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A bare-chested man with long dark hair and an orange shawl around his shoulders reaches up to touch an orange rope wrapped around a copper flagpole (dhwajastambha) during a flag-hoisting ceremony. He wears a red-pink flower garland with gold-coloured ornaments and an orange-brown beaded necklace. Another person's hands hold a silver tray with yellow flowers beneath him. The pole has decorative copper bands and a carved pink-stone base with yellow marigold garlands, against a pale sky. A watch is visible on the wrist of the person holding the tray.

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March 11 20132013-03-11A photograph of a man with long dark hair, a white tilak and red bindi on his forehead, wearing a saffron-orange wrap and orange and pink flower garlands, holding a round silver tray of yellow flowers over a large terracotta kalasha with a yellow marigold garland and orange thread wrapped around it. Another person's hand supports the tray from below, and the pale sky is visible behind the pot. The man's watch and a ring are visible. The setting suggests a temple ritual such as a flag-hoisting ceremony. a person is named on the page, but the appearance is not clearly distinctive enough to confirm identity.2013-03-11March 11 20132013-03-11March 11 20132013-03-11March 11 20132013-03-11A 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.2013-02-28March 11 20132013-03-11Outdoor dwajarohanam flag-hoisting scene at dusk beside a tall copper-toned ritual flagstaff wrapped in orange cloth and rope, with a carved figure panel, yellow marigold garlands and a pink-and-white flower base. A long-haired man in orange-red robes wrapped in a red-and-gold-trimmed garland of red and yellow flowers stretches up to the top of the pole with both arms, while a bald man with bare chest and orange shawl beside him holds a silver tray of flowers. Palm trees and a dim sky frame the scene. Two white-clad figures stand at the lower left edge.2013-03-11A photograph of a man in saffron-orange robes standing before a copper-clad flagstaff, taking yellow flowers from a silver tray held by hands at the lower right. He wears a red and orange flower garland, an orange-beaded rudraksha-style necklace, and a white and red forehead mark, with eyes closed. Two hands from the left hold a brass tray with straw and a wooden stick. Palm trees and sky are behind him.2013-03-11March 11 20132013-03-11April 14 20132013-04-14Outdoor ritual scene beside a large ornate copper kalasha-style vessel wrapped with yellow marigold garlands and dried grass, with palm trees behind. A man with long dark hair, bare-chested under a saffron-orange shawl, wears a long rudraksha mala and a gold chain, and holds a small brass lamp or dish while making an offering. Beside him a priest in white dhoti and shawl holds a plate of yellow flowers and a brass aarti lamp with a flame. The scene reads as puja or aarti at an open-air shrine.2011-10-07