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Outdoor photograph at dusk of a figure in an orange-yellow silk dhoti and shawl with a red border, wearing a flower garland, bangles and a red tilak on the forehead, holding a lit oil lamp flame beside a tall copper dhvajastambha flagstaff. The flagstaff base is an ornate copper pedestal decorated with red and yellow marigold garlands and bound with white and saffron cloth, topped with green grass bundle. Background shows large trees, palms and a blue-white banner logo; a white van with an Ananda Galleria banner and partially visible onlookers, including a bald man in white at the bottom, stand nearby. This appears to be a dhvajarohanam flag-hoisting ritual with a lamp offering.

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Evening outdoor photo of a long-haired figure in a saffron-orange robe and draped orange dhoti with a red-and-yellow marigold garland, holding a lit oil lamp (aarti) toward a tall copper flagstaff (dhvajastambha) wrapped in white cloth and topped with green grass. The copper pillar stands on a carved stone base hung with red and yellow marigold garlands. Behind are dark trees and palms under a dusky blue sky. A parked white van with a 'Ananda Galleria' sign and a poster of a person in orange is at left. Several people are partly visible at the bottom edge, including a bald man in white and women in the crowd.2011-11-29November 29 20112011-11-29 +1 copiesNovember 29 20112011-11-29November 29 20112011-11-29A woman in a bright orange silk sari with a gold border stands beside a tall copper pillar-shaped lamp stand decorated with red and yellow marigold garlands and topped with a green palm-leaf and white cloth bundle. She holds a small oil lamp with a lit flame in one hand and a brass bowl in the other, smiling as she performs a lamp offering at dusk. She wears a multi-strand beaded necklace, bangles, a red bindi and vibhuti marks on her forehead. Dark trees and a stall with a sign reading Ananda Gallery stand behind her. This is a photo of a lamp ritual, with a ceremonial copper stand in the foreground.2011-11-29 +1 copiesNovember 29 20112011-11-29March 02 20112011-03-02Photograph of a dwajarohanam flag-hoisting ritual beside a tall copper dhwajastambha, the flagpole wrapped in white cloth and copper bands, with yellow marigold garlands and green leaves around its base and an orange flag at the top. In the lower right, one person in an orange robe with a rudraksha-style garland and a silver bell in one hand holds a lit flame or aarti lamp upward beside coconut palms under a pale sky. Smoke rises faintly behind the pole. Long hair and ornate garland cues are visible, consistent with the a person label for this figure, who is leading the ritual, though his face is not clearly discernible.2006-12-23October 07 20102010-10-07November 29 20112011-11-29December 11 20112011-12-11A tall copper-clad flagstaff, wrapped in a spiral of copper bands and white cloth, rises from an ornate copper base decorated with yellow marigold garlands and green leaves. A single standing person in an orange robe and orange-saffron garment, with a red bindi, a long garland of flowers and beaded necklaces, holds a lit oil lamp flame in one hand and a silver handbell in the other, near a palm tree under a pale blue sky.2006-12-23