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Outdoor photo of a temple chariot festival under a pale sky with palm fronds. On the left, a tall white-and-orange ratha (chariot) is draped with an orange banner bearing white embroidered motifs and a crescent, trimmed with a yellow marigold garland. In the centre, a man in orange ochre robes with a gold-trimmed shawl, a topknot, gold bangles and a long gold-beaded necklace reaches up, gripping a rope that runs to the chariot's top. At right, a second man in orange robes with a rudraksha mala stands watching, and a third person in orange with a gold-bordered shawl leans in at lower right. A red and gold canopy edge appears at the upper right.

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December 23 20082008-12-23October 18 20102010-10-18 +2 copiesOutdoor temple festival scene during a brahmotsavam procession. In the foreground, a man in orange robes and a white flower garland pulls a white rope attached to an orange flag, his arm raised. Behind him, another person in orange clothing kneels on a white platform, holding the rope. A third figure in orange stands near the platform and handles a coiled white rope. On the left, a golden deity murti with a blue-green cloth and a decorated red-and-gold umbrella are visible, with a row of onlookers in white clothing with hands folded in prayer. Orange and gold canopy cloth covers the background.2009-01-02April 07 20112011-04-07April 23 20122012-04-23April 23 20122012-04-23Outdoors beneath a coconut palm, a person in a red-orange saffron robe and a red-and-white flower garland pulls a rope to raise a saffron-orange flag on a tall copper flagstaff. The flagstaff has carved ornamental bands, a small shrine-like niche and a yellow marigold garland at its base. A second person in orange cloth kneels at the lower right, partly out of frame. Bright sunlight and green palm fronds fill the background.2012-04-23December 11 20112011-12-11 +1 copiesOctober 18 20102010-10-18 +2 copiesOutdoor photo of a temple flag-raising or chariot-related ritual under a clear sky. A seated man in saffron-orange robes at right, seen from behind with dark curly hair, looks upward toward ropes. In the centre, another man in orange garments and a shawl handles a coiled white rope on a wooden board. At left, a man in a white shirt holds a rope overhead, with a person in orange beside him wearing a white-and-orange flower garland. A yellow and orange canopy stretches overhead, and an orange flag flies from a tall ribbed white pillar at upper right.2009-01-02December 23 20082008-12-23April 07 20112011-04-07