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A photograph of a copper ritual pillar. A man in an orange robe with a red tilak on his forehead, short dark hair and a bare arm stands at right, tying or adjusting the orange cord near the top of the pillar. Behind them are palm fronds hung with orange and red flowers. The setting appears to be an outdoor temple area, consistent with a dwajarohanam flag-hoisting ceremony.

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January 02 20102010-01-02January 02 20102010-01-02 +1 copiesMarch 11 20132013-03-11January 02 20102010-01-02 +1 copiesA photograph of a man in an orange-saffron robe with a long swept-back hairstyle, wearing a white and red marigold garland and a rudraksha-style beaded necklace, standing on a white platform and raising a brass bell-shaped handheld ritual vessel with his right hand while smiling. Beside him stands a tall copper column ringed with copper bands and wrapped with orange cord, its base decorated with yellow and red marigold garlands and palm fronds, next to a large copper pedestal. Scattered red and pink flower petals cover the platform, with a coconut palm and blue sky behind. The man is a person by appearance cues (swept hair, saffron robe, rudraksha beads, garland), performing a ritual near the copper column.2010-02-12January 02 20102010-01-02 +1 copiesJanuary 02 20102010-01-02 +1 copiesA photograph of a copper dhwajastambha-style flagstaff wrapped with orange cord and decorated with yellow and purple marigold garlands at its base, with dried palm-leaf and orange flower bunches hanging above. A single man in an orange ochre robe with a rudraksha mala around his neck stands beside the pole, one arm raised to touch the copper column near its top, with palm fronds in the background. This appears to be a flag-hoisting or dwajarohanam ritual setting; the man is a priest or devotee and his identity is not established from appearance.2010-01-02 +1 copiesOutdoor temple ritual beside a tall copper dhwaja (flagstaff) wrapped in copper bands and draped with white and pink flower garlands, set against a palm tree and blue sky. A man in saffron robes and a white-and-red flower garland stands on a white platform, reaching toward the pole with a bundle of dried palm fronds, while a rope runs up the staff. Near the base, a saffron-wrapped bundle lies on a white cloth with flower petals. Behind him, a cameraman in white and orange clothing films the scene, and another saffron-robed person stands at the right edge. A flagstaff hoisting, dwajarohanam, ritual.2009-06-09January 02 20102010-01-02 +1 copiesA tall copper-clad flagstaff, wrapped in a spiral of copper bands and white cloth, rises from an ornate copper base decorated with yellow marigold garlands and green leaves. A single standing person in an orange robe and orange-saffron garment, with a red bindi, a long garland of flowers and beaded necklaces, holds a lit oil lamp flame in one hand and a silver handbell in the other, near a palm tree under a pale blue sky.2006-12-23A devotee in saffron-orange robes and a matching head covering stands barefoot on a raised stone platform beside a tall copper flagstaff, pulling on an orange rope as part of a flag hoisting. The copper column has a carved base and a decorated shrine-like niche wrapped with white jasmine garlands and red flower strands. A gold-beaded mala hangs at the person's chest. Coconut palms and a stone deity statue stand behind the scene under a pale sky. The person's face is not identifiable from this view; no a person appearance cues are clearly established.2011-07-15