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A man in saffron-orange dhoti and matching orange shawl stands beside a copper-toned ornamental kalasha-style column with carved deity panels and a yellow-flower garland tied around its top. He touches the column with his right hand, wearing gold bangles and a gold armlet, and wears a long rudraksha mala with a gold ceremonial necklace. A silver tray or vessel sits near his left hand beneath a metal-framed roof.

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July 24 20132013-07-24July 24 20132013-07-24A photograph of a shaved-headed?no. A long-haired figure in saffron-orange robes stands beside an ornate copper-coloured temple pillar wrapped with orange cord and rope, reaching up with one arm to touch its top. The figure wears a gold bead necklace and rudraksha malas, with bangles on the wrist and a sandalwood-marked forehead. Beside them, a second man in orange cloth holds a silver plate with a pink cloth. A golden deity or attendant figure is carved near the base of the pillar. The setting is bright and open, consistent with a temple ritual or procession. The figure's appearance matches a probable Swamiji with long hair, saffron clothing, rudraksha and gold ornaments, performing a ritual touch on the pillar.2013-02-28July 24 20132013-07-24September 11 20132013-09-11A photograph of a man in orange saffron robes with a long rudraksha mala around his neck and dark hair swept back, standing beside an ornate copper-topped wooden structure with carved panels of seated figures and a decorative dome, wrapped with a rope and decorated with a yellow, purple and red flower garland. He reaches up with one hand to touch the rope on the copper top, while a tin-roofed canopy shades the scene. Swamiji (probable) appears to be this man, shown by his saffron robes, rudraksha mala and swept-back hair; the figure is standing at a ritual structure during a temple-style ceremony.2010-09-13Outdoor photo at dusk of a bare-chested man in orange-red dhoti with gold border and a long red and white flower garland, reaching up to tie an orange cord around a copper dhwajastambha (flagpole) mounted on a pink-red stone base. The base is decorated with yellow marigold garlands, a golden deity murti in a niche, and white feathery bundles; coconut palms frame the sky. A bald man in orange clothing is partly visible at the lower right, assisting. The scene suggests a flag-hoisting ritual at a temple.2013-03-11March 10 20132013-03-10A man in a green-yellow silk dhoti and shawl, with a long rudraksha mala of beads hanging on his chest, reaches up to touch the golden kalasha-topped structure of an ornate temple chariot or palanquin, its gilded tiers decorated with carved motifs. Its top is wrapped in green leaves and white cloth, and yellow and red flower garlands hang below. He gazes upward toward the palm fronds. At the lower right, a figure in orange robes holds a brass bowl. The background is blurred foliage.2010-12-20A photograph of two bare-chested men in saffron-orange dhotis with gold-bordered cloth, wrapping a yellow-orange cord around a tall reddish-pink stone pillar carved with figures and gold-painted pilasters, possibly a kalasha or ritual pillar under a corrugated metal roof. The man in front wears a rudraksha mala, gold bangles and a red tilak, and both raise their hands to the cord. Several onlookers in orange and white stand at the left edge, and yellow flower petals lie on the base. The scene appears to be a temple ritual or ceremonial procession.2013-07-24November 26 20142014-11-26Outdoors 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.2015-09-08