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A photograph, rotated sideways, of a person in a yellow-green dhoti-style garment with silver-edged borders, lying prone on the floor. Their hands grip a thick white braided rope held taut above them, a ritual gesture resembling a flag or ropeway setup. Behind them is an ornately carved wooden structure with a yellow and magenta flower garland draped across its base, and a dark hall with red triangular banners and a hanging thatched element. The attire and flower garland suggest a temple-style ceremony, but the event is not clearly visible beyond the rope.

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December 20 20102010-12-20A photograph of a person in a lime-green garment with gold-edged borders, bent forward with arms extended, hands resting on the ornately carved wooden pillar or yoke of a temple chariot. The carved wood shows figurative relief work and is hung with yellow and magenta marigold garlands and a white cord. A tall tree and a dusk sky appear in the background, with an orange cloth and a small lit lamp visible at left. The figure has voluminous dark hair and bare feet. The image is rotated sideways.2010-12-20December 20 20102010-12-20December 20 20102010-12-20December 20 20102010-12-20Night photograph of a dwajarohana flag-hoisting ceremony beside a tall copper-banded wooden flagstaff wrapped with straw, green leaves and yellow-and-pink flower garlands. A woman in a yellow-green sari with pale border pulls a thick white rope upward with both hands while looking up toward the top of the pole. Behind her are dark palm fronds against a deep blue sky. On the right edge, a person in an orange-saffron robe with gold border stands partly visible, wearing a bracelet.2010-12-20A night-time dwajarohana, the flag-hoisting ceremony, beside an ornate bronze-coloured kalasha-style stand decorated with yellow and pink flower garlands. A man with a shaved head, white tilak and orange robe with gold border, wearing a beaded necklace, grips a white rope that hauls up a flag bundle decorated with leaves. Beside him a woman in a light green sari with gold jewellery holds a palm-leaf bundle aloft. Mostly obscured onlookers are visible at the bottom right, with one person in white holding a camera. The man's appearance is not sufficiently distinctive to establish a person identification.2010-12-20December 20 20102010-12-20December 20 20102010-12-20Outdoor photo at dusk of a robed figure in a yellow-green saree with gold-coloured necklace and bangles reaching up to adjust the white cloth wrapped atop a large ornate copper-coloured kalasha-like pillar or dhwajastambha. The pillar is garlanded with yellow and pink flower garlands and carved with relief figures; a small carved shrine-like niche sits on its upper section. A second person in orange clothing stands behind. A row of onlookers is visible at the bottom edge against palm trees, with a small triangular pennant at left and red bunting at upper right.2010-12-20December 20 20102010-12-20December 20 20102010-12-20