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Outdoor ritual at a tall red-orange pillar-like sculpture with an ornate carved base set on a raised red platform, scattered with flower petals. A monk in orange robes stands on the platform wrapping or tying an orange cord around the pillar, while another monk in orange kneels at its base. Palm trees and grey stone deity statues stand in the background. A crowd of devotees in saffron and orange robes and white garments with rudraksha malas stands along the right side, some with hands folded, beneath a multicoloured umbrella. No candidate for a person is clearly identifiable among the visible figures.

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Outdoor temple ritual at a tall copper-coloured ornamental pillar on a red stone base scattered with flower petals. A man in an orange-saffron cloth with a beaded necklace stands on the pillar's base, reaching up to the top and tying or adjusting a line. Beside the pillar, a woman in white traditional dress holds a garland. Behind them a crowd of devotees in saffron and orange robes, several with rudraksha malas, watch closely. A multicoloured umbrella stands among coconut palms, and a second umbrella-like canopy is visible at right. The setting is an open ashram courtyard under a pale sky.2013-02-28August 20 20142014-08-20 +1 copiesFebruary 28 20132013-02-28 +1 copiesA photograph of a flag-hoisting ceremony beside a tall copper-clad flagstaff standing on a whitewashed stone base in an open outdoor setting with coconut palms. A figure in saffron-orange robes with a white flower garland raises a rope to hoist an orange flag up the pole, while a second saffron-clad attendant holds a red and gold ceremonial umbrella overhead. Marigold garlands hang on the pole and small brass pots with offerings sit at its base. Other people in white and orange clothing stand nearby and a large dark stone with garlands is visible at the right edge.2008-12-23A photograph of an outdoor ritual at a tall red-and-copper dhwaja (flagstaff) rising from an ornate red stone base under open sky with palm trees. A man in saffron robes and a rudraksha mala stands at the pillar, one hand on its wrapped copper section. Another saffron-robed figure beside him holds a small vessel. To the right, several men in white dhoti and shawls and saffron cloth sit or stand at a ritual table with brass plates, participating in a dhwajarohanam-style flag-hoisting ceremony. Saffron flags are visible at the sides of the platform.2010-10-18 +1 copiesOutdoor ritual photograph at a temple courtyard under bright sky with palm trees. Two bare-chested men in rust-red and saffron-banded dhoti wraps stand on a red-painted platform, reaching up to a tall copper-toned kalasha pot wrapped with white and red flower garlands and green leaves; one lifts a bundle of leaves at its top. A row of standing devotees in orange and saffron clothing, some holding ceremonial staffs, watches from the right beneath a metal-roofed pavilion. A large orange and blue umbrella appears at the far left edge.2014-08-20 +1 copiesA saffron-robed monk stands barefoot on the red-painted base of a tall copper flagstaff (dhwaja stambham) at an outdoor temple site, pulling an orange rope that rises along the pole. Behind him a second monk in orange clothes and a rudraksha mala watches, and a third person in orange with a forehead marking and beaded necklaces is partially visible at right, while a crowd stands further back near palm trees. Small orange and red triangular pennants hang from a corrugated shelter at left, a brass deity figure is set into the pole's base, and a stone lion or dvarapala statue appears at right. The scene suggests the raising of a flag (dwajarohanam).2010-10-18 +1 copiesOutdoor ritual photo at an ashram-style grounds with palm trees. A large ornate copper-coloured kalasha-like vessel with carved relief panels stands on a red base in the foreground. Three robed figures in saffron-orange garments stand beside it. The foremost man, bald and bare-chested with a saffron shawl and ochre dhoti edged in gold, holds a brass plate with a flower or offering, while another attendant in orange holds a rope or cord. A man in an orange robe with a garland of flowers around his neck stands at centre. Several more monks in orange attend at the right edge and a red-and-white canopy appears behind.2013-02-28March 02 20112011-03-02February 28 20132013-02-28Outdoor photograph of a flag-hoisting ceremony at a temple-style courtyard. A tall copper-clad flagstaff with ornate bands and a carved stone base stands at centre, wrapped with yellow and orange marigold garlands. A figure in saffron/orange robes with a white garland raises an orange flag on a rope, while another person in orange stands beside under a saffron-and-gold parasol. Small brass pots with green leaves sit on the white platform, and a brass trident leans at right. Coconut palms and trees frame the scene and several onlookers stand at the lower right. a person: the orange-robed figure raising the flag has long dark hair and a white garland, consistent with the page; the saffron-robed person beside the flagstaff holds the parasol and is a ritual attendant.2008-12-23 +1 copiesFebruary 28 20132013-02-28