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July 08 20092009-07-08July 08 20092009-07-08Outdoor photo beside a tall ornate copper ritual pillar wrapped in white and pink flower garlands, with a broom-like bundle tied to it and a palm grove behind. A man with long dark hair in saffron-orange robes and a rudraksha-style gold necklace, wearing a white and red flower garland, stands on a raised platform holding a small brass bell and smiling. Another man in orange clothing kneels at lower right beside a tray of flowers. A colourful striped cloth hangs at the right edge. a person: the standing man in saffron robes, gold chain and bell matches the ceremonial presentation cues, shown in person.2009-06-09March 11 20132013-03-11Outdoor photograph at a temple site with coconut palms behind. A tall copper dwajastambha (flagstaff) decorated with white, yellow and orange flower garlands stands on a white stone base. A man in orange ochre dhoti and sash, bare-chested with long dark hair, pulls a rope to raise the flag. Beside him a second man in orange robes holds a brass tray of flowers and offerings. Fabric banners in red, green, yellow and purple hang at right, and a few partially visible people are at the lower edge. Suggests a dwajarohanam flag-hoisting ceremony.2009-07-08Outdoor photograph beside a tall copper-clad ritual pillar wrapped in bands of copper and draped with white and pink flower garlands and red blossoms, with a straw broom-like bundle leaning against it. A man in orange saffron robes and a white flower garland stands holding a brass bell in his right hand and a lit oil lamp or flame in his left, appearing to perform a ritual offering. Behind him, a second man in orange robes with a red flower garland stands with palms pressed together in namaste. Tall coconut palms and a blue sky with clouds form the background.2009-06-09Outdoors under a bright sky and tall coconut palms, a standing man in saffron-orange robes holds a brass bell in his right hand and a small brass vessel from which smoke rises in the other, offering to a tall copper kalasha-style ritual pillar wrapped in white cloth and decorated with yellow and red marigold garlands. A white flower garland and a gold-coloured necklace adorn him, and a red mark is on his forehead. He has long, swept-back dark hair. Beside him, a man in orange robes with a rudraksha-style mala stands with palms joined in prayer. Dry palm fronds are tied to the pillar, and a partial figure is visible at the lower edge. The scene suggests a flag-hoisting or pillar-worship ritual during a temple festival. Probable Swamiji is the man holding the bell and vessel, with long swept-back hair, saffron robes, a white garland, gold necklace and forehead mark; he is in the ritual role of officiating at the pillar.2008-12-23April 14 20132013-04-14Outdoor photo beside a tall copper kalasha-style pillar topped with green leaves and wheat-like sheaves, its base decorated with marigold and white flower garlands and a carved seated deity murti in a niche. A bare-chested priest in orange-red dhoti and red-orange flower garland raises a bell and a lit lamp toward the pillar under bright sky, with palm trees behind. In the right foreground, a bald man in saffron shawl and rudraksha beads stands in profile, wearing glasses. Coconut palms and a red-roofed structure appear at left, with a few people in the far distance.2015-02-23February 23 20152015-02-23Outdoor photo at dusk beside a large copper kalasha with a tall ornate copper body, decorated with yellow and red marigold garlands and a bed of colourful flower petals at its base. A man with long dark hair, wearing a red-and-pink flower garland, an orange shawl over an orange dhoti with a leopard-print wrap, and bangles, stands with palms pressed together in namaste. Another man on the right in white holds a metal plate, and a bare-chested figure in orange-yellow with white headband and a gold necklace sits at the right edge. Palm trees and stone statues surround the courtyard.2013-03-10March 11 20132013-03-11