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A photograph of a person in a lime-green garment with gold-edged borders, bent forward with arms extended, hands resting on the ornately carved wooden pillar or yoke of a temple chariot. The carved wood shows figurative relief work and is hung with yellow and magenta marigold garlands and a white cord. A tall tree and a dusk sky appear in the background, with an orange cloth and a small lit lamp visible at left. The figure has voluminous dark hair and bare feet. The image is rotated sideways.

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December 20 20102010-12-20Outdoor photo at dusk of a figure in a lime-green dhoti-style garment with gold-edged borders, barefoot and with long dark hair, reaching up to place a bundle of straw and white cloth on top of a large ornate copper kalasha on a stone base. The kalasha is wreathed with yellow and orange marigold garlands. Behind it, a second robed figure in orange stands close. Along the edge of the frame, a crowd of white-clad devotees, some with hands folded, watch from below a canopy with red and gold pennant decorations. Tall trees and palms frame the dark evening sky. This appears to be a flag-hoisting or dwaja-related ritual at the kalasha, with the bundle set atop it.2010-12-20Outdoor photo at dusk of a long-haired figure in a lime-green sari with gold waist ornaments and a gold necklace, hands joined in anjali before a large bronze kalasha-style pot on a stone base, draped with yellow and red-pink marigold garlands. Behind, a man in an orange-red dhoti and white sacred thread stands with hands together, and a dark-leaved tree and a small lit lamp are visible. a person is the figure in the green sari, shown in an appearance-based cue of long swept-back hair and gold ornaments; the bronze pot and garlanded setting suggest a ceremonial puja or abhishekam moment, with the figure standing in worship.2010-12-20December 20 20102010-12-20Outdoor photo at dusk of a woman in a lime-green sari reaching up to adjust or fix the top of a tall ornate wooden dhvaja (flag) pole. The pole is wrapped with white cloth and its base is a carved, reddish-brown pedestal with a small shrine-like niche holding a white carved face motif, draped with yellow marigold garlands and green and maroon garland accents. Palm trees and dark foliage frame the background under a pale blue evening sky, with a few faint people visible at the bottom edge and a wooden flagpole structure at right.2010-12-20Night photograph of a dwajarohana flag-hoisting ceremony beside a tall copper-banded wooden flagstaff wrapped with straw, green leaves and yellow-and-pink flower garlands. A woman in a yellow-green sari with pale border pulls a thick white rope upward with both hands while looking up toward the top of the pole. Behind her are dark palm fronds against a deep blue sky. On the right edge, a person in an orange-saffron robe with gold border stands partly visible, wearing a bracelet.2010-12-20December 20 20102010-12-20December 20 20102010-12-20December 20 20102010-12-20A photograph, rotated sideways, of a person in a yellow-green dhoti-style garment with silver-edged borders, lying prone on the floor. Their hands grip a thick white braided rope held taut above them, a ritual gesture resembling a flag or ropeway setup. Behind them is an ornately carved wooden structure with a yellow and magenta flower garland draped across its base, and a dark hall with red triangular banners and a hanging thatched element. The attire and flower garland suggest a temple-style ceremony, but the event is not clearly visible beyond the rope.2010-12-20A man in a green-yellow silk dhoti and shawl, with a long rudraksha mala of beads hanging on his chest, reaches up to touch the golden kalasha-topped structure of an ornate temple chariot or palanquin, its gilded tiers decorated with carved motifs. Its top is wrapped in green leaves and white cloth, and yellow and red flower garlands hang below. He gazes upward toward the palm fronds. At the lower right, a figure in orange robes holds a brass bowl. The background is blurred foliage.2010-12-20December 20 20102010-12-20