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Photograph of a man standing outdoors before palm trees, wearing a rust-red sannyasi-style cloth draped over the shoulder and wrapped at the waist with a gold-bordered sash. He has a red bindi on his forehead and holds a rope swing with both hands. He wears long garlands of white jasmine with yellow and red flower clusters, plus a rudraksha-style mala of gold-tipped beads across the chest.

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October 05 20142014-10-05October 05 20142014-10-05Outdoor procession photo. A man with long dark hair swept back, wearing a maroon-red sleeveless drape with a gold-and-brown sash, stands at the centre wearing a long garland of white jasmine strands with yellow and red flower clusters plus a gold disc-bead necklace. Behind him a man in a rust-orange shawl holds a long wooden staff with a rudraksha mala, and a golden ceremonial fan or umbrella finial rises at left. Other people in white and cream clothing stand in the background among green foliage. The central figure's appearance and ceremonial garlands with long hair match a person, though this is uncertain from appearance alone.2014-10-05October 05 20132013-10-05A photograph of a man in a rust-brown dhoti and shawl with gold-bordered trim, wearing long strands of dark rudraksha beads, a gold ceremonial pendant, and a thick garland of red flowers. He holds a thick rope with one hand and raises the other hand outward, bangles and rings on both wrists, with coconut palms behind him under a bright sky, during a flag hoisting at the start of a Meenakshi Brahmotsavam festival.2015-04-21A person stands outdoors under palm fronds and trees, raising one arm high while pulling a rope during a flag-hoisting. The figure wears a red garland of beads with gold-green floral accents, multiple strands of rudraksha mala beads, gold bangles and armlets, and a gold pendant. Clothing is a rust-red and gold-striped garment with a red dhoti-style wrap. A small red mark is on the forehead. Appearance-based label: a person, shown during the flag-raising rope ritual.2015-04-21September 26 20142014-09-26January 11 20162016-01-11March 11 20132013-03-11A man in a rust-red monastic wrap with a striped orange-and-gold border stands outdoors beneath coconut palm fronds, pulling a twisted golden rope upward with his right hand. His head is tilted back and eyes closed. He wears long garlands of white jasmine interspersed with yellow and red flower clusters, plus a heavy necklace of gold-and-black beaded spheres, and a small tilak mark is visible on his forehead. The pose suggests a flag-hoisting ritual.2014-10-05A young man in a rust-red wrap and gold-bordered cloth, wearing long white jasmine garlands with yellow and red flower accents and a thick rudraksha mala, pulls a golden rope upward with both hands while looking up and smiling. Tall coconut palm fronds fill the background. This appears to be a flag-hoisting moment during a festival.2014-10-05January 01 20172017-01-01