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A photograph of an outdoor ritual beside a carved reddish-brown stone structure with a tiered, lantern-like top, wrapped with yellow and orange marigold garlands and dark red flowers. Two men in saffron-orange robes stand near it under palm trees. The taller man, wearing a rudraksha mala, raises one arm high while holding a rope that runs up beside the structure. The other man, bald and in orange with a gold-edged cloth over his shoulder, bends forward to grip the rope at its base. Carved tree motifs decorate the structure's panel. The scene looks like a flag hoisting at an ashram, with the rope drawing a flag up the pole.

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Outdoor photo of a flag-hoisting ceremony beside a tall ornate red stone pillar wrapped in yellow and magenta flower garlands, with carved relief panels. A standing man in orange robes with long hair and a rudraksha mala raises his arm and holds a rope that runs up toward the pillar top. Beside him, a bald man in orange and gold-bordered cloth bends forward, pulling on another rope. Tall coconut palms and a pale sky fill the background.2011-03-05Outdoor photo beside a tall palm grove and pale sky. On the left, a red-brown ornate stone pillar with a carved tree relief and a shrine-like top is draped in yellow and orange marigold garlands with dark maroon flowers. A saffron-robed man with long braided hair, a red tilak and a beaded rudraksha-style mala stands at centre, one arm raised holding a rope that runs up toward the top of the pillar. At right, a bald saffron-robed monk in an orange shawl with a yellow border bends over and pulls on the same rope. Their actions suggest a flag hoisting at the top of the pillar.2011-03-05 +1 copiesOutdoor photo of a flag-hoisting ceremony beside a tall ornate red-pink pillar decorated with garlands of yellow and maroon flowers, with a carved tree relief on its face and a lotus-petal base. A young man in saffron/orange robes with a dark rudraksha mala pulls a white rope that hoists a flag, standing near the pillar. To the right, a shaved-headed man in orange robes and beads holds the rope in both hands. Coconut palms fill the background, and white flower petals lie on the ground. Two more people in white are partly visible at the lower right edge.2011-03-05January 11 20162016-01-11Outdoor ritual photo beneath coconut palms. A carved copper-brown ceremonial pillar or stand, wrapped with a yellow marigold garland and dry grass sprigs, dominates the left. A man in saffron-orange robes with a rudraksha mala stands at right, raising an orange cord overhead while another saffron-clad man in front of him, bare-headed and bare-chested, works the cord. Two more people are visible at the bottom right edge, one shaved-headed, the other partly cut off.2011-10-07Outdoors under palm trees, a man in saffron-orange robes with a dark rudraksha mala stands beside a tall red-brown ceremonial pillar or chariot post decorated with yellow and red flower garlands and a carved tree relief. He holds and adjusts white ropes at the top with his hands, while the bare-chested edge of another orange-clad figure and a partly visible person in white appear at the bottom right. The scene suggests a flag-hoisting procession.2011-03-05December 23 20092009-12-23A photograph of a dhwajarohanam flag-hoisting ritual at an outdoor temple setting with palm trees. A bare-chested man in a red-maroon dhoti with saffron-yellow borders and a red and gold garland pulls a long rope tied to a tall copper flagstaff topped with green leaves. Beside him, a shaved-headed priest in a maroon dhoti with yellow border supports the pole, and another man in a dhoti stands behind. The copper pillar is decorated with a yellow garland and a base wrapped in red and purple flowers. Brass horns and drummers appear at the left edge, and a red stone platform surrounds the base.2014-11-26Outdoor photo at a temple courtyard with palm trees behind. A tall copper-toned dhwajastambha flagstaff, wrapped with white and red flower garlands and topped with a sheaf of straw and green leaves, stands at left. A man in saffron-orange robes with a long rudraksha mala and a flower garland holds a rope in his raised right hand, pulling the flag rope during the flag-hoisting. A second man in orange cloth with a striped border stands beside the pole, arm extended. The first man wears a dark wrapped turban-like headpiece and a red-and-white garland. The scene shows the Dwajarohanam flag-hoisting that begins a Brahmotsavam.2016-01-11Outdoor photo beside a richly carved reddish-copper shrine-like structure topped with a green and red embroidered cloth. A long-haired man in a rust-brown garment, layered gold and bead necklaces, a red-and-white flower garland and gold bangles rests his hand on the shrine's pillar, as a shaved-headed monk in saffron-orange robes with a rudraksha mala stands beside a tray with a clay offering. Yellow marigold garlands drape the shrine, with palm fronds behind. Probable Swamiji present on the right, based on long swept-back hair, ornate gold necklaces and rudraksha-style adornment. The monk is a devotee or sannyasi.2013-04-14A man in a rust-orange and yellow ochre dhoti-style wrap, with a bare upper chest and a brown rudraksha mala, stands on a raised platform beside an ornate carved wooden chariot or ratha with a tree motif and gold-coloured pillars. He holds up orange ropes with both hands, apparently pulling them as part of a procession or temple ritual. Tall coconut palms and a pale sky are behind him.2013-09-11A photograph of a temple ritual outdoors beside palm fronds. A carved wooden ratha-style shrine with a thatched top is draped in yellow marigold garlands. A man with long dark hair, wearing an orange saffron cloth, a white and maroon flower garland and a rudraksha mala, stands at the shrine handling a rope. Beside him a shaven-headed younger man in orange robes holds a wooden tray of white cloth, yellow flowers and green leaves. Both wear beaded bangles. a person: the long-haired man in saffron with rudraksha mala and garland.2011-12-11 +1 copies