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A photograph of a person in an orange-brown robe with long swept-back dark hair, a red bindi, and a long garland of white, red and pink flowers, standing beside an ornate copper ratha or pillar shrine decorated with yellow and red flower garlands. A carved standing deity figure with raised hand is set within the shrine, and an orange cord is pulled taut above. A pink cloth hangs at left under a corrugated roof with palm trees behind. The person appears to be pulling or holding the cord, with a smile. Swamiji (probable) is indicated by long swept-back hair, saffron-toned robe, and layered gold and rudraksha-style necklaces; the person is standing and holding the cord.

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April 14 20132013-04-14Outdoor temple ritual under palm trees. A person with long dark hair, wearing an orange-rust sleeveless garment with a gold-bordered saffron cloth, a gold necklace, bangles and a red-and-white flower garland with red and white blossoms, holds a lit flame in a metal vessel while an attendant's hands hold a silver tray beside them. Behind, a pink-and-red carved stone temple structure is draped with a green-and-gold cloth and yellow marigold garlands. The a person cue is appearance-based only: a person, in person, with long swept hair, saffron-orange clothing and gold ornaments performing an arati-style lamp offering at a temple. Two physical people visible.2013-04-14April 14 20132013-04-14A man in orange and saffron clothing stands beside an ornate copper-and-gold shrine pillar with a carved stone-coloured niche and a seated golden deity murti. He wears a long orange shawl over his shoulder, a heavy gold necklace, layered garlands of white jasmine and red-pink flowers, gold bangles and an armband, and a red-and-gold dhoti-style cloth. His right hand rests on the copper pillar, which is wrapped with a yellow cord and white cloth, and yellow marigolds surround the shrine base. A corrugated roof and a pink cloth at the left edge frame an outdoor temple setting with palm fronds behind. a person: the figure has long swept-back hair, saffron clothing, a shawl, rudraksha-style gold adornments and a ceremonial gold necklace, consistent with the page's reference to a person at this event.2013-04-14April 14 20132013-04-14A photograph of a person standing beside an ornate copper-coloured pillar or column with carved niches and a small domed canopy. The person, with hair pulled back and a red bindi on the forehead, raises both arms high to tie or fasten a white and orange cloth at the top of the pillar. Their wrists wear gold bangles and a gold watch. They wear a long garland of red and white flowers, a brown beaded rudraksha-style mala, and a gold-coloured ornamental necklace over a dark red-brown garment. At the base of the pillar sits a carved stone figure of a seated deity or saint, draped in flowers with yellow marigolds and red blossoms. The sky behind is bright blue.2013-04-14Outdoor photo beside a richly carved reddish-copper shrine-like structure topped with a green and red embroidered cloth. A long-haired man in a rust-brown garment, layered gold and bead necklaces, a red-and-white flower garland and gold bangles rests his hand on the shrine's pillar, as a shaved-headed monk in saffron-orange robes with a rudraksha mala stands beside a tray with a clay offering. Yellow marigold garlands drape the shrine, with palm fronds behind. Probable Swamiji present on the right, based on long swept-back hair, ornate gold necklaces and rudraksha-style adornment. The monk is a devotee or sannyasi.2013-04-14April 14 20132013-04-14April 21 20152015-04-21Outdoor ritual photograph under a bright sky with palm trees and flowering shrubs behind. A man in a rust-red and gold-bordered dhoti and shawl, wearing a long red and white flower garland, multiple rudraksha malas, gold armlets and bangles, holds a small bouquet of pink flowers and looks downward. Beside him, a second person in a matching reddish dhoti holds up a white cloth flag painted with red symbols and a crescent, topped with a bunch of yellow marigold garland and a wheat-like sheaf of leaves. Partially visible figures stand at the lower edge, and a sculpted reddish base appears at the bottom left. Swamiji candidate appearance is probable: long swept-back hair, multiple rudraksha malas and ceremonial gold ornaments, presented as the figure receiving the flag-hoisting ritual.2015-04-21 +1 copiesApril 14 20132013-04-14April 14 20132013-04-14 +1 copies