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Outdoor photo of a standing man in saffron-orange robes and a rudraksha bead necklace, a red tilak on his forehead, pulling two orange ropes overhead that hang down toward a red and white flag with a bird motif. Behind him rise tall coconut palms under a cloudy sky, and at left a carved copper-toned pillar with ornate figure reliefs. A second person's arm and fist appear at the right edge, helping with the rope. This appears to be a flag-hoisting ceremony, with the flag being raised beside a decorated pillar.

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October 18 20102010-10-18A man in saffron-orange robes and a rudraksha mala stands atop an ornately carved copper-toned pillar or pedestal, pulling up orange ropes while a large saffron flag bearing a pale emblem is raised beside him. Coconut palms and a blue sky with clouds form the backdrop, and a hand is visible at the right edge of the frame. The scene suggests a flag-hoisting ceremony outdoors.2010-10-18 +1 copiesA standing man in a rust-red and saffron-bordered dhoti and shawl, with a dark rudraksha-style mala around his neck, grips two orange ropes hanging from a tall copper temple bell pillar. The ornate copper pillar has a carved tree motif, a dome-shaped finial, and a deeply carved lotus-petal base. Behind him, palm trees fill the background, and a seated person in red-orange clothing is partly visible at the right edge. The man is bare-chested apart from the wrapped cloth and appears to be ringing or setting the bell.2013-09-11September 11 20132013-09-11A photograph of a copper flag mast decorated with yellow and maroon flower garlands and a carved tree panel, with a rope tied around its base. Beside it stands a young man in saffron-orange robes with a dark rudraksha mala around his neck and a red tilak on his forehead, holding a rope and tying it while palm trees and sunlight fill the background. The scene suggests a flag hoisting ritual.2011-03-05Outdoor photo of a dhwaja (flag) hoisting ceremony beside a tall copper flagpole wrapped in copper bands and carved with a seated figure in a niche and floral relief at its base. Two shaved-headed men in saffron-orange robes stand on a raised platform; the nearer one, in an orange upper cloth with maroon border, looks upward while the other, in a red-orange robe with a rudraksha mala, pulls an orange rope that runs up the pole. Yellow flower petals lie on the platform, a palm tree and blue sky with clouds frame the scene, and the partly visible heads of onlookers appear at the bottom edge.2010-10-18 +2 copiesA person in saffron-orange robes stands on a raised platform beside a carved stone temple tower, reaching upward with both hands to pull an orange rope. The figure wears a rudraksha mala with large beads around the neck and gazes up toward the top of the tower. Tall coconut palms and a partly cloudy sky fill the background. A white and orange cloth is visible at the bottom edge, and another arm enters from the right side of the frame.2010-10-18 +1 copiesJanuary 02 20102010-01-02 +1 copiesOctober 18 20102010-10-18 +2 copiesJuly 08 20092009-07-08A photograph of a temple festival at a shrine with a copper-coloured ratha or chariot-style base decorated with yellow, white and green garlands. A man in orange robes with curly dark hair kneels on the white platform, pulling on a thick rope, while another man in orange cloth stands beside him. A man in orange with a white forehead mark and a flower garland looks up and holds the rope, and a bald man in orange with a mala stands at left. Behind them a crowd watches under a yellow, green and red canopy, with painted panels and a red umbrella at left. Scattered marigold petals lie on the platform.2009-01-02A figure in an orange saffron robe with a white and magenta flower garland and a gold bead necklace stands with both arms raised, gripping two white ropes that rise toward a tall coconut palm. His head is tilted upward, watching the rope line. Behind him, another person in saffron clothing holds the lower rope, and a flower-decorated deity murti sits on a pedestal at left with a pink floral garland. The scene suggests an outdoor temple ritual, possibly a flag-hoisting (dwajarohanam) procession. Swamiji (probable): long dark hair, orange saffron robe, and a rudraksha-style gold bead necklace, identified by the page's note that he attended this event.2009-06-09