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Outdoor dhwajarohanam at a red-pillared flagstaff beneath palm trees under a clear blue sky. A shaven-headed priest in a rust-orange dhoti and matching shawl, with a rudraksha-style bead necklace, stands on the raised platform tying a white flag cloth to a yellow rope. A bare-chested assistant in a white dhoti with gold border stands on a metal step handling the cloth. Yellow marigold garlands hang on the flagstaff, and a cameraman films at the lower left. Several orange-robed men stand at right with hands raised in reverence. Five or more people are visible.

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Outdoors among tall palm trees, a bronze-and-copper dhwaja kambam (flagstaff) rises from an orange-painted stone platform, wrapped with white cloth and garlanded with yellow marigold strands. A man in white dhoti with gold borders stands at its base, arms raised and holding a plate, looking upward. Beside him a bald man in an orange-red garment with gold border and beaded necklaces raises one hand. To the left a line of young boys in red-orange robes and dark caps stand with hands folded, and seated monks in orange-red robes sit at the right edge. A faint bird figure appears in the sky at the top left.2013-12-18Outdoor photo at a palm-lined temple precinct at sunrise or sunset. A shaved-headed man in a rust-red dhoti and matching shawl, with a rudraksha mala and tilak, kneels at a copper-coloured pillar draped with yellow marigold garlands, while a second man in a white dhoti with a gold border, bare-chested, holds a white cloth and rope for a dhwajarohanam flag-hoisting. A camera operator is at left, and shaved-headed devotees in red and orange clothing clap at right. A tall flagstaff topped with dark feathery finial rises at left.2013-12-18Outdoors beneath tall palm fronds, a woman in a red sari with a dense red and white flower garland looks upward while pulling a cream cloth on a pole beside an ornate red-and-cream temple structure decorated with yellow marigold garlands. Beside her, a bald man bare-chested in an orange-saffron cloth draped over his shoulder wears a beaded mala and holds a cream cloth bundle. Gold and beaded bangles adorn the woman's wrists.2012-04-23A photograph of an outdoor temple ritual beside coconut palms. A man with long dark hair, bare-chested except for a red-orange cloth draped over his shoulder and wrapped at the waist, and wearing a red and white marigold garland and wrist bands, reaches up to pull a cream cloth on a tall ornate terracotta-coloured pillar, or ratha-like shrine structure, decorated with yellow marigold garlands. Beside him, a shaved-headed man in an orange cloth holds the other end of the cream cloth. In the lower foreground a man in white crouches with his head bowed near the edge of the frame. The scene is bright, with green foliage and a clear sky behind.2012-04-23Outdoor ritual at a temple-style pillar with carved orange-red base and yellow marigold garlands wrapped around it, tall coconut palms behind. A bald priest in red-orange dhoti with gold border and saffron-coloured upper cloth, wearing a rudraksha mala, raises a lit oil lamp or camphor flame in his right hand and a bell in his left. Behind him, several men in red-orange robes hold silver plates and a silver vessel, while a man in white dhoti with gold border stands at right with a silver plate. A small bird emblem appears in the upper right sky. Several people visible; the priest's identity is not established from appearance.2013-12-18Outdoor ceremony beside a tall copper kalasha topped with a bundle of straw and green leaves, wrapped with yellow and red marigold garlands, with palm trees behind. A person with long dark hair, a red tilak, a rudraksha-style garland, and a loose golden-brown dhoti-like wrap stands on the platform, holding a hand toward a bare-chested man in saffron-orange dhoti and shawl who bends forward. A third person in white dhoti with gold border kneels at right, and a stone figure sits at the lower left. a person (long hair, garland, golden wrap) appears here as a participant in the Dwajarohana-style ritual at the kalasha.2010-12-20June 29 20142014-06-29 +1 copiesOutdoor photo of a flag-hoisting ceremony at a red-painted pole base beneath palm trees. Three men in rust-red dhotis with gold-bordered shawls are working on the pole: the man at left leans in with his arm extended, the man at centre wears a marigold garland and a rudraksha mala and holds the upper part of the pole, and the shaven-headed man at right pulls a rope. Onlookers stand at the left edge of the platform. Ornate red-and-copper pole base with carved detail is visible.2014-10-05November 22 20132013-11-22A photograph of an outdoor temple scene among coconut palms. In the foreground, a figure with long dark hair wrapped in saffron-orange cloth stands barefoot with one arm raised, touching a tall reddish-brown carved stone pillar draped with a yellow flower garland and a yellow cloth wrap. To the right, a bald priest in white dhoti and shawl with gold borders holds a brass plate of offerings, flowers and oil lamps near the pillar base. Behind him, a second bald figure in orange robes sits partly visible. In the lower right, a dark stone Nandi bull with a purple and white flower garland is visible. A stone figure sits at the far left edge. Palm trees and greenery fill the background.2011-10-07April 23 20122012-04-23Outdoor ritual scene beside a large ornate copper-coloured kalasha-style base wrapped in yellow marigold garlands and garlanded with white flower buds. A shaved-headed priest in a rust-red dhoti with a gold-bordered yellow cloth and a rudraksha mala bends forward, holding a silver tray of offerings. Behind him a second man in a white dhoti and white top reaches to the base, placing an offering. Palm trees and foliage surround them, and a fire glows at the right edge. No identification is made; the priest is described by role only.2013-12-18