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Night photograph of a temple ritual outdoors. A man in orange saffron robes and a leopard-print shawl stands at left, raising both arms to hoist a long rope tied to a yellow flower garland with dried palm leaves at its top. He wears a rudraksha mala and gold-toned beads. Beside him, a second man in orange robes with a bare chest and a gold necklace pulls the rope, his forehead marked with a tilak. A carved wooden temple pillar with brass fittings stands at left against dark palm foliage. The scene suggests a festival procession or ritual lifting of a decorated pole.

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Night photograph of a ritual at a temple. A robed figure in saffron-orange clothing with a leopard-print shawl and a beaded gold-toned necklace raises one arm and looks upward while gripping an orange rope. Beside him a second man in orange robes and a gold necklace, with a sacred mark on his forehead and a bangle, pulls the same rope. The rope hangs from a tall flower-garlanded pole decorated with yellow marigold-type flowers, dried leaves and a straw-like bundle at the top, possibly a lamp or offering assembly being raised. Ornately carved wooden and brass architectural elements line the left edge against a dark sky.2010-11-21Night photograph of a ceremonial lamp-lighting at a temple. On the left, a person in saffron-orange robes with gold border grips a rope tied to a tall bronze lamp stand (deepa stambham) decorated with a seated deity relief. On the right, a figure with long dark hair wears an orange robe, gold-beaded necklaces and a leopard-print shawl with fringe, reaching toward the lamp stand. The background is dark.2010-11-21November 21 20102010-11-21A photograph of an outdoor ritual at a temple structure. A man in an orange saffron robe with a long strand of gold-beaded ornaments and a red tilak on his forehead pulls an orange rope tied to a tall copper-and-brass pillar, its surface carved with ornate reliefs. Yellow marigold garlands drape the pillar, with red flowers visible at its base. A second man in an orange robe, with a shaved head, stands beside him at right, holding the rope's end. Behind them a tall brass-coloured frame and a grey sky. Whether the man pulling the rope is a person cannot be confirmed from appearance alone, so the a person field is unsure.2010-10-07Night photo of a ceremonial flag-hoisting at a temple. At left, an ornate copper dhwajastambha (flagstaff) with carved relief panels stands on a stone base, with a bundle of straw or grass tied to its side. Two men are at the centre and right. The central figure wears an orange-saffron robe with a gold border and a long rudraksha mala, holding a garland of yellow marigolds bound with a sheaf of grass and leaves. The man at right wears a white dhoti and upper cloth with maroon borders and a yellow waistband, pulling an orange rope that hoists the garland up the flagstaff. The background is dark. The setting suggests a festival flag-hoisting ritual.2010-11-12Outdoor photo at dusk of a flag-hoisting ceremony under a corrugated roof decorated with orange triangular pennants. A man on the left wears a saffron-orange robe, gold chain and bangle, and holds a thick white rope bundle tied with a red cloth and yellow marigold garland. A second man on the right, with long hair and a bare back, wears a green-yellow garment with metallic trim and is adjusting the rope at the top of a tall pole decorated with marigold garlands and a palm-frond bundle. Hanging ropes and garlands frame the scene.2010-12-20Night photograph of a man in saffron-orange robes standing beside a tall ornate copper or bronze lamp stand with carved figures and tiered rings. He wears a leopard-print shawl over one shoulder and a gold-beaded necklace, and his right hand grips an orange cord or rope rising above him toward a pale moon in the dark sky. A second person in orange clothing stands at the right edge, partly cropped. The scene suggests a Karthikai Deepam lamp-lighting ritual at night, with the lamp stand as the central object.2010-11-21A 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.2010-12-20November 21 20102010-11-21Outdoor temple ritual under palm trees in warm low light. A shaved-headed young man in orange robes stands on the left, touching a wooden kalasha-like vessel topped with a bundle of straw tied with orange cord. A second orange-robed person stands at the right, wearing a long-haired appearance, orange garment with gold border and rudraksha mala, tying the orange cord around the straw crown. The wooden pot is wrapped with a yellow marigold garland and sits on a stone base with offerings of purple flowers nearby.2011-12-22Outdoor temple ritual in soft backlit evening light beneath palm trees. A figure in a flowing orange saffron robe with a rudraksha mala and bare upper arms stands at a carved wooden stambha-like pillar wrapped with straw and orange cord, with yellow marigold garlands draped on its base, and is tying or adjusting the cord at the top. Beside him a younger man in orange robes and a rudraksha mala stands close, and another orange-clad figure is partly visible behind. Dvajarohana flag-hoisting ritual setting.2011-12-22Outdoor temple ritual at dusk beneath tall coconut palms. A standing figure in saffron-orange robes with long swept-back hair, a rudraksha mala across the chest and a gold-toned necklace, grips a rope and looks upward, appearing to raise a flagpole. Beside him a second person in orange, bent forward with hands near the base, assists at a carved wooden temple-style pillar wrapped with yellow marigold garlands and topped with a thatched straw cap. A brass tray with white offerings sits near the base. a person in the standing role based on long hair, saffron garb and rudraksha mala. Several onlookers and a camera operator are visible at the bottom edge.2011-12-22