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September 08 2015

Outdoor photo of a figure in saffron-orange robes with a hood draped over the head, standing barefoot on a white platform and pulling an orange rope beside a tall copper dhwajastambha (flagstaff). The copper pillar is wrapped with garlands of yellow and orange marigolds and purple flowers, and hung with palm-leaf and orange flower strands. A palm tree and a dark stone base are behind. Small marigold petals lie on the platform and a few devotees' heads are visible at the bottom edge.

2010-01-02 +1 copies

Outdoor temple ritual beside a tall copper dhwaja (flagstaff) wrapped in copper bands and draped with white and pink flower garlands, set against a palm tree and blue sky. A man in saffron robes and a white-and-red flower garland stands on a white platform, reaching toward the pole with a bundle of dried palm fronds, while a rope runs up the staff. Near the base, a saffron-wrapped bundle lies on a white cloth with flower petals. Behind him, a cameraman in white and orange clothing films the scene, and another saffron-robed person stands at the right edge. A flagstaff hoisting, dwajarohanam, ritual.

A devotee in saffron-orange robes and a matching head covering stands barefoot on a raised stone platform beside a tall copper flagstaff, pulling on an orange rope as part of a flag hoisting. The copper column has a carved base and a decorated shrine-like niche wrapped with white jasmine garlands and red flower strands. A gold-beaded mala hangs at the person's chest. Coconut palms and a stone deity statue stand behind the scene under a pale sky. The person's face is not identifiable from this view; no a person appearance cues are clearly established.

Low-angle photograph of a tall copper flagstaff (dhwajasthambha) rising from an ornate carved bronze-coloured base decorated with white and yellow marigold garlands and a palm-frond wrap. A red and gold flag is attached at the top. A man in red-brown ritual dress with a red and yellow garland and gold necklace stands beside the pole pulling its rope, and coconut palms and trees surround the courtyard under an overcast sky.

October 03 2016

2016-10-03 +1 copies

A photograph outdoors under palm trees and greenery shows a bare-chested man in a rust-orange dhoti with a gold-edged cloth draped over his shoulder and a rudraksha mala around his neck, standing with palms pressed together in namaskar and head bowed. Beside him stands a tall copper-coloured ceremonial pillar or kalasha-style lamp stand with carved panels and a base, draped with red and white flower garlands and a yellow cord, with scattered petals on the ground. A small figure in the lower left edge is partially visible.

A photograph of an outdoor ritual at a bronze-toned temple pillar or lamp stand, wrapped with red and pink flower garlands and yellow marigold strands. A man with hair tied in a bun and a bare upper body wears a rudraksha mala and a rust-red dhoti with a gold border; he holds a lit aarti lamp in one hand and a small handbell in the other, offering fire toward the decorated pillar. Palm fronds and green trees frame the scene, and a tray of yellow flowers is visible at the right edge. The pillar is ornamented with carved figures and a small shrine-like niche. a person: the rudraksha mala and rust-red clothing are visible cues on the man performing the aarti.

January 02 2010

2010-01-02 +1 copies

October 05 2014

A man in a saffron-red dhoti with gold borders and a red flower garland stands on a raised copper ritual pillar, reaching up with one arm to hold a rope. The tall copper kalasha-like pillar is decorated with green leaves, grain stalks, white and orange flower garlands, and a small carved deity figure. Bystanders in the foreground and an orange-and-teal umbrella stand at the right, under a palm grove and open shed roof. The scene suggests a temple ritual procession or pillar-raising ceremony.

2014-08-20 +1 copies

Outdoors under a metal-roofed open shelter, two sannyasis in saffron-orange robes with gold borders stand at a large pinkish stone pillar-like kalasha or sacred vessel draped with red, orange and yellow marigold garlands. The man on the left, with a shaved head and an orange shawl, lifts his arm to the top of the pillar; the man on the right, bare-headed and wearing rudraksha malas, raises both arms to hold a cord above it. Seated monks in orange and saffron robes with rudraksha malas watch in the foreground, a palm tree and greenery behind. A ceremonial ritual of decorating or consecrating the stone structure is taking place.