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Photograph of a smiling person with long, dark, swept-back hair and a red bindi, wearing an orange-saffron shawl draped over one shoulder and heavy gold ornaments: a long gold necklace with a large pendant and a gold bangle. The person is wrapping a white cloth around a tall copper-coloured pot topped with bundled dry straw, a ceremonial kalasha-type form, with yellow flowers at its base. White temple architecture with carved details rises behind. The appearance-based cues of long hair, saffron clothing and gold ornaments match the Swamiji candidate named on the page, so this is labelled Swamiji (probable) performing the dhwajastambha preparation.

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September 29 20062006-09-29 +1 copiesSeptember 29 20062006-09-29Photo 111696172006-10-06September 29 20062006-09-29A photograph taken from below of a bare-chested man in an orange cloth wrapped at the waist, wearing a heavy gold necklace of beads and a gold bangle on his wrist. He has long, dark, swept-back hair and is hugging a tall copper-capped pole wrapped in straw and white cloth against a bright sky.2006-09-29A photograph of a person in an orange-saffron wrap with a bare chest and a thick gold necklace, binding a large bundle of dry straw grass with white cloth around a copper-coloured kalasha-like finial atop a white temple tower. The person wears gold bangles and dark, voluminous hair; their face is turned downward while working. Behind is a white temple facade with carved deity figures in niches. The figure is an appearance-based probable candidate for a person, shown performing a ritual dressing of a temple top. Visible cues include the saffron wrap, gold necklace, long swept hair and bangles.2006-09-29 +1 copiesPhotograph taken from below against bright sunlight showing a person in orange saffron clothing with a gold bead necklace, reaching up with a bangle-wearing arm to grasp a tall pole wrapped in white cloth and dried straw, possibly part of a dhwaja stambha preparation at a temple. Sun flare fills the upper left. Only one person is visible.2006-09-29 +1 copiesA photograph of a man with long, dark, wavy hair and a vertical white tilak with a red dot on his forehead, bare-shouldered and wearing an orange and maroon wrap, with a heavy gold ceremonial necklace of round beads and a gold bracelet. He looks down while holding a red silk-wrapped bundle tied with white cloth and a bunch of dried grass, as another person in a white sleeve assists him from the right. Behind him are white pillars and a shrine area with garlands.2006-09-29Outdoor photograph at dusk of a man with long, wavy dark hair wearing a saffron-orange shawl over an orange garment and a gold-colored sari border, a white and red flower garland, and a long gold bead necklace. A red-and-white tilak marks his forehead. He smiles while holding a coconut wrapped in green leaves in one hand and a gold-wrapped cylindrical object in the other. Behind him a dark water tank sits on a black metal stand among trees. At left, a man in white with an orange shawl holds a tray of offerings. The setting suggests a ritual or puja.2007-01-01A photograph of a man with long, swept-back dark hair and a white-and-red forehead marking, bare-chested except for a saffron/orange wrap and ornate gold beaded necklace. He leans forward attentively, handling a bundle of red and gold cloth wrapped around a white-and-orange striped object, while another person's hand holds a bundle of dried straw or grass at the right. The setting appears to be a temple colonnade with white pillars. a person cues: long hair, gold necklace, saffron clothing, ceremonial ritual activity.2006-09-29A smiling man with long dark hair, a red bindu and vibhuti on his forehead, stands in an orange saffron shawl with gold border and a multi-strand gold ceremonial necklace with a red-and-white flower garland. He holds green leaves over a polished stone lingam or abhishekam stone at an outdoor ritual. To the left, an assistant in white and orange garments holds a brass vessel. Behind them are a black water tank on a metal stand and trees under a pale sky.2007-01-01Outdoor photograph of a temple ritual on a rooftop beside a white temple with ornate sculpted parapet. A long-haired man in saffron-orange robes with a red border and a yellow marigold garland around his neck stands on a white pedestal, both hands gripping a tall copper dhwajasthambham (flagstaff) wrapped with white cloth and straw, with marigold garlands and flower petals at its base. Probable Swamiji cues: long swept-back hair, saffron clothing and a ceremonial garland. Around him, men in white dhoti and kurta, some with orange shawls, stand and watch, and a bare-chested boy and several onlookers are crowded at the parapet. Trees and open sky lie beyond.2006-09-29