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A photograph of a man in a dark red-brown dhoti with cream and orange-gold borders, bare-chested and wearing a long white jasmine garland with red flowers, leaning forward and holding a rope while bowing toward an ornate carved wooden shrine or ratha-like structure. The shrine's niche holds a deity murti draped in garlands of yellow marigolds and red flowers, and the scene is set outdoors with palm fronds and green trees behind, consistent with a flag-hoisting ceremony beside a dwajarohanam pole.

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August 31 20142014-08-31August 31st 20142014-08-31Outdoor photograph of a man in a saffron-orange dhoti and matching shawl, bare-chested, wearing a rudraksha mala and a garland of white and orange flowers, standing beside a reddish-brown stone pillar-shaped shrine. The shrine is hung with yellow marigold garlands and pink flowers, and carved with a small arched niche. He holds a bundle of yellow flowers in his right hand and looks down toward the shrine, apparently offering flowers in worship. Palm trees and green foliage fill the background. The man is a person in a ritual flower offering rather than an identified figure; he has long, swept-back hair, which, together with the saffron clothing and rudraksha beads, gives a probable appearance-based match in this context.2014-10-05A photograph of an outdoor temple scene with a large ornately carved wooden or stone pedestal-shaped shrine, draped with yellow and red marigold garlands. A man in rust-red and saffron-banded cloth stands at right, bare-shouldered, with a white floral garland around his neck and his hair tied up, holding a small silver bell or lamp and reaching toward the shrine. Tall palm trees and green foliage surround the scene under an overcast sky. Partially visible people appear at the bottom left edge.2014-08-31August 20 20142014-08-20 +1 copiesSeptember 08 20152015-09-08Outdoors beneath palm trees, a man in saffron-orange robes and a red-orange dhoti stands beside a carved stone kalasha-topped column wrapped with yellow and pink marigold garlands. He holds a rope and garland while a deep maroon cloth with white patterning is lowered or hoisted from above, consistent with a flag-hoisting ritual. Another person's hand is visible at the right edge. He wears a rudraksha-style mala and garlands of flowers across his chest. Green foliage and a light sky form the background.2014-10-05August 20 20142014-08-20 +1 copiesA copper-coloured ceremonial pillar or dhwaja stambha wrapped with yellow and red marigold garlands and topped with bundled straw, at an outdoor dhwajarohanam flag-hoisting rite. A man with long swept-back hair, bare-chested except for a rudraksha mala and gold-and-red flower garland, wears rust-orange robes with a yellow sash and holds a small bell and flower petals. Beside him, a shaven-headed priest in a white upper cloth with white tripundra markings holds a silver vessel. Palm trees and greenery surround the scene.2015-09-08September 26 20142014-09-26Outdoor photo of a man with dark, long hair standing with palms pressed together in namaskar before an ornate reddish-brown wooden shrine or temple pillar carved with arches and a tree motif. Yellow and orange marigold garlands drape the shrine. The man wears a white and red floral garland, a beaded rudraksha-style mala, gold bangles and an orange-red dhoti or sarong, with his eyes closed in prayer. Palm trees and bright sky appear behind him.2013-04-14April 14 20132013-04-14