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Outdoor dusk ceremony beside palm trees at a dhwaja stambha-style flagpole: a copper-coloured base with a carved kalasha-like form, garlanded with yellow and pink marigold strands. A man in a saffron-orange dhoti and shawl on the left pulls a white rope while a long-haired man in a bare-chested yellow-green dhoti and shawl on the right holds a tall white flag pole upward. A third man in white dhoti with gold trim and a beaded necklace kneels watching on the right, and a couple of onlookers stand behind. Decorated red and gold banners flank the scene and yellow petals lie on the platform. Swamiji is a probable candidate for the long-haired man in yellow-green, identified by his long swept-back hair and ceremonial dress, presented as an in-person figure.

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Night-time outdoor ritual at a temple-style festival setting with tall palm trees behind. In the centre, a robed priest in saffron-orange garments with a bare upper body and ornate gold-bordered shawl holds a round brass tray toward a large copper kalasha-shaped vessel wrapped in green-and-yellow garlands and a thatched top. A younger assistant in a yellow-green dhoti with a gold-bordered cloth stands beside the vessel, hands near it. On the right, a man in white dhoti with gold border, gold necklaces and white forehead markings watches. The scene suggests a kalasha or flag-hoisting ceremony; a white rope runs vertically from above. A copyright notice overlays the upper right corner.2010-12-20Night-time outdoor flag hoisting ceremony beside a carved wooden flagstaff wrapped in yellow and magenta flower garlands. A woman in a lime-green sari with a beaded necklace reaches upward, while a shaved-headed priest in saffron-orange robes with gold borders pulls a white rope and holds a garland and small offering. A third man in white dhoti and shawl with gold trim stands at the right edge. Several onlookers stand in the background among palm fronds.2010-12-20November 29 20112011-11-29December 11 20112011-12-11November 29 20112011-11-29Dusk photograph of a dhvajarohanam flag-hoisting ritual beside a tall copper-clad kalasha-style pillar wrapped in marigold and red flower garlands with yellow blooms and a bundle of green palm leaves and white cloth at its top. Two men in saffron-orange clothing hold the ropes and work the post. The man on the left, shown from behind with a bare upper back, pulls an orange rope overhead. The man on the right, with long dark hair, a gold-trimmed saffron sari-style wrap, a multi-strand beaded necklace and gold bangles, grips the bundle with both hands. Palm trees and dark foliage surround the scene under a blue evening sky.2011-11-29November 29 20112011-11-29 +1 copiesEvening photograph of a dhvajarohanam flag-hoisting at a temple. A copper-clad flagstaff topped with a bundle of green grass and a leaf wrap stands on a stone pedestal. A man in orange and gold dhoti and shawl, with gold armbands and bangles, pulls a white rope to raise the flag. A second man in orange dhoti steadies the staff, its base draped with red and yellow marigold garlands. Coconut palms frame the scene, with a few seated devotees in white and orange at the edge.2011-11-29November 29 20112011-11-29A photograph of a flag-hoisting ritual at dusk beneath palm trees. A man with long dark hair, bare-chested, wearing an orange-yellow dhoti and wrap, pulls a white rope that raises a copper pole topped with a bundle of green leaves. The pole is decorated with red and orange marigold garlands. Behind him, a second man in orange robes and a rudraksha mala holds the rope. Another orange-robed person is partly visible at the right edge, and a white flower rests at the base of the pole.2011-11-29November 29 20112011-11-29December 20 20102010-12-20