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A photograph of a man in a maroon-red dhoti with a saffron-and-cream border, bare-chested, standing beside a reddish-brown carved stone pillar decorated with yellow marigold garlands and pink flowers. He wears layered garlands of marigold and white flowers over his shoulders, a sacred-thread-style rudraksha mala, and holds a small bunch of yellow flowers in his hand while looking down at the pillar. Behind him are tall coconut palm fronds and green trees under an overcast sky. The pillar has ornate carved panels and a stepped top.

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A man in a rust-red and saffron dhoti and a red-brown shawl stands at right, wearing long necklaces of rudraksha beads and garlands of white and yellow flowers with pink accents. He reaches out with one hand holding a small bunch of yellow flowers toward an ornate carved wooden kiosk-like shrine on a stone base, which is draped in yellow marigold garlands with pink flowers. Palm trees and green foliage fill the background under a pale sky. The scene suggests a flower offering at a shrine.2014-10-05A man in a rust-red and saffron-bordered dhoti and upper cloth, bare-chested with a long garland of marigolds and red flowers, performs aarti with a brass lamp beside a carved brown wooden shrine draped in yellow and pink flower garlands. He holds a small brass bell in his other hand. Palm trees and green foliage surround the outdoor setting.2014-10-05Outdoor photo of a man in a rust-red and gold-bordered dhoti and shawl, wearing white and gold-bead garlands and red flower garlands, scattering yellow flower petals from his right hand over an ornate carved wooden canopy shrine decorated with yellow and red marigold garlands. A palm tree and green foliage stand behind. Another person's hand holds a small vessel at right. A dwajarohanam-style flag-hoisting ceremony is suggested by the page, but the scene shows petal offering at a wooden shrine.2014-08-31A photograph of a Dwajarohanam flag-hoisting ceremony at an outdoor site. A carved wooden ratha-style flagstaff or column, decorated with yellow marigold garlands and red flowers, stands at left beside palm fronds. A bare-chested man in a rust-red dhoti-style cloth with a yellow border and a white and red floral garland holds a flower in one hand and a brass plate of flowers and leaves in the other. A second person's hand holds another offering plate. A rope hangs down the pole. Behind the pole are trees and palms under a pale sky.2014-08-31Outdoors beneath coconut palms, a large copper-coloured ceremonial pillar or dhwaja stambha stands on a stepped base wrapped in garlands of yellow marigolds, red flowers and purple blooms, with green leaves at its foot. A standing man in a rust-brown dhoti and draped brown upper cloth, with long dark hair, a red flower garland and gold bangles, holds a bunch of yellow flowers and looks toward the pillar. Behind him, several monks in orange robes sit or stand with a brass plate of offerings. This matches a flag-raising rite; the pillar is a ritual flagstaff.2014-11-26Outdoor photograph of a man standing beside a tall ornate reddish-brown temple pillar or column wrapped with a green and gold-bordered cloth and draped with yellow marigold garlands. He wears layered garlands of white and red flowers, a beaded rudraksha-style mala necklace, a gold armband, and an orange-brown dhoti with a gold border, with his upper body bare. His eyes are closed and he holds a small object in one hand near the pillar. Palm trees and greenery fill the background under a pale sky.2013-04-14Outdoor photo beside an ornate carved wooden or metal shrine-like structure on a tall pedestal, decorated with yellow marigold and red flower garlands. A man in a reddish-maroon dhoti with a gold-yellow border stands at right, wearing a white jasmine garland and a multi-strand rudraksha-style bead necklace, looking downward. Palm fronds are in the background under a pale sky.2014-08-31October 05 20142014-10-05October 05 20142014-10-05A man in a maroon-red dhoti and wrap with a saffron-orange band stands outdoors beside a carved reddish stone shrine adorned with yellow and pink marigold garlands. He wears a long white and yellow-orange flower garland and a rudraksha-bead mala, holding a lit oil lamp in one hand and a small handbell in the other. Palm fronds and green foliage fill the background.2014-10-05Outdoor photo of a woman in a rust-orange sari with an orange and gold border, wearing long garlands of white and red flowers and a multi-strand ceremonial gold and bead necklace, standing beside a tall ornate copper-coloured temple-style pillar wrapped at the top with a green and gold cloth and draped with a yellow marigold garland. She smiles while scattering petals or rice from her right hand toward the pillar, with palm trees and green foliage behind her and a red-and-gold fabric canopy at the right edge. a person: the flower garlands, long swept-back hair, ceremonial gold necklace and orange-toned clothing are the visible cues, and the page names a person for this event.2013-04-14A person in a rust-red and saffron striped dhoti and shawl stands outdoors beside an ornate carved wooden shrine pillar draped with yellow and red marigold garlands. The person holds a brass oil lamp or puja vessel in one hand and a flame or offering toward the carved shrine, with coconut palms and green foliage behind. The scene resembles a temple ritual at a shrine, with a carved wooden kalasha-topped structure as the focal point.2014-08-31