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Outdoor flag-hoisting (dwajarohanam) at a temple courtyard with palm trees behind. A tall saffron-orange flag with a yellow marigold garland and green leaves is being raised on a rope beside a white-painted raised platform strewn with flower petals and brass vessels. A man on the right with long dark hair, wearing an orange shawl and rudraksha-style beads, smiles while pulling the rope with both hands. Around him, devotees in white and cream kurtas and orange cloth stand with hands folded in prayer or reaching up. An ornate copper-coloured temple pillar stands at the left edge.

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Outdoor photograph of a flag-hoisting ceremony (dwajarohanam) beside a white stone shrine with a small brass lamp and scattered flower petals. A young man with long, swept-back hair wears an orange-saffron shawl and a yellow-orange flower garland, and holds up an orange flag with a blue circle, its white cloth tie pulled taut. Around him, devotees in white kurtas and orange shawls stand close, one holding a brass pot, and an older bearded man in white at the right looks upward. Palm trees and tall trees frame the background.2006-12-23June 29 20142014-06-29 +1 copiesA photograph of a dhwajarohanam at a copper flagpole topped by a copper kalasha-like finial, wrapped in white and red flower garlands and set on a white stepped platform among palm trees. A man in saffron-orange robes with long swept-back hair and a white jasmine garland, possibly a person, grips the ropes and pulls the flag upward. Behind him, another saffron-robed man stands by the platform. Three younger men in white dhotis with yellow shawls kneel and watch at the base, and offerings of flowers, a banana leaf and a red-bordered cloth lie on the platform.2010-07-26Outdoor photo at a flag-raising or inauguration moment beneath a red umbrella atop a white pole, with orange pennants and palm trees behind. A central figure in an orange robe and orange turban, wearing a long white and red flower garland and rudraksha-style beads, pulls the rope to raise a flag while an orange-clad devotee beside him raises praying hands. A man in a white shirt and cream trousers stands at left looking upward, others in white dhotis and orange sashes watch, and a devotee at right in white holds a tray of flowers. Petals and marigold rangoli lie on the ground at the base of the pole. The central robed figure has no clearly distinctive a person cues beyond the orange robe and garland, so identity is left uncertain.2010-02-18February 28 20132013-02-28 +1 copiesOutdoor ceremony beneath green trees at the flagpole, where a tall flag is being raised on a rope. A central figure in an orange-red robe, orange-red turban, and a long gold-and-red beaded necklace with a white flower garland stands beside the pole, looking upward with arms raised toward the rope. Behind them a multicoloured umbrella with tassels is held overhead. To the right, a figure in an orange robe holds a white tray of red flower petals. Around them, people in white dhotis and shirts stand with palms pressed together in prayer, with a young woman in a white sari with yellow border at right and a child in pink at left.2008-07-27A photograph of a flag-hoisting moment outdoors beside a white plinth strewn with flower petals and bearing small silver bowls. A long-haired man in an orange shawl over a bare chest, with a gold ceremonial necklace, grips a saffron flag with a blue panel and pulls it up beside the white ropes. Behind him a second man in white clothes with an orange shawl looks on, and coconut palms and a yellow flower garland frame the scene.2006-12-23July 10 20092009-07-10Outdoor ritual on a dusty ground with a hill and trees behind. A man with swept-back dark hair and a shaved, bare-chested torso wears an orange-saffron cloth draped over his shoulder and an orange dhoti, with a long garland of white jasmine, gold beads and rudraksha beads and blue-trimmed flowers. He stretches one arm up, holding a tall grey pole wrapped with orange cord. Other devotees in orange robes stand beside him and a crowd of men in white dhotis and shirts watches. A red and tasselled umbrella is visible at upper right and a red-and-white painted step sits at lower left.2012-07-03Outdoor dhvajarohanam flag-hoisting at dusk beside a copper-coloured flagstaff wrapped with green leaves and draped with red and yellow marigold garlands. A figure in orange and saffron robes with gold-toned necklaces and bangles pulls a rope to raise an orange flag, face lifted upward. Coconut palms and a deep blue evening sky frame the scene. Two other robed figures in orange stand nearby, one looking up, and a bald devotee in the foreground is partly visible.2011-11-29November 25 20092009-11-25Outdoor photograph at a temple site with coconut palms behind. A tall copper dwajastambha (flagstaff) decorated with white, yellow and orange flower garlands stands on a white stone base. A man in orange ochre dhoti and sash, bare-chested with long dark hair, pulls a rope to raise the flag. Beside him a second man in orange robes holds a brass tray of flowers and offerings. Fabric banners in red, green, yellow and purple hang at right, and a few partially visible people are at the lower edge. Suggests a dwajarohanam flag-hoisting ceremony.2009-07-08