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A photograph of an outdoor temple ritual beside coconut palms. A man with long dark hair, bare-chested except for a red-orange cloth draped over his shoulder and wrapped at the waist, and wearing a red and white marigold garland and wrist bands, reaches up to pull a cream cloth on a tall ornate terracotta-coloured pillar, or ratha-like shrine structure, decorated with yellow marigold garlands. Beside him, a shaved-headed man in an orange cloth holds the other end of the cream cloth. In the lower foreground a man in white crouches with his head bowed near the edge of the frame. The scene is bright, with green foliage and a clear sky behind.

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Outdoor photograph of a temple ritual beside a tall ornate terracotta-coloured kalasha-like pillar with carved base and decorated with yellow marigold garlands. A man in red robes with a red-and-white flower garland and beaded necklaces holds an orange rope and pulls up a white cloth, as if raising a flag or banner on the pillar. Behind him, two men in orange robes stand; one holds a tray of folded white cloth and the other, at right, grips the white cloth. Coconut palms stand in the background. Several small figures are visible at the lower edge. a person: the man in red with the red-and-white garland, a tilak mark and long swept-back hair is presented as a person, shown performing the flag-raising ritual.2012-04-23April 23 20122012-04-23Outdoor photo beneath coconut palms of a standing man in red robes wearing a long red-and-white marigold garland and gold ceremonial necklaces, with long swept-back hair and bare arms with gold bangles. He raises one arm and gazes upward while holding an orange cord tied to an ornate copper-coloured kalasha-topped pillar decorated with yellow marigold garlands and palm fronds. A kneeling attendant in orange robes with a shaved head pulls the cord at his side. Swamiji (probable) is the standing man, identified by long hair, ornate gold necklaces and red-and-white garland; he is in_person.2012-04-23April 23 20122012-04-23Outdoors beneath tall palm fronds, a woman in a red sari with a dense red and white flower garland looks upward while pulling a cream cloth on a pole beside an ornate red-and-cream temple structure decorated with yellow marigold garlands. Beside her, a bald man bare-chested in an orange-saffron cloth draped over his shoulder wears a beaded mala and holds a cream cloth bundle. Gold and beaded bangles adorn the woman's wrists.2012-04-23April 23 20122012-04-23December 23 20092009-12-23Outdoor photo beneath coconut palms of a long-haired man in a red-orange robe with a red and white flower garland, raising one arm to place a flower or leaf on the top of an ornate copper kalasha-style pillar wrapped with an orange cord and white cloth. Beside him a bald man in orange robes holds a metal tray or vessel, smiling. At left, a partly visible person in orange with folded hands and rudraksha bracelets stands with head turned. The man in red-orange with long hair and an ornate bracelet matches visible appearance cues and is labelled probable Swamiji.2012-04-23December 03 20162016-12-03Outdoor photograph of a ritual near a carved reddish-brown stone structure wrapped with yellow marigold garlands. A figure with long dark hair wears a red garland of flowers and a red-orange dhoti and holds a long cream cloth aloft on a pole. Behind a tall coconut palm with green coconut clusters. At right, a shaved-headed man in orange-saffron robes and a beaded necklace holds a wooden tray piled with folded cream cloth. Bright sunlight washes the scene.2012-04-23Two people in red-orange robes decorate an ornate copper-coloured temple structure with flower garlands. A figure on the left with long dark hair, a red-and-white garland draped over the shoulder, and beaded bracelets reaches up to adjust a cloth-wrapped top, while a shaven-headed person in orange robes beside them holds a yellow marigold garland against the carved pillars. The structure has carved arches, a tree motif and a domed niche, set against palm fronds in daylight.2012-04-23A man with long dark hair and a red bindi stands outdoors among palm trees, pulling a cream cloth band across a carved wooden structure decorated with yellow marigold garlands. He wears a red-orange dhoti-style garment, a multicolour flower garland of red roses, white jasmine and green leaves with gold ornaments, gold-bead bracelets and an armlet. Another person's hand, wearing a rudraksha-style bracelet, reaches in from the right edge. The scene suggests a temple or ceremonial decoration setting.2012-04-23