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Outdoor Dhvajarohanam ritual during the Nithyanandotsavam, with a bare-chested priest in orange cloth and a long rudraksha mala holding a tray of flowers and a lit flame toward a golden kalasha-style pillar wrapped in a green, pink and gold cloth and leaves. Beside him a younger priest in orange with rudraksha malas holds a lamp flame, and a boy in orange glasses and a white-striped forehead holds a small silver bowl. Palm trees and smoke fill the background, and a stone bull (Nandi) figure sits at the left edge.

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Outdoor Dhwajarohanam ritual during the Nithyanandotsavam festival. A bare-chested priest in orange dhoti and shawl, with dreadlocked hair and sandalwood markings on his arms, holds a burning camphor flame aloft. Beside him a second orange-clad priest with rudraksha malas rings a handbell and holds a brass plate of offerings. On the right, two young boys in orange cloth stand holding a silver container and a cloth bundle. A green and pink cloth-wrapped golden pillar with leaves stands at left beside a dark stone carving, with palm trees behind. Smoke and haze fill the morning air.2021-12-19ADIKAILASA on 12/19/20212021-12-19ADIKAILASA on 12/19/20212021-12-19ADIKAILASA on 12/19/20212021-12-19Four bare-chested sannyasis in orange cloth stand outdoors before palm trees, performing an aarti. The man at right raises a brass lamp with a lit flame and small bells, his other hand in añjali mudra. Beside him a bearded sannyasi with a red tilak holds his palms together in prayer. A second sannyasi with matted locks and rudraksha malas also folds his hands. At left, a sannyasi with a flower-filled brass plate of pink petals looks downward. Their arms bear white painted markings and rudraksha bracelets, and gold-toned pendants hang on their chests. A grey stone figure appears at the right edge. Roles are priests and devotees; no one is identified as a person.2020-06-26November 12 20212021-11-12November 23 20182018-11-23MAy 17 20212021-05-17Outdoors on a rocky hillside with a tree and boulders behind, a bare-chested young man with long dreadlocks and an orange dhoti holds a silver aarti lamp with a flame aloft and a bell in his other hand, wearing a rudraksha mala and bead bracelets. Beside him, a man with long dreadlocks and a wrapped orange cloth holds his palms together in prayer, while another devotee with a white forehead mark carries a brass plate of offerings, and a figure in the foreground looks up. The scene reads as an aarti or puja ritual being performed in a natural setting.2016-10-31November 18 20182018-11-18February 24 20172017-02-24 +1 copiesTwo sadhus in saffron-orange dhotis and shawls, one bare-chested, tie a teal and gold cloth wrapped around a tall golden flagstaff during the Dhvajarohanam flag-hoisting ritual. The pole is bound with green leaves, straw and a white rope. Their faces show white ash markings, and they wear rudraksha malas and bracelets. Palm trees and soft morning light fill the background, and a garlanded pole with flowers is visible at the right edge. Overlaid text reads Dhwajarohanam and Nithyanandotsavam, 2021 - DAY 1.2021-12-19