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December 18 20132013-12-18January 18 20152015-01-18December 18 20132013-12-18Outdoor photo at dusk of a copper flagstaff (dhwajastambha) on a red-painted stone base, wrapped with white cloth, a coconut-fibre bundle and yellow marigold garlands. A bald man in red-orange dhoti and shawl with rudraksha mala and a bell holds a lit oil lamp and bell beside the pole. Behind him, several men in orange-red robes stand with folded hands; one holds a tray. Coconut palms and trees frame the sky, and marigold petals lie on the platform.2013-12-18December 18 20132013-12-18November 26 20142014-11-26 +1 copiesDecember 28 20122012-12-28December 18 20132013-12-18November 22 20132013-11-22February 17 20142014-02-17Outdoor photo of a dhwajarohanam ceremony at a red-painted square base beneath a tall copper flagstaff (dhwaja stambha) wrapped with white cloth and fronds and garlanded with yellow marigold strands. A bald, bare-chested priest in a red and gold-striped dhoti reaches toward the flagstaff holding a small offering plate. To the right, several people in white and orange-saffron garments hold a lit oil lamp (aarti) and a handbell, with coconut palms and smoke rising in the background.2013-12-18October 14 20132013-10-14