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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.

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A 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.2014-10-05June 09 20092009-06-09Photograph 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.2014-10-05October 05 20132013-10-05October 05 20132013-10-05October 05 20142014-10-05October 05 20142014-10-05A photograph of a saffron-robed sannyasi standing outdoors beside a carved stone temple pillar draped with white and red flower garlands. He holds a rope in his raised right hand and looks down with eyes closed, wearing a tall bun of dark hair, a red tilak on his forehead, long rudraksha malas and red-and-white flower garlands around his neck. Palm trees and greenery fill the background, and a bundle of leaves sits atop the pillar. The scene reflects the flag-hoisting rite at the start of a Brahmotsavam, though the flag itself is not visible. The man's identity cannot be confirmed from appearance, and no printed caption names him here.2016-01-11January 11 20162016-01-11January 11 20162016-01-11October 05 20142014-10-05April 21 20152015-04-21