and a lit camphor flame in one hand while holding a bell in the other, smoke rising beside him. Coconut palm fronds stand behind, and a person in orange clothing is partly visible at the lower right near a brass plate. Petals are scattered on the platform.2009-12-23December 23 20092009-12-23A man stands outdoors with both hands raised in front of his chest, wearing an orange saffron robe and a long, multicoloured garland of white, yellow, red and purple flowers. A copper-coloured ceremonial vessel or pillar, wrapped with yellow and red flower garlands and orange cords, stands to the left, with a palm tree behind. At the right, a second man in orange robes holds a brass tray of offerings and flowers while a cloud of smoke or incense rises in the air. Petals drift in the scene.2009-12-23Outdoors beneath tall palm trees, a man in orange saffron robes and a long orange sash stands on a raised step, arms stretched upward, gripping a white and orange cloth strand tied to a tall ornate copper ritual pillar wrapped in yellow, red and white flower garlands. The copper pillar has carved relief panels and bunches of dried grass fixed to its top. The man wears several flower garlands in white, yellow, red and purple. Beside him, lower-right, two men in orange clothing hold the rope, one with a shaved head and one with sacred marks on his forehead, with a large spray of marigold garlands at the base. The scene suggests a ritual flag-raising or pole-hoisting at a temple celebration.2009-12-23