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Outdoor ritual photo shot from a low angle under a blue sky with scattered clouds and palm fronds. On the left, a tall carved wooden pillar with an orange cord wrapped around its top stands beside a small carved figure. In the centre, a man in orange-red robes with a rudraksha mala around his neck holds a small object in his joined hands, with a lit flame and smoke rising nearby. On the right, a second person in orange robes holds a silver tray or plate with a flame burning on it, appearing to perform an aarti or fire offering. Two people are visible.

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October 18 20102010-10-18 +1 copiesOutdoor photo under a blue sky with scattered clouds and coconut palms. At left stands a carved wooden dhwaja stambha (flagpost) wrapped with orange and black cloth bands, its base carved with figures. In the centre a man in saffron-orange robes and an orange-beaded mala stands with palms pressed together in prayer, eyes lowered. At right a second person in saffron robes bends forward at the flagpost, partly out of frame. Sunlight creates lens flare near the right edge.2010-10-18 +1 copiesOctober 18 20102010-10-18October 18 20102010-10-18 +1 copiesOutdoor ritual scene beside a tall copper lamp pillar (deepa stambha) wrapped with black and orange cloth and draped with yellow marigold garlands; a carved bronze shrine niche sits at its base. Two devotees in saffron-orange robes perform aarti: a woman in an orange sari with a rudraksha-style beaded necklace holds a small bell and a flaming oil lamp, while a shaved-headed man in orange robes with a maroon border holds a brass tray. Tall coconut palms and an overcast sky frame the scene, and a child in white with folded hands stands at the right edge.2010-11-06Outdoor photo of a dhwajastambha, a tall carved wooden flagstaff with a rope tied to it, in front of a palm tree under a partly cloudy sky. Two men in orange saffron robes stand at its base. The man in the centre has his palms pressed together in namaskar, and the man on the right holds a brass aarti plate with lit items and red offerings. Their clothing is orange and the figures are visible from the waist up against the sky. Their identities cannot be determined from appearance. The page is about a dhwajarohanam flag-hoisting ceremony, but the image only shows the flagstaff, rope, offering plate and devotees.2010-10-18 +1 copiesOutdoors under a bright sky with palm trees behind, two monks in orange-saffron robes stand beside a tall carved wooden or copper-toned pillar wrapped with an orange cord. The taller monk on the left wears a red-orange shawl and a red-and-white garland and holds his hands together in front of his chest. The monk on the right, shaved-headed and in orange robes, holds a round brass plate of offerings toward the pillar. The pillar has carved panels with figures and a stepped base. Coconut palms and a small shrine structure appear in the background.2010-10-18 +1 copiesOutdoors under a blue sky with scattered clouds and tall coconut palms, two men in saffron-orange robes stand beside a large ornate copper-toned flagstaff with carved panels, a figure niche and a braided orange cord hanging from its top. The man on the left wears an orange shawl, a beaded necklace and a bare upper body, and reaches toward the pole; the man on the right has a shaved head, wears an orange robe and holds a brass plate or tray. A video camera stands at the upper right and a small figure is visible at the far right edge. Appears to be a dhwajarohanam flag-raising ritual.2010-10-18 +1 copiesOutdoor photo beside a tall, ornately carved copper-brown ritual flagstaff wrapped with an orange cord at its base, under a bright sky with coconut palms behind. Two men in saffron-orange robes stand at right: the nearer one, shaved-headed and bare-shouldered under a dark-red wrap, holds a brass plate and offers it toward the pillar, while a second, younger man in orange with a rudraksha-style garland stands beside him. A small brass tray sits on the platform at the pillar's base. The scene suggests a dhwajarohanam flag-hoisting ceremony. No face-based identification; the page attribution is not visually confirmed.2010-10-18 +1 copiesOutdoors beneath a partly cloudy sky and tall coconut palms, two men in saffron-orange robes stand on a raised platform beside a tall, ornately carved copper-toned kalasha-style pillar with an orange cord tied around it. The man on the left, with long dark hair, a red-orange garland and a rudraksha-style necklace, stands with palms pressed together in namaskar. The bald man on the right holds a large brass or gold tray or plate, appearing to offer or present it toward the pillar. A small ritual vessel sits at the pillar's base. The scene suggests a puja or consecration rite at a pillar.2010-10-18 +1 copiesOutdoor ritual at a copper-clad lamp pillar (deepa stambha) with carved stone base, draped with yellow and orange marigold garlands and an orange cloth tied around its shaft. Two men in saffron/orange dhotis and upper cloths stand on a raised platform beside coconut palms. The man at right, shaved-headed and bare-chested with rudraksha and a gold-coloured pendant necklace, holds a large metal lamp tray with a flame burning at its top. The younger man at left, also in orange, holds a brass plate with offerings. A third person in white and maroon cloth bends at the lower right edge. The scene suggests a lamp-lighting offering at a deepavali-style festival.2010-11-06A photograph taken from a low angle beneath a tall copper dhwaja stambha (flagstaff) with carved bands and a carved base panel showing deity figures, wrapped with orange cord near the top. Two people in saffron-orange robes stand at its base under a blue sky with cumulus clouds and coconut palms. The standing figure, barefoot, with a short-cropped head and a rudraksha-style red-and-gold beaded necklace, holds his hands in anjali mudra in prayer. A second figure in orange garments bends forward at the right, hands near the base of the pillar. A stone pedestal and a small dark altar stone appear behind them. The scene suggests a flagstaff ritual such as dhwajarohanam.2010-10-18 +1 copies