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Three priests in orange-saffron dhotis and shawls perform a ritual around a large ornate bronze-and-copper kalasha-style vessel on a stone base. Two bare-chested priests at left and right hold a yellow cord stretched across the top of the vessel, while a woman in a red-and-gold sari with a red garland stands in the centre and reaches up to touch it. The vessel is draped with yellow and white marigold garlands and has a green leafy top. Below, a crowd of devotees in saffron and white stands under a corrugated roof, with marigold petals scattered on the base.

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Outdoor ritual at a stone pillar-shaped sacred structure under a metal-roofed open pavilion. A priest in orange-red dhoti and shawl stands on a raised platform, pouring water from a white vessel over a large copper-toned kalasha topped with green leaves and marigold garlands. Beside him a shaved-headed attendant in orange stands. On the lower plinth a dark granite inscribed plaque sits near scattered flower petals. To the left, a crowd of devotees, several women in deep red saris and men in white, stands watching with hands folded. Palm trees and greenery surround the courtyard.2013-10-05October 05 20132013-10-05Outdoor ritual photograph beside a large copper kalasha-style vessel with a tiered pedestal, garlanded with yellow and red marigold and rose strands. Two shaved-headed priests in rust-red and maroon dhotis with gold borders stand at the vessel; one raises a rope with a red and white cloth bundle, the other holds a brass plate and tends the cord. A bare-chested assistant in the right foreground also wears a rust-red dhoti. Palm trees and green foliage fill the background, and a few onlookers stand at the base.2014-09-09October 05 20142014-10-05Two shaven-headed sannyasi-style men in maroon-red dhotis and wraps with gold borders stand at the base of a tall copper dhwajasthamba (flagpole) being raised. Both grip the copper pillar with outstretched arms; one holds a rope running up the pole. The ornate copper column is draped with yellow and red marigold garlands. Palm fronds and greenery surround the red-tiled platform, and a few onlookers stand at the lower edge of the frame, partially visible. Ritual flagpole raising.2014-08-31Outdoor photograph of a dhwajarohanam flagpole ritual at a temple grounds. Two priests in rust-red and saffron-banded dhoti and shawl stand beside a tall copper dhwaja staff, which has a carved copper base and a small carved shrine-like cap. Yellow and red marigold garlands are draped on the staff, and one priest reaches up to touch it while the other holds a vessel.2015-09-08November 26 20142014-11-26Outdoor scene at a copper flagstaff (dhvaja stambha) on a red-painted square base, with a yellow and pink marigold garland wrapped around the upper section of the pole. Two men in orange-red dhoti-style garments with yellow borders pull ropes that run up the pole, one with a flower garland around his neck; the man on the right is bare-chested with his arms raised. A third man at the far right edge is partly visible, shaved-headed and in orange, and a group of onlookers stands behind the base near palm trees and foliage, several in red or white clothing. The scene appears to be flag-hoisting at an ashram-style outdoor site.2014-10-05November 26 20142014-11-26November 26 20142014-11-26A photograph of a dhwajarohanam flag-raising ceremony outdoors beneath tall coconut palms. A copper flagstaff with a decorated copper base is wrapped with yellow and purple marigold garlands and topped with green leaves. Three men in saffron-and-gold bordered red-brown dhotis stand around it. The man on the left wears a rudraksha mala and holds a white rope; the man in the center wears a red garland and gold bangles and pulls the rope; the bald man on the right, bare-chested with a gold-bordered orange shawl, reaches up to the top of the staff. Another man in similar orange-gold attire stands at the far right edge.2014-11-26Outdoor 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 copies