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December 23 20062006-12-23Outdoor photograph of a dwajarohanam flag-hoisting at a temple. A man in orange robes and a gold-beaded necklace hauls a long white cloth flag up a rope beside a copper-clad pillar topped with a green-leaf wreath and dried palm fronds. Below, a white-painted plinth is scattered with petals and holds a flower plate, a brass lamp and a bowl. Around him, people in white dhotis with orange shawls watch and clap, and a cameraman in white stands at the plinth. Tall coconut palms fill the background under a pale sky.2006-12-23December 23 20062006-12-23December 23 20082008-12-23December 23 20062006-12-23December 23 20062006-12-23December 23 20062006-12-23December 23 20062006-12-23Outdoor flag-hoisting scene beneath tall coconut palms. On the right, a long-haired figure in an orange robe and white flower garland stands holding a small bouquet of flowers, facing down toward a kneeling person in orange clothing at lower right, who has dark hair pulled back. On the left, an orange flag hangs from a white rope, coiled on a white platform, beside a carved stone pillar draped with yellow and orange marigold garlands. Two potted plants in woven baskets sit on the platform, and a red umbrella appears at the upper right.2008-12-23 +1 copiesOutdoor temple ritual with palm trees behind. A man in an orange-saffron sleeveless top and white-smeared arms, with a white flower garland and dark hair tied back, raises one arm and grips a thick white cloth rope wound on a white stone platform scattered with marigold petals. Beside him stands a man in white dhoti and orange shawl, and other people in orange and white clothes stand nearby, some holding a brass vessel of yellow flowers. Behind them are a carved red sandstone pillar and a dark stone base with a deity statue draped in flower garlands. Palm fronds and white-walled temple structures fill the background.2009-01-02Outdoor 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.2009-01-02Outdoor 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.2011-04-07