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A photograph taken from below of a shaved-headed man in an ochre-red and mustard-yellow cloth, wrapped around the body with a yellow border and a brown knotted rudraksha-style necklace. He stands under a palm tree, gripping two orange-yellow ropes with both hands, head tilted back and mouth open as if calling or chanting upward. Coconut palm fronds and a palm trunk fill the background against a pale sky.

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A 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.2014-10-05September 26 20142014-09-26A man in rust-red and yellow-bordered ochre dhoti and shawl stands outdoors before palm fronds, holding a thick orange rope in one raised hand while the rope wraps around his waist. He wears a brown rudraksha mala around his neck and has a vermilion bindi on his forehead. Beside him on the left is a carved stone shrine or pillar with a gold-toned figure of a standing devotee. The image is a photo of a ritual or temple-related activity.2013-09-11A man in a sleeveless saffron-orange robe with a long gold bead mala draped across his chest stands outdoors beneath palm fronds, raising one arm and gripping an orange rope overhead while gazing upward. A red tilak marks his forehead and his dark hair falls to his shoulders. The sky is pale and overcast.2010-10-07A man in a rust-orange monastic wrap stands outdoors, gripping two orange-yellow ropes raised overhead, with a palm tree and bright sky behind him. He wears a brown rudraksha-style mala over his shoulders and a red bindi on his forehead, and he smiles upward. Ropes and palm fronds frame the scene, with a carved wooden pillar partly visible at the left edge.2013-09-11Photograph 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.2014-10-05A man in a rust-orange and yellow-bordered wrap stands outdoors before tall palm fronds and a palm trunk. He wears a thick rudraksha mala and a red bindi, and holds a brass oil lamp in his raised left hand and a silver handbell in his right. He gazes upward, a person figure performing a ritual in an open-air setting.2013-09-11April 21 20152015-04-21A 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.2014-10-05December 03 20162016-12-03A man in a rust-red sleeveless robe with a matching dhoti and an orange-gold waist cloth stands outdoors under a coconut palm with green coconuts hanging above. He wears a long white jasmine garland interspersed with yellow and red flower clusters and a gold-bead rudraksha-style mala, and he has a tilak on his forehead. His right arm is raised and his left arm extended as he gestures, with orange ropes hanging around him. Foliage and a dark stone pillar sit in the background.2014-10-05October 05 20132013-10-05