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Photograph taken from below of a tall copper-clad ceremonial flagstaff topped with a red-orange flag. A bearded man in a rust-brown robe with a gold border, wearing white and red flower garlands, stands beside it with eyes closed and hands holding green leaves and wheat stalks. A brass plate or vessel is held at the left edge, and a rope is tied to the pole. The setting appears to be an outdoor ritual site with a metal roof and blue sky.

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Photograph taken from below of a man embracing a tall copper ritual pole topped with a small red and white pennant. He wears a maroon-brown cloth draped over his shoulders and a long white and red garland of jasmine and roses, with a bunch of green leaves and wheat stalks held against the pole. A brass or copper vessel and a wicker basket of flowers sit at the lower left, with white and yellow blossoms scattered around. The sky is pale blue. He appears to be taking part in a ceremonial rite at an outdoor temple-like site.2017-01-01January 01 20172017-01-01January 01 20172017-01-01January 01 20172017-01-01Photograph taken from below of a man in a maroon-red robe and a long garland of white jasmine and red roses draped over his shoulders, with a dark rudraksha mala around his neck. He has a trimmed beard, a vertical mark on his forehead, and long dark hair, and holds green leaves and a bundle of grain stalks while a hand on the left holds a copper vessel. Behind him rises a tall copper pillar wrapped with a white cloth and topped with a red and orange flag, under a pale sky. A woven basket and a white cloth sit at the lower left. a person, given the long hair, rudraksha mala and garlands, though the appearance is only partly visible.2017-01-01January 01 20172017-01-01 +4 copiesJuly 22 20132013-07-22April 10 20162016-04-10January 01 20172017-01-01Outdoor photograph of a flag-hoisting ritual (dvajarohanam) at a temple. A tall copper flagstaff is wrapped with dried grass and green leaves and draped with yellow and red garlands. In the centre, a man in a dark red-brown cloth and a red-and-white garland, wearing gold necklaces and a gold waist ornament, pulls a long white rope to raise the flag. At right, a man with long dreadlocked hair and an orange-and-red cloth around his waist holds the same rope from behind. Palm trees stand in the background against a bright sky.2016-12-14December 14 20162016-12-14September 26 20162016-09-26