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Outdoor ritual photograph at a temple-style compound: a tall golden dhwaja (flagstaff) stands on a golden pedestal, wrapped at the top with a red and white cloth and crowned with green leaves. A priest in orange robes and a rudraksha mala, with a black headdress and bare upper body, rings a handheld bell while another orange-clad attendant holds a tray of white offerings near the base. Behind them, a line of women in orange saris with rudraksha malas stand, and a larger crowd in white kurtas and dhotis, some with palms joined in namaste, watches beneath a gilded arch. Flower petals are scattered on the paved ground.

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Photo 11724130 +2 copiesA photograph of a dwajarohanam flag-hoisting setup at an outdoor temple-style courtyard. In the centre, a tall gold-coloured ritual pillar (dhvaja stambha) is topped with a bundle of green leaves wrapped in a red and white cloth. A priest in orange robes with a dark rudraksha-style neck garland and a black crested headdress stands at its base, holding a brass pot and a tray of white offerings. Beside him a woman in orange and a man in orange hold small brass items, and a drummer in orange is visible. Loose yellow and orange flower petals are scattered on the floor. Behind them, a crowd of devotees dressed in white, many with hands folded in namaste, stands under a red-roofed pavilion with a gold ornamental arch. Several people stand in orange and white attire near the pillar.2018-12-22December 22 20182018-12-22 +1 copiesPhoto 11724134 +2 copiesPhoto 11724137 +1 copiesPhoto 11724133 +1 copiesClose outdoor photograph of a golden pillar base at a Dwajarohanam flag-hoisting ceremony, with white cotton-like offerings placed on its tiered golden stand and scattered yellow and white flower petals on the pale floor. Two men in saffron-orange dhoti and shawls stand at the right: the nearer one, wearing long rudraksha malas and a gold necklace, holds out a silver tray of white offerings toward the pillar, while the other holds a silver bell with a rudraksha mala draped over his arm. Small colourful rangoli powder designs lie at the upper left.2018-12-22 +1 copiesOutdoor ritual at a gold-coloured dhvaja stambha or flagstaff base with palm trees behind. Several young men in saffron-orange dhoti and shawl stand around the gold pillar; one in the foreground wearing a leopard-print headband and a rudraksha mala pours liquid from a small silver vessel onto the base, while others fold their hands in prayer. White sweets or offerings sit on the gold tiered base, with yellow flowers scattered on a stone platform. Dwajarohanam flag-hoisting preparations.2018-12-22December 22 20182018-12-22 +1 copiesDecember 22 20182018-12-22 +1 copiesOutdoor photograph of a funeral rite at a sandy dug pit covered with a colourful striped cloth scattered with flowers. A central man with long dark hair, a beard and a forehead tilak wears an orange zip fleece and rust-coloured dhoti while holding a small silver bowl and a silver lamp from which smoke rises. To the right, a young man in a white dhoti with gold border and a pink towel, with a tilak, stands watching. On the left, a bare-chested attendant in an orange dhoti holds a tall bamboo pole with red and green tassels. Behind them, a white-haired woman in orange clothing has her hands joined in prayer, with several other people in orange and maroon clothes nearby. Water tanks and trees appear in the background.2016-12-30December 27 20092009-12-27