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Outdoor ritual at a copper flagstaff (dhwaja stambha) draped with white cloth, a palm-frond bundle, and yellow marigold and red-and-white flower garlands with green leaves. A man in an orange saffron robe, bare-chested and with long swept-back hair, stands on the left holding a small bell in one hand and extending a lamp or offering vessel toward the pole with the other, a faint wisp of smoke rising. Behind the pole, a copper-coloured ornate base with carved relief and a small deity murti in a niche. Palm trees and blue sky frame the scene; a crowd of devotees in white and light clothing stands at the right behind barricades, some with hands raised.

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A photograph of a ritual at an outdoor ceremony. In the left foreground a figure with long, swept-back dark hair and a saffron-orange robe, wearing a gold necklace, holds a small brass ritual lamp in one hand and a ceremonial vessel in the other, raised toward a tall copper structure. The copper ritual pillar, topped with a bundle of straw and white cloth, is wrapped in yellow and white marigold garlands with red flower accents and green leaves, and rests on a copper base with ornate relief work. Behind, a crowd of people in white clothing stands along a low white platform, with palm and leafy trees and a clear blue sky overhead.2006-12-23A bare-chested man in orange ochre cloth stands at left with long swept-back hair and a beard, holding a flaming oil lamp toward a large ornate copper flagstaff. The copper pillar is wrapped with a white cloth and crowned with dried grass and leaves, and garlanded with yellow marigold and red-and-white flower strands. Behind it a crowd of devotees in white and coloured clothes stands on open ground under a bright blue sky, with trees and a small white structure at right. A camera operator is visible at the lower left. The scene shows a flag-hoisting ritual at a dwajarohanam procession.2006-12-23A photograph of an outdoor ritual at a large copper kalasha-shaped finial adorned with yellow and white marigold garlands, red flowers and green leaves, topped with a white cloth and a tuft of grass. In the foreground at left, a man with long dark hair and a bare upper body, wearing an orange saffron wrap, holds up a lit oil lamp toward the top of the structure, with smoke rising from the flame. A camera operator crouches near the base. Behind, a crowd of devotees in white and orange clothing stands and watches under a clear blue sky with trees and a small white shrine structure at right. The scene suggests a flag-hoisting or dwajarohanam ceremony, with the lamp offered as part of the rite.2006-12-23A man in orange robes wearing a multicolour garland of yellow, white, red and purple flowers stands on a white platform beside an ornate copper-coloured ritual pillar wrapped in white cloth and orange cords. He holds a brass lamp in one hand and a brass bell in the other, performing a puja. The pillar is hung with garlands and scattered with flower petals, and a tall palm tree stands behind him.2009-12-23August 27 20162016-08-27A tall, ornately carved copper or wooden ritual pillar rises steeply against a pale blue sky, its shaft wrapped in spiral bands and topped by a decorated finial. Its base is draped with white and red flower garlands and tied with green leaves and grasses. At the lower right, a bare-chested man in an orange-striped dhoti and an orange-red flower garland holds a small brass lamp or aarti vessel from which smoke rises, while palm fronds appear at the right edge and a metal roof edge at the upper left. The scene suggests a temple ritual at the pillar's base.2015-02-23August 27 20162016-08-27February 23 20152015-02-23Outdoor photo of a man in saffron-orange robes with a dark rudraksha mala around his neck, his long dark hair swept back, standing beside a tall copper-clad ritual pillar. His right hand rests on the pillar while his left holds a golden tray or bowl. The pillar is wrapped in yellow, purple and magenta marigold garlands and has a carved shrine niche with a seated golden figure. A grey stone deity murti stands in the background at the base, and palm fronds rise against a pale sky.2010-09-13December 11 20112011-12-11February 23 20152015-02-23August 27 20162016-08-27