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April 21 20152015-04-21A photograph outdoors with palm trees behind. A bare-chested man with long dark hair and a red-and-white cloth at his waist reaches up to adjust a tall copper pillar wrapped in a white and maroon striped cloth, with bundles of dried grass tied to its top. The copper base is ornate with carved arches and draped with white jasmine garlands and red flower strands. The man wears red beaded bangles and a flower garland over his shoulder. No face-based identification is made.2016-04-10November 26 20142014-11-26April 21 20152015-04-21October 05 20142014-10-05Outdoor photo of a tall copper kalasha or ritual pillar wrapped with white and maroon-bordered cloth, bound with rope and topped with bundles of green grass or darbha. Below, an ornate copper and brass base is decorated with white and red flower garlands. Two people at the right, partly visible, have their hands on the cloth; one wears gold bangles and an orange garment, another has a shaved-hair style and gold bracelets. Palm fronds blur in the background against a pale sky.2016-04-10Outdoor photograph of a flag-hoisting ritual (dvajarohanam) at a temple. A tall copper flagstaff is wrapped with dried grass and green leaves and draped with yellow and red garlands. In the centre, a man in a dark red-brown cloth and a red-and-white garland, wearing gold necklaces and a gold waist ornament, pulls a long white rope to raise the flag. At right, a man with long dreadlocked hair and an orange-and-red cloth around his waist holds the same rope from behind. Palm trees stand in the background against a bright sky.2016-12-14March 11 20132013-03-11Three men in saffron-orange dhotis and wraps perform a flag hoisting ritual at an outdoor temple setting, with palm trees and green foliage behind them. A tall copper kalasha-shaped post topped with a bundle of straw or grass is wrapped in white cloth and adorned with white jasmine-style garlands and red flower garlands. The man on the left, wearing glasses and a rudraksha mala, holds the white cloth at the base, while the two men on the right, one bare-chested with bangles, grip the post and cloth at the top. The scene reflects a flag hoisting ceremony for a temple festival.2015-04-21April 21 20152015-04-21December 14 20162016-12-14Outdoor dwajarohanam flag-hoisting scene at dusk beside a tall copper-toned ritual flagstaff wrapped in orange cloth and rope, with a carved figure panel, yellow marigold garlands and a pink-and-white flower base. A long-haired man in orange-red robes wrapped in a red-and-gold-trimmed garland of red and yellow flowers stretches up to the top of the pole with both arms, while a bald man with bare chest and orange shawl beside him holds a silver tray of flowers. Palm trees and a dim sky frame the scene. Two white-clad figures stand at the lower left edge.2013-03-11