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A man with long, swept-back dark hair and an orange saffron garment with gold border stands outdoors, gripping two thick yellow ropes that run up beside a carved wooden ratha or chariot. He wears rudraksha beaded bracelets on his wrists and upper arm and a rudraksha mala necklace. The chariot is decorated with yellow marigold garlands and topped with a thatched straw bundle, and a carved figure of a seated deity is visible at its base. Palm fronds blur in the background. a person appears to be pulling the ratha rope during a temple procession.

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December 22 20112011-12-22December 22 20112011-12-22A person with long dark swept-back hair, wearing an orange saffron garment draped over the shoulder and rudraksha malas around the neck and wrists and upper arm, stands beside a tall ornate terracotta-coloured temple chariot or kalasha topped with a bundle of dried straw. Both hands grip a thick orange rope, looking down with a calm expression. Yellow marigold garlands hang from the structure and palm trees with blurred colourful cloth appear in the background.2011-12-22A man with long swept-back dark hair stands outdoors among palm trees, wearing an orange saffron wrap with gold-bordered edges and a dark rudraksha mala around his neck. A small red tilak marks his forehead. He holds an orange rope with one hand and looks downward. A bald man in saffron clothing sits in the lower right corner, looking toward him. Yellow flower garlands hang at the left edge, and a carved stone base is visible at the bottom left. The appearance-based cues of long hair, saffron wrap and rudraksha mala match the Swamiji candidate, so this is labelled Swamiji (probable) as the person in orange holding the rope.2011-10-07October 07 20112011-10-07October 07 20112011-10-07A bare-chested man with long, dark, swept-back hair pulls a yellow-orange rope tied to a tall ceremonial structure topped with a bundled straw broom or whisk and a decorated copper-coloured base. He wears an orange-saffron cloth draped over one shoulder, rudraksha bead bracelets and armbands, and a red forehead mark. Yellow marigold garlands hang from the structure, with palm trees blurred behind him in daylight. The scene suggests a temple procession or ratha-related ritual, with the man handling the rope.2011-12-22December 22 20112011-12-22December 22 20112011-12-22December 22 20112011-12-22December 22 20112011-12-22October 07 20112011-10-07