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Outdoor photo beside a palm tree at a temple, showing a man in a rust-orange dhoti and wrap with a long red and white flower garland and a gold-coloured bead necklace, holding a polished metal bowl with both hands while a second man in white stands at the right edge holding the other side of the bowl. A yellow rope hangs at the right and a carved stone pillar with yellow flowers appears at the left. The man has long dark hair, a white forehead band and a red dot, and appears to be presenting an offering during a flag-hoisting ceremony.

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Outdoor photo beside palm trees of a man in an ochre-saffron robe wrapped over one shoulder, wearing long red and white flower garlands, an orange rudraksha-style bead necklace and a white vibhuti mark with a red dot on the forehead. He reaches toward a polished metal bowl held by a bald priest in white who wears a sacred marking on his forehead. Yellow cord hangs at right and a carved pink stone pillar appears at left. Probable Swamiji is visible from long swept-back hair, saffron clothing and rudraksha beads, with the page noting Swamiji's presence at this event.2013-03-11Outdoor photo of a flag-hoisting ritual at a temple. A central figure with long dark hair, a white forehead mark, a red-and-gold garland and a dark beaded mala stands in an orange-saffron robe, eyes closed, holding a brass tray with a red cloth over a red-and-pink ritual pillar. Palm fronds are held near the pillar, and marigold and yellow flower garlands wrap its base. On the right, a bald man in orange holds a tray of yellow flowers and green leaves. Hands from a third person reach toward the tray. Palm trees and a crowd of devotees in white are in the background. The figure is described as Swamiji (probable) based on the long hair, saffron robe, garlands and mala cues.2013-03-11March 11 20132013-03-11November 26 20142014-11-26Outdoor temple scene at dusk-like light beside a tall red-painted temple pillar carved with a figure and wrapped with a yellow garland and rope. A long-haired man in a saffron-orange shawl and orange cloth stands in profile with a red and yellow flower garland and a beaded orange rudraksha-style mala, holding a silver plate of yellow flowers and leaves. A hand from another person is visible at the right edge. Coconut palms and trees frame the background. Appearance-based candidate a person as the central figure performing the flag-hoisting ceremony at the temple, with the presenting attendant beside him; visible cues are long swept-back hair, orange ornate clothing and a ceremonial mala.2013-03-11A photograph of a person in rust-orange robes standing outdoors before a plain pale sky and a palm frond. The person, with long dark hair and a white forehead mark, holds a silver oil lamp with a lit flame in one hand and a silver handbell in the other. Layered orange beaded necklaces and pink flower garlands with gold-toned ornaments hang across the chest. A yellow flower garland is visible at the left edge near a bundle of straw-like material.2013-03-11October 05 20132013-10-05March 11 20132013-03-11March 11 20132013-03-11March 01 20162016-03-01 +1 copiesOctober 05 20132013-10-05Outdoor photo beside a palm tree. A man with long dark hair swept back and a small red bindi, wearing a red and white flower garland, layered gold-toned necklaces and an ochre-brown shawl over bare shoulders, leans forward with a gold-rimmed brass tray or kalasha-like vessel draped with an orange cloth and heaped with pink, purple, yellow and white flowers. Another person's hand supports the tray from the right. Swamiji (probable): the man's long hair, flower garland, gold necklaces and ochre shawl are distinctive ceremonial cues; he is presenting the flower-laden vessel as part of an offering. Yellow marigold garlands hang at the left edge.2013-10-05