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A photograph of an outdoor ritual at a carved wooden temple structure draped with garlands of yellow, red and purple flowers. A man stands at right with a rudraksha mala and a red flower garland, wearing a rust-red dhoti with gold borders and gold armbands; his hair is swept back. Coconut palms and a green lamp post are behind him. At far right, a few people in orange and saffron robes stand near a tray of yellow flowers. Watermarked archive photo; the text beside the scene describes a Brahmotsavam flag-hoisting.

November 26 2014

2014-11-26 +1 copies

November 26 2014

A man in a rust-orange dhoti and shawl with gold-striped borders stands outdoors beside an ornate bronze-coloured shrine structure garlanded with marigold and red flower strands. He holds a brass aarti lamp with a lit flame in one hand and a small handbell in the other, performing a puja. He wears a long multi-strand bead necklace and a fresh pink and orange flower garland. A palm tree and green foliage fill the background.

A copper-coloured ceremonial pillar or dhwaja stambha wrapped with yellow and red marigold garlands and topped with bundled straw, at an outdoor dhwajarohanam flag-hoisting rite. A man with long swept-back hair, bare-chested except for a rudraksha mala and gold-and-red flower garland, wears rust-orange robes with a yellow sash and holds a small bell and flower petals. Beside him, a shaven-headed priest in a white upper cloth with white tripundra markings holds a silver vessel. Palm trees and greenery surround the scene.

Evening outdoor ritual at a tall copper-clad pillar set on a stepped red stone base, its top wrapped in green leaves and white and yellow garlands, with flower petals scattered on the platform. A woman in an orange-red sari with a red and orange garland stands at right holding a lit lamp toward the pillar. A shaved-headed priest in orange robes kneels in front at right, holding a brass tray and joining his palms, with a white tilak on his forehead. Several people in white and light clothing watch from the left, some with hands folded, under coconut palms and a dusk sky. A photographer's camera is visible at the left edge.

Outdoor evening photograph of a figure in an orange-saffron dhoti and shawl with a long red and gold garland, holding a small bell in one hand and a small oil lamp or incense vessel in the other while looking up toward a tall copper-toned ceremonial kalasha-style pillar or flagstaff. The pillar is wrapped with yellow marigold garlands and topped with bundled grass, with flower offerings at its base and palm trees behind.

Outdoor photo at dusk beside a large copper kalasha with a tall ornate copper body, decorated with yellow and red marigold garlands and a bed of colourful flower petals at its base. A man with long dark hair, wearing a red-and-pink flower garland, an orange shawl over an orange dhoti with a leopard-print wrap, and bangles, stands with palms pressed together in namaste. Another man on the right in white holds a metal plate, and a bare-chested figure in orange-yellow with white headband and a gold necklace sits at the right edge. Palm trees and stone statues surround the courtyard.

Outdoors under palm trees, a bare-shouldered man in a maroon and gold-bordered dhoti and shawl stands beside a copper dhwajastambha flagpole base wrapped with yellow and red marigold garlands. He holds a small handheld bell in one hand and a ritual vessel in the other, performing the flag-hoisting ceremony. Sunlight falls on the copper pillar and palm fronds.

August 20 2014

2014-08-20 +1 copies

A man in saffron-red robes stands outdoors at dusk holding a lit oil lamp in one hand and a small brass bell in the other. He wears a long red and yellow marigold garland, a rudraksha mala with a ceremonial gold pendant, and a vibhuti or kumkum mark on his forehead. Beside him is an ornate brass pillar-style shrine or kalasha-topped structure draped with white and red flower garlands and leafy green branches, with a small deity murti visible inside. A second person with a white forehead mark is partially visible at the lower edge. Palm trees and dark foliage fill the background. Strong warm lamplight glows against the evening sky.

A man in an orange-brown silk dhoti with gold borders stands outdoors beside an ornate pinkish-gold stone pillar garlanded with yellow and pink flowers. He wears a red and white flower garland with gold-tipped ends and holds a small oil lamp aloft in one hand and a silver bell in the other, gazing upward. Palm trees and dense greenery fill the background under a dusky sky. The scene resembles an aarti offering at a shrine pillar. A bare-shouldered figure with a white wrap on one arm; ceremonial gold necklace visible.