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Outdoor temple scene at dusk-like light beside a tall red-painted temple pillar carved with a figure and wrapped with a yellow garland and rope. A long-haired man in a saffron-orange shawl and orange cloth stands in profile with a red and yellow flower garland and a beaded orange rudraksha-style mala, holding a silver plate of yellow flowers and leaves. A hand from another person is visible at the right edge. Coconut palms and trees frame the background. Appearance-based candidate a person as the central figure performing the flag-hoisting ceremony at the temple, with the presenting attendant beside him; visible cues are long swept-back hair, orange ornate clothing and a ceremonial mala.

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Outdoor photo at dusk beside a palm grove. A man in an orange-brown dhoti-style garment and shawl stands on the right, wearing a long red flower garland and a gold-accented necklace. He holds a silver aarti lamp with burning flame in one hand and a small silver bell in the other, performing a ritual. A large copper-coloured kalasha-style vessel or lingam-shaped pillar on the left is draped with a yellow marigold garland and a pink flower, with carved decorative motifs. Trees and a dark stone base are behind.2013-10-05March 11 20132013-03-11April 21 20152015-04-21Outdoor evening photograph of a flag-post ritual. A tall copper-red ceremonial pillar with carved panels and a seated figure niche is draped with yellow marigold garlands and tied with straw bundles at its base. To the right, a standing person in saffron-orange robes and a shawl wears a long red and white beaded mala with gold-coloured bead spacers, holding a small heap of yellow flowers in one hand and facing the pillar. Palm fronds fill the background against a pale dusk sky.2013-03-11September 09 20142014-09-09A man in ochre-orange robes stands beside a red stone temple pillar wrapped with yellow marigold garlands and a rope, during a flag-hoisting ceremony. He wears a long red and white beaded garland, a brown rudraksha-style mala, and a vibhuti mark on his forehead, and he holds a brass plate. Other hands extend trays holding yellow flowers and green leaves and a brass tray with a bundle of dried grass. Behind him, white-clad devotees and palm trees fill the courtyard. Swamiji (probable) is identified by long swept-back hair, ochre robes, garlands and mala cues, shown in person.2013-03-11January 01 20172017-01-01Outdoor temple ritual at dusk with a tall reddish-brown dhvajastambha (flagpole) wrapped in yellow and red marigold-and-flower garlands and brooms tied at its base. A single person in orange-saffron cloth with bare upper torso, a long orange shawl, and red flower garlands holds a brass oil lamp with a flame in one hand and a bell in the other, facing the pole. Palm trees stand behind in the evening sky. Probable Swamiji (long dark swept-back hair, saffron clothing, rudraksha-style orange beads and ceremonial garlands). Ritual context matches a flag-hoisting (dwajarohanam) with aarti; the photograph shows the lamp and bell, not a specific programme.2013-03-11A photograph of a Dwajarohanam flag-hoisting ceremony at an outdoor site. A carved wooden ratha-style flagstaff or column, decorated with yellow marigold garlands and red flowers, stands at left beside palm fronds. A bare-chested man in a rust-red dhoti-style cloth with a yellow border and a white and red floral garland holds a flower in one hand and a brass plate of flowers and leaves in the other. A second person's hand holds another offering plate. A rope hangs down the pole. Behind the pole are trees and palms under a pale sky.2014-08-31Outdoor photo beside palm trees of a man in an ochre-saffron robe wrapped over one shoulder, wearing long red and white flower garlands, an orange rudraksha-style bead necklace and a white vibhuti mark with a red dot on the forehead. He reaches toward a polished metal bowl held by a bald priest in white who wears a sacred marking on his forehead. Yellow cord hangs at right and a carved pink stone pillar appears at left. Probable Swamiji is visible from long swept-back hair, saffron clothing and rudraksha beads, with the page noting Swamiji's presence at this event.2013-03-11March 11 20132013-03-11Outdoor photo beside a large carved wooden kalasha-style pillar with a tiered top, wrapped with white and red garlands and yellow marigold strands and topped with green leaves. A bearded man with long dark hair, wearing a rudraksha mala and a reddish-brown ochre robe draped over his shoulders, stands smiling at the right. A person's hand holds a brass plate or tray at the far right, and palm trees and greenery fill the background.2017-01-01