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A close crop of a person kneeling beside a gold-toned metal flagpole wrapped with white rope and tied with green leaves, at its base sits a wide brown stone or metal platform. The person wears a white dhoti with a gold border and a dark wooden bead rudraksha-style mala, with a pink or red cloth draped above. The flagpole stands on a patterned red and cream mat near a tall dried plant in the background, consistent with a dwajarohanam flag-hoisting setup.

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A bare-chested man in a white turban and white dhoti with a gold border stands in profile with palms pressed together in anjali mudra, eyes closed, before a crimson flag. He wears a dark rudraksha mala around his neck and has a large tattoo on his upper left arm. The crimson flag bears white-outlined painted imagery of a bull with a decorated saddle, a swastika and sun motifs, and a row of small ritual symbols along its lower edge. Marigold garlands hang on the flag pole, and a gold-ornamented shrine structure glows softly in the background. The setting suggests a flag-hoisting ritual.2024-03-01Outdoor photo at a sunlit lawn with green grass and wooded hills under a blue sky. A shirtless man in a white dhoti with a gold border and a cream turban stands beside a brass flagstaff, holding the rope while a magenta flag with a white painted design is hoisted. He wears a long rudraksha mala with beads. A brass tray with a kalasha, oil lamps and offerings sits on a magenta-draped table at left, indicating a dhvajarohanam flag-hoisting ritual. The priest is a single visible person; the swami candidate is not clearly identifiable by appearance here, so no a person identification is made.2024-11-07May 18 20192019-05-18December 02 20162016-12-02 +1 copiesA bare-chested priest in a white turban and white dhoti with a gold border stands at left, holding a long white rope or cord that rises toward a hanging red-pink cloth flag. He wears a dark rudraksha mala and has white painted markings on his arm and chest. The flag bears white painted imagery of a bull with a saddle, a swastika, a sun, a trident and other ritual symbols. Beside it stands an ornate gold-framed doorway or shrine arch, with a green leaf bundle at the base of the flag pole and a red cloth at lower right. The setting is an indoor hall with a metal ceiling. This appears to be a flag-hoisting ritual.2024-03-01March 28 20182018-03-28 +1 copiesNovember 14 20212021-11-14Photo 11714904 +1 copiesA shirtless priest in a white turban and white dhoti with gold borders stands with his back to the camera, bending over a shrine. He wears a beaded necklace and sacred ash marks on his shoulders and arm, and is placing a white-and-red flower garland on a deity murti draped in white and green cloth. A flame burns at the right, and a second person's hand with red and gold bangles reaches toward the fire. Behind the shrine are gold and red drapes, a gold-framed niche with floral decorations and brass oil lamps. The setting suggests a homa or puja offering.2025-12-30A bare-backed man in a white turban and white dhoti with a gold border stands bent forward on a concrete terrace, gripping a tall brass pole on a brass base while raising a flag line. He wears a dark beaded mala around his wrist and has arm tattoos. To his left sits a brass tray with small oil lamps and a kalasha-like brass vessel, and beside the base a brass plate holds a decorated brass vessel with a cone-shaped top. Green lawn and trees fill the background under a dusky blue sky.2024-11-07A bare-chested man in a white dhoti with a gold-bordered yellow sash and a light lavender turban stands outdoors on grass, holding a brass kalasha with a coconut-like orange top. He wears a rudraksha mala with gold bead accents and has tattooed arms. Beside him a tall pole flies a red flag printed with a figure, and brass offering trays sit at the lower left. The setting suggests a flag-hoisting ritual, though the ceremony itself is not otherwise visible. Only one person is visible.2024-11-07September 07 20112011-09-07