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A man in a rust-red turban and rust-red dhoti with gold border stands on a platform, pulling a long cream cloth upward with both hands on a rope. He wears a pink and white lotus garland, a dense gold bead necklace, and gold armbands and bangles. Behind him is a tall carved golden wooden structure and green foliage. At right, a hand holds a wicker basket piled with folded white cloth. Yellow and red marigold garlands hang at left beside a brass pillar.

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December 03 20162016-12-03December 03 20162016-12-03December 03 20162016-12-03A man in a rust-brown turban with a crescent emblem and a rust-brown dhoti-style garment stands barefoot on a red platform, gripping a cream cloth that rises up a copper-clad pole. He wears layered gold necklaces, a rudraksha-style dark bead mala, a pink and white flower garland, gold bangles, and gazes upward. Beside him a second person with long dark hair and an orange garment lifts a basket of folded white cloth. Yellow and red marigold garlands hang on the pole, with mango leaves at its top, and a tall golden finial and palm trees stand behind. This appears to be a flag-hoisting (dhvajarohanam) ritual, shown as a photograph.2016-12-03December 03 20162016-12-03Outdoor ceremony beneath coconut palms. A man in a rust-red turban and rust-red dhoti-style garment, wearing a heavy gold necklace, a white and pink flower garland and a rudraksha-style mala, holds a long white cloth that hangs from a tall copper-brown kalasha-topped pillar decorated with yellow and red marigold garlands. Beside him a bare-chested man with long hair, rudraksha beads and a wristband lifts a wicker basket of white cloth. Colourful striped cloth is draped over a platform at right, and a few heads are visible at the bottom edge.2016-12-03December 03 20162016-12-03Outdoor photo of a bearded man in a maroon turban with a small gold ornament and red tilak, wearing a red and white rose garland, gold chains and a gold pendant, standing beside a bronze kalasha urn decorated with yellow and red flower garlands and mango leaves. He grips a rope and raises his right hand toward a white cloth hanging from above, as a flag hoisting (dvajarohanam) is performed. A bare-backed attendant in orange dhoti stands at right holding a basket, and two spectators and a camera operator appear at the bottom edge. Palm trees are in the background.2016-12-14December 03 20162016-12-03December 03 20162016-12-03December 03 20162016-12-03December 03 20162016-12-03