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A person with short dark hair and a bare chest, wearing a rust-brown dhoti-style cloth with a gold border, stands at right touching a large copper-coloured ornate pillar or shrine column. The pillar has carved niches and a seated figure, garlanded with yellow marigolds and red flowers. The person wears heavy gold and bead necklaces, a red and white flower garland over the shoulder, and a bracelet. On the left hangs a saffron-orange cloth with white embroidered trident and sun motifs. A dark stone sculpture of a seated deity stands at the base near the pillar, under a bright sky with palm fronds behind.

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Outdoor photo of a standing man in a rust-brown dhoti-style garment and matching shawl, touching a tall ornate copper ritual pillar with temple-style carved shrines and a small figure, decorated with yellow marigold and red-and-white garlands. A tall orange cloth with a white and orange design hangs at left, another yellow flower garland drapes over its top, and palm trees and a stone figure appear in the background under bright daylight. A ceremonial gold chain and red-and-white flower garland adorn the man's neck. His appearance matches the page's a person reference only partially, so identity is uncertain and he is described as a devotee-style figure at the pillar.2013-04-14April 14 20132013-04-14April 14 20132013-04-14Outdoors under a bright sky beside a tall palm tree, a man in an orange-saffron robe stands beside an ornate bronze-toned pillar with a carved shrine-like top and a broad carved base. He wears a white and red flower garland and an orange-and-gold ceremonial necklace, with long dark hair swept back, and he raises one hand toward the pillar in a gesture of blessing. Marigold and white flower garlands and red blossoms hang on the pillar, with palm fronds tucked near its top. A dark stone deity murti stands at the left edge beside foliage. The robe, garlands and carved pillar make this a ritual setting. Probable Swamiji appears in person, based on the long swept-back hair, saffron clothing and gold necklace.2010-02-12Outdoor temple scene under bright sky with palm trees. A man with dark hair, a red bindi and a pale mala-like garland of red and white flowers stands at right in a rust-brown robe with an orange-gold waist cloth, wearing a layered gold-bead necklace and a gold armband. He looks down while holding a silver tray of flowers and offerings held by another person's hand. Beside him, an ornate copper-coloured shrine pillar with a small seated figure and yellow marigold garlands stands before a grey stone sculpture of a seated deity murti. At left hangs an orange cloth banner with a white bull (Nandi) motif and yellow flower garland.2013-04-14Outdoor photo beside an ornate reddish-orange stone or terracotta shrine pillar with carved niches, draped with a green and gold cloth and yellow marigold garlands. A standing person in a rust-brown dhoti and striped brown-and-gold cloth wears a white and orange flower garland, a rudraksha mala and a gold necklace, with gold armband and bangle. He holds a small offering in his right hand and his eyes are lowered in devotion. Palm trees and greenery fill the background under bright daylight. Appearance-based label: a person, standing in front of the shrine as a devotee-performing-offering, with long swept-back hair and rudraksha and gold adornments as the visible cues.2013-04-14April 14 20132013-04-14Outdoor dhwajarohanam at a copper-clad flagstaff (dhwaja stambha) decorated with yellow and red marigold garlands. A man with shaved head, bare-chested and wearing a maroon dhoti with yellow stripes, stands at right ringing a silver handbell and holding a lit oil lamp or aarti over the base. Ornate copper relief carving on the pedestal, palm trees and foliage behind, a small figure visible at lower left edge.2015-09-08April 14 20132013-04-14Outdoor photograph of a man standing beside a tall ornate reddish-brown temple pillar or column wrapped with a green and gold-bordered cloth and draped with yellow marigold garlands. He wears layered garlands of white and red flowers, a beaded rudraksha-style mala necklace, a gold armband, and an orange-brown dhoti with a gold border, with his upper body bare. His eyes are closed and he holds a small object in one hand near the pillar. Palm trees and greenery fill the background under a pale sky.2013-04-14A copper ceremonial flagstaff or dhvaja stambha, wrapped with an orange cord and decorated with garlands of white and yellow flowers and red blossoms, stands in an outdoor ritual setting with palm fronds behind it. A standing man in an orange-saffron robe, wearing white and red flower garlands, holds a brass bell and a small brass vessel while performing a ritual near the pillar. Two partly visible people in white clothing sit at the lower right edge. Palm trees and green foliage frame the scene under a bright sky.2010-02-12Outdoor photo of a man in a rust-red and gold-bordered dhoti and shawl, wearing white and gold-bead garlands and red flower garlands, scattering yellow flower petals from his right hand over an ornate carved wooden canopy shrine decorated with yellow and red marigold garlands. A palm tree and green foliage stand behind. Another person's hand holds a small vessel at right. A dwajarohanam-style flag-hoisting ceremony is suggested by the page, but the scene shows petal offering at a wooden shrine.2014-08-31