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Outdoor temple scene at dusk among palm trees. A tall wooden ritual pillar, wrapped with a straw-like top, orange cord and yellow marigold garlands, stands in the foreground beside grey stone statues. A bare-backed figure with long dark hair in an orange dhoti and orange shawl reaches up to tie or adjust the cord at the top of the pillar. Two other orange-robed men stand nearby: one with a shaved head wearing a beaded rudraksha-style mala and a pendant, the other partly hidden behind the pillar. The setting suggests a dvajarohana flag-hoisting or temple ritual.

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December 22 20112011-12-22Outdoor 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.2011-12-22A photograph of a temple ritual outdoors beside palm trees. A tall carved wooden pillar wrapped with a thatched top, orange cord and yellow marigold garlands stands at left, with a grey stone deity murti beside its base. A man with long dark hair, orange saffron robes, rudraksha beads and bangles stands at centre, one hand extended toward the pillar. A second man in orange robes bends at right near a brass vessel. Dim smoke and purple and yellow flowers lie on the stone platform.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.2011-12-22Photograph of an outdoor temple ritual at a red-brick pillared shrine with a thatched bundle of straw on top and a stone deity murti in the background. Three men in saffron-orange dhoti and shawl stand around the pillar: one at left with shaved head and back to camera, one at centre holding an orange cord raised over the pillar and wearing a rudraksha mala, and one at right in orange holding the cord low and kneeling beside a brass tray. Yellow flower petals lie on the platform, and coconut palms surround the scene under a pale sky.2011-12-10December 22 20112011-12-22December 22 20112011-12-22December 22 20112011-12-22A photograph of a temple dvajarohana-style ritual at an outdoor shrine among palm trees. A priest in saffron-orange dhoti and shawl with a rudraksha mala stands on the right, reaching up to tie an orange cord around a tall wooden kalasha-like post topped with a bundle of straw. Yellow marigold garlands hang from the post's carved base. A second person in white at the lower left holds the orange cord and wears glasses. Grey stone deity murtis stand behind the post, and a green tree and palms fill the background.2011-12-22Outdoor scene beneath tall coconut palms at dusk. On the left, a shaved-headed man in orange cloth stands beside a large stone structure topped with a thatched straw cone wrapped in rope and adorned with purple and white flower garlands. In the centre, a standing man in orange robes and a rudraksha mala grips a thick white rope, gazing upward. In the lower right, a shaved-headed man in orange kneels beside a brass tray of flowers and offerings. Behind them, a dark stone pedestal holds a yellow flower, and a seated figure in white is partly visible at the bottom. The setting suggests a temple ritual in progress.2011-12-10December 11 20112011-12-11December 11 20112011-12-11 +1 copies