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May 05 20152015-05-05December 23 20082008-12-23December 23 20062006-12-23Outdoor festival scene with a tall wooden dhwaja pole wrapped in an orange-red cloth and topped by a banner, set on a red-brown ratha-like platform with a dark stone nandi-style figure and green leaves and flower garlands at its base. Shirtless priests in orange dhotis stand on the steps and platform, one raising a long ceremonial item toward the pole. Coconut palms and leafy trees surround the area, with string lights overhead. A crowd in white and colourful clothes watches at left, and a cameraperson in dark clothing films the ritual. Tall palms and bright sky fill the background.2017-01-01Outdoor ritual photo at a temple-like courtyard with green trees behind. A man in an orange dhoti and orange shawl with a white floral garland stands at a tall silver flagpole, holding the rope to hoist a palm-frond topped pole. Beside him, another priest in orange holds the rope overhead, and a bare-chested man in white dhoti pulls the yellow cord. A bald priest in orange with rudraksha mala raises his arms. Behind them, white-clad devotees and women in saris watch. On the right, a large black Nandi bull statue draped in a pink cloth and garlanded with flowers stands beside a table with fruit and offerings. A photographer is visible at the lower right.2015-05-05Outdoor photograph of a dwajarohanam flag-hoisting at a tall copper-coloured flagstaff decorated with carved panels and a red-and-maroon pennant topped with a yellow marigold garland and green leaves. A white cloth is being pulled up the pole on a rope. In the foreground a man in orange robes and long dark hair, with a bare upper body and adornments, pulls the rope with his arms raised and face lifted upward. Beside him, people in white and orange clothing hold ropes, and a cameraman in orange with a video camera films from the white platform. A brass lamp, a small bowl, scattered yellow and white flower petals and marigold garlands lie on the white-painted base. Tall coconut palms and trees stand behind the pole against a pale sky.2006-12-23December 23 20082008-12-23December 23 20062006-12-23December 23 20062006-12-23December 25 20152015-12-25December 18 20132013-12-18September 13 20102010-09-13