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Outdoor photo of a shirtless man in an orange saffron wrap holding an orange rope that pulls a decorated wooden chariot or ratha. The chariot carries a thatched straw-covered top, carved copper-coloured panels and a seated deity murti, and is garlanded with white and purple flower strands. Tall coconut palms stand in the background. The man has his hair tied in a bun, wears rudraksha beads and gold bangles, and looks down at the rope. a person identity is uncertain from appearance; the page does not place a person at this event.

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A man in an orange saffron shawl and bare upper body stands beside a carved wooden shrine structure topped with a bundle of dried straw or grass tied with orange rope. He reaches up with both arms to adjust or press the straw bundle, which is strung with white and purple flower garlands down the sides of the shrine. His hair is tied up in a knot, with a rudraksha-style necklace and bangle bracelets. The shrine has ornate carved panels and a small figure at its base. Bright sky and palm fronds fill the background.2011-12-10A person with long dark swept-back hair, wearing an orange saffron garment draped over the shoulder and rudraksha malas around the neck and wrists and upper arm, stands beside a tall ornate terracotta-coloured temple chariot or kalasha topped with a bundle of dried straw. Both hands grip a thick orange rope, looking down with a calm expression. Yellow marigold garlands hang from the structure and palm trees with blurred colourful cloth appear in the background.2011-12-22Outdoor photo of a man in an orange-saffron dhoti and shawl, bare-chested with gold bangles and a rudraksha-style beaded necklace, pulling down a long orange rope with both hands at a wooden temple chariot or ratha. Carved wooden details and purple-and-white flower garlands hang on the left, with palm fronds behind. A second man with a shaved head, partly visible at lower right, wears orange cloth. Overcast sky.2011-12-10Outdoor photograph of a bare-chested man with long dark hair pulling a rope beside a tall copper temple flagpole (dvajastambha) wrapped with straw bundles at its top, garlanded with yellow flowers at its base. He wears an orange-saffron cloth draped over his shoulder with gold edging and several red beaded wrist bands. Palm trees and a pale sky form the background, and a blurred yellow and red cloth is at the lower left edge.2011-12-22December 22 20112011-12-22December 22 20112011-12-22December 10 20112011-12-10Outdoor ritual photograph: two men in orange-saffron robes stand beside a carved wooden kalasha-like vessel topped with a thatched bundle of straw wrapped in an orange cord and draped with purple and white flower garlands. One man, with a rudraksha mala and bead necklaces, holds the orange cord overhead while the other, shaved-headed and wearing a multi-strand bead necklace, pulls it taut. A small metal deity figure sits inside a carved niche on the vessel. A grey stone statue stands to the right, with palm fronds and green trees behind and a brass tray at the lower right edge.2011-12-10December 22 20112011-12-22December 22 20112011-12-22December 22 20112011-12-22A man with long, swept-back dark hair wears a saffron-orange dhoti and shawl with gold borders and multiple rudraksha malas around his neck and arms. He is pulling a yellow rope attached to a tall wooden dvajastambha flagpole wrapped with straw bundles at its top, while another hand holds a white cloth. Below him, a small golden murti of a seated deity sits within a carved wooden shrine decorated with yellow marigold garlands. Blurred palm trees appear in the background.2011-12-22