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December 11 2011

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December 11 20112011-12-11 +1 copiesDecember 22 20112011-12-22December 11 20112011-12-11 +1 copiesDecember 22 20112011-12-22August 31st 20142014-08-31A photograph of a temple ritual outdoors beside palm fronds. A carved wooden ratha-style shrine with a thatched top is draped in yellow marigold garlands. A man with long dark hair, wearing an orange saffron cloth, a white and maroon flower garland and a rudraksha mala, stands at the shrine handling a rope. Beside him a shaven-headed younger man in orange robes holds a wooden tray of white cloth, yellow flowers and green leaves. Both wear beaded bangles. a person: the long-haired man in saffron with rudraksha mala and garland.2011-12-11 +1 copiesTwo shaven-headed sannyasi-style men in maroon-red dhotis and wraps with gold borders stand at the base of a tall copper dhwajasthamba (flagpole) being raised. Both grip the copper pillar with outstretched arms; one holds a rope running up the pole. The ornate copper column is draped with yellow and red marigold garlands. Palm fronds and greenery surround the red-tiled platform, and a few onlookers stand at the lower edge of the frame, partially visible. Ritual flagpole raising.2014-08-31December 23 20092009-12-23October 07 20102010-10-07 +1 copiesOctober 07 20102010-10-07December 11 20112011-12-11 +1 copiesOutdoor photo of a flag-hoisting ceremony beside a tall ornate red stone pillar wrapped in yellow and magenta flower garlands, with carved relief panels. A standing man in orange robes with long hair and a rudraksha mala raises his arm and holds a rope that runs up toward the pillar top. Beside him, a bald man in orange and gold-bordered cloth bends forward, pulling on another rope. Tall coconut palms and a pale sky fill the background.2011-03-05