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A 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.

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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.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.2014-08-31October 05 20142014-10-05August 31st 20142014-08-31A 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.2014-08-31A photograph of an outdoor ritual at a carved wooden shrine-like structure with a tiered, temple-style top, draped with yellow and red marigold garlands. A man in a red-orange dhoti with a yellow-striped border, wearing white and red flower garlands and a gold-coloured necklace, reaches toward the shrine with his right hand. Beside him, another man in an orange cloth holds a silver bowl of flowers or offerings. Tall palm trees and greenery are behind them under an overcast sky.2014-08-31October 05 20142014-10-05August 31st 20142014-08-31September 08 20152015-09-08October 05 20142014-10-05October 05 20142014-10-05January 01 20172017-01-01