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Outdoor ritual photo at a temple flag-hoisting site. A tall copper dhvaja staff stands at left, wrapped with white and orange-red marigold and jasmine garlands, with a bundle of grass and leafy stalks tied at its top and a small ornate copper shrine-like base. At right, a person in a saffron-orange robe, with long hair coiled on top of the head and multiple red and orange flower garlands plus a beaded rudraksha-style mala, smiles while holding a small silver lamp or incense vessel from which smoke rises. Palm trees and green foliage fill the background under bright daylight.

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Outdoor ritual photograph beside a tall ornate wooden pillar wrapped in garlands of white jasmine and red flowers, topped with a bundle of straw and green leaves, with a gold kalasha-like finial and a tied rope. A person in saffron/orange robes with a long wrapped dark hair knot, wearing red flower garlands and a rudraksha-style mala, holds a small aarti or incense holder from which smoke rises while holding a small handbell in the other hand. Palm trees and greenery surround the scene. a person: the figure bears long hair in a swept-back knot and saffron clothing with garlands, consistent with a person depiction, though the face is not identifiable from this view. Text in the lower right reads a copyright credit.2016-01-11Outdoor ritual scene in a palm-lined garden. A man in a rust-orange robe with a long dark hair bun and a gold ornament on top, wearing a red flower garland and a brown rudraksha mala, stands at right holding a silver oil lamp with a lit flame in one hand and a silver bell in the other. Beside him is a carved terracotta-brown shrine-like structure topped with a bundle of straw and green leaves, draped with white and red flower garlands and marigold strands. A cameraman with a camera on a tripod is partly visible at lower right. Probable Swamiji is shown with these cues: long hair bun, rudraksha mala, rust-orange robe and flower garland.2016-03-01March 01 20162016-03-01January 11 20162016-01-11September 26 20162016-09-26January 11 20162016-01-11A figure in orange saffron robes with long dark hair worn up and red and white flower garlands stands beside a tall wooden dhwajasthambha flagpole decorated with white and yellow flower garlands, a grass-and-leaf bundle tied at its top, and a small carved shrine-like base. The robed person holds a silver puja vessel and a small handbell, with incense smoke rising, in a palm-lined outdoor setting. a person's appearance-based cues here include the long hair, saffron robe and layered garlands, while a camera operator is visible at the lower edge. Flag-hoisting ritual at the start of a Brahmotsavam.2016-01-11April 21 20152015-04-21A person with long dreadlocked hair piled on the head, wearing an orange-saffron cloth and a long red-and-pink flower garland with yellow flowers, smiles while standing beside a carved wooden dhwajasthambha-style flagstaff at an outdoor temple setting. The wooden pillar is draped with white jasmine and red flower garlands, and its top is wrapped with green leaves and straw. Palm fronds and trees fill the background. At the right edge, a silver bowl with flowers rests on a tray.2016-01-11January 11 20162016-01-11A photograph of an outdoor ritual at a carved wooden shrine-pedestal draped with white and striped cloth and garlanded with yellow marigolds and red flowers. A man in a rust-red turban and rust-red robes, wearing a rudraksha mala, a long ceremonial gold-and-beaded necklace, a pink-and-white flower garland, and bangles, holds a lit oil lamp and a brass bell in a ritual gesture toward the shrine. Smoke rises from the lamp. Green foliage and palm trees form the background, and a partially visible person in orange stands at the right edge. Swamiji (probable) is the man performing the lamp offering, identified by his long swept-back hair, rust-red turban, rudraksha mala and ceremonial gold necklace.2016-12-03A photograph of a long-haired man in an orange-saffron robe performing aarti with a lit flame in a metal lamp held in one hand and a small handbell in the other, beside a tall copper-clad pillar wrapped in white cloth and garlanded with white and red flowers. Palm fronds and smoke rise behind him in bright daylight. The man appears to be a person based on his long swept-back hair, saffron clothing and rudraksha-style neck adornment, performing the ritual aarti at a temple pillar.2007-12-23