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Outdoor ritual at a copper-clad ceremonial pillar wrapped with white and yellow garlands, its base on a red-and-cream platform, palm trees behind. Two priests in saffron-orange dhotis, one with long hair and a red-and-white garland, stand near the pillar, one pouring or holding a rope-like offering. A black stone Nandi bull with yellow marigold garlands and a rudraksha-style bead necklace fills the right foreground. A few devotees stand at left, one man with hands folded in namaste. The scene appears to be a temple-style ceremony with garlanded sacred objects and offerings.

Outdoor festival scene with a tall wooden dhwaja pole wrapped in an orange-red cloth and topped by a banner, set on a red-brown ratha-like platform with a dark stone nandi-style figure and green leaves and flower garlands at its base. Shirtless priests in orange dhotis stand on the steps and platform, one raising a long ceremonial item toward the pole. Coconut palms and leafy trees surround the area, with string lights overhead. A crowd in white and colourful clothes watches at left, and a cameraperson in dark clothing films the ritual. Tall palms and bright sky fill the background.

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December 23 2008

Outdoor photo of a flag-hoisting at the Brahmotsava: a tall copper-coloured flagstaff with spiral bands and a garland-draped base rises against a bright blue sky and palm trees. On the left, a black stone Nandi statue with yellow and multicoloured flower garlands sits in the foreground. On the right, two people in saffron/orange robes and orange sashes pull ropes to raise the flag, one wearing a white garment under an orange sash.

Outdoor photograph of a flag-hoisting ritual at a copper-clad ceremonial pole wrapped with white rope and draped with yellow and multicoloured flower garlands. A stone nandi bull with a garland stands at the left foreground, and coconut palms fill the background under a clear sky. Two people in saffron-orange robes stand at the right: one with long dark hair and a flower garland holds a tray or offering plate, while another in orange stands beside him at the pole's base. a person is visible, identifiable by long swept-back hair, saffron clothing, and a flower garland, performing the offering as part of the flag-hoisting ceremony.

August 27 2016

Outdoor temple ceremony at a flagpole-like copper pillar topped with a kalasha and tied with orange cloth, beside a black stone nandi bull garlanded with marigolds, in a palm-lined courtyard. Two people in saffron-orange robes and one in white dhoti pull on the cord to raise the pole, while a shaven-headed monk in orange stands at right. Devotees in white and cream saris and dhotis stand with palms joined at left, and a crowd of onlookers in white and dark clothing watches at right. A stone deity murti stands in the background.

A photograph of a flag-hoisting ceremony beside a tall copper-clad flagstaff standing on a whitewashed stone base in an open outdoor setting with coconut palms. A figure in saffron-orange robes with a white flower garland raises a rope to hoist an orange flag up the pole, while a second saffron-clad attendant holds a red and gold ceremonial umbrella overhead. Marigold garlands hang on the pole and small brass pots with offerings sit at its base. Other people in white and orange clothing stand nearby and a large dark stone with garlands is visible at the right edge.

July 15 2011

Low-angle photograph of a flag-hoisting ceremony at a temple under a clear blue sky. A tall copper-coloured flagpole, wrapped with bands and decorated with a garland, rises past palm trees. At left, a dark stone Nandi bull statue wears a garland of yellow and white flowers. A man in orange robes and a rudraksha-style bead necklace pulls the hoisting rope, and other orange-robed figures stand at right beneath a red-orange umbrella. Sunlight flares at the upper right.

Outdoor temple scene among palm trees. A tall copper-coloured kalasha-style column stands on an orange-painted stepped platform, with a black stone Nandi bull statue in front. Several saffron-robed monks in orange garments and orange-brown shawls surround the platform. One monk with a shaved head, orange cloth and a mala raises a long orange and white cloth on a pole, while a second monk in orange holds the cloth steady. Other monks watch, some holding cameras, and a man in white clothing stands at the right edge. Garlands of yellow and white flowers hang on the column. Several people in the crowd raise their hands.