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Outdoor ritual scene beneath coconut palms at a temple-style structure. A tall copper kalasha stands atop a red pedestal with a carved base. A figure with long dark hair and a dark red robe, with a red-and-gold head wrap, holds a cream cloth draped over the pillar while another figure in orange garments helps steady it. Red and yellow flower garlands hang on the pillar. On the right, people in orange saffron robes stand on a gold-railed platform beside a shaded canopy with colourful tassels, and a bare-chested man with rudraksha-style beads presses his palms together. Spectators in saris and casual clothes watch from the left. A brass lamp and a blue-covered table sit in the foreground.

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December 03 20162016-12-03Outdoor ritual scene beneath tall coconut palms and a bright sky. Two priests in saffron-orange dhotis, one with long dark hair and a red headcloth, lean over a large ornate copper-and-red pedestal, draping white cloth and lifting a wicker basket. A third priest in orange stands on the platform holding a basket, and a shirtless man in the lower right, wearing a white dhoti and rudraksha-style beads, folds his hands in namaskar. Red and white marigold garlands hang on a brass stand at left, a coloured striped cloth is spread on the platform, and a tall copper pillar wrapped with greenery rises behind. Colourful bunting and a white umbrella appear at right, with onlookers in the background. This appears to be a puja ritual on a sacred pedestal.2016-12-03A outdoor ritual at a temple-like setting with coconut palms. A standing figure with a red-brown turban and red-brown robes, wearing a beaded necklace and a white flower garland, raises a long white cloth or sword-like object above a tall copper kalasha pillar draped with yellow-and-white marigold garlands and a green leaf topping. Another attendant in orange robes stands behind the pillar. A red-and-blue-striped mat lies on the red platform, with a blue-draped table at left and a red flower garland hanging on a stand. Devotees in red, pink and white clothing watch from the side behind a gold railing, and a colourful striped canopy is visible at right. A film camera rig is visible above.2016-12-03Outdoor photo of a dhvajarohanam-style flag-hoisting ritual at a temple courtyard under palm trees. A large copper kalasha-topped dhvaja staff, wrapped with a red-and-green leaf crown and yellow-and-red marigold garlands, stands on a red stone base. A bare-chested attendant in an orange dhoti holds the base while a robed priest in dark red garments and a rudraksha-style mala raises a long pole toward the top of the staff. A woman in red and a crowd of devotees watch from the left, with a colourful striped canopy and a gold railing on the right.2016-12-03Outdoor temple ritual at a tall copper-topped flagstaff wrapped in white cloth and garlanded with yellow and white flowers, set on a carved stone base. A central figure in a red-and-white patterned shawl, rust-brown dhoti, ornate gold necklaces, rudraksha-style beads and a dark red turban stands on a red platform, holding an offering. Attendants in orange-saffron dhotis, one with long dark hair, hold brass plates and assist beside him. Cameramen with video cameras and microphones surround the platform, palm trees behind, a flag-hoisting (dvajarohanam) ceremony.2016-12-14A photograph of an outdoor ritual beside a tall ornate copper-toned vessel or kalasha-like structure decorated with yellow and red marigold garlands and topped with green leaves. A bearded man in a rust-red dhoti and draped shawl, wearing a rudraksha mala and gold necklaces, stands at the vessel holding a white cloth over its top. Beside him, a younger man in an orange cloth and bare chest holds the end of the white fabric. Palm trees and a decorated ceremonial cloth are in the background, and blurred heads of onlookers fill the foreground. The man in rust-red has distinctive visible cues of a rudraksha mala, gold necklaces and a shawl, but the identification is uncertain from appearance alone.2016-12-03December 03 20162016-12-03Outdoor ceremony at a temple-style setting with palm trees. A large copper kalasha topped with green leaves and a garland of yellow and red flowers stands on an ornate stone base. A man in a rust-red dhoti and cream shawl, with a maroon turban and a red-and-white beaded mala, stands beside it holding a cloth. A bare-chested man in an orange dhoti stands at the left of the kalasha. A dense crowd of devotees watches, many with hands folded, while camera operators film from the foreground. Prayer flags in colourful stripes hang at the right, and a camera crane extends overhead.2016-12-03Outdoor temple scene under a tall copper dhvajastambha flagstaff wrapped with a mango-leaf and coconut kalasha top and yellow marigold garlands. A man in an orange-red garment and a red turban stands beside the pole on a red platform, wearing a long beaded necklace and holding a rope; a second man in saffron dhoti with bare upper body and a garland stands at the rail. Coconut palms, a rainbow prayer-flag strip and a crowd of devotees behind a railing complete the scene, with a camera crane at left.2016-12-03Outdoor ritual scene beneath tall coconut palms. A bearded man in a rust-red dhoti and maroon-and-orange turban, with a rudraksha mala and a garland of white and pink flowers, grips a long white cloth hanging from a wooden-and-copper ritual post. The post is topped with green leaves and wrapped with yellow and red marigold garlands. Beside him a shirtless younger man in orange dhoti and rudraksha beads holds a basket of white cloth and looks upward. Blurred devotees stand in the foreground, and a colourful striped festoon hangs behind them. This appears to be a dhwajarohanam-style flag-hoisting ritual, shown as a photograph.2016-12-03April 21 20152015-04-21Photograph of a flag-raising ceremony at an outdoor temple-style setting with palm trees behind. A tall copper-toned kalasha-like pillar with a carved panel and garlands of yellow, red and purple flowers stands in the foreground. Two people in rust-brown and saffron-bordered dhoti-style garments help raise a brown flag on a pole; the nearer figure is bare-chested with rudraksha-style beads and a long swept-back hairstyle, and the other wears a red garland and gold ornaments. Two further people in similar dress stand to the right and background, with a white cloth hanging from above. The ceremony appears to be a dhwajarohanam, flag hoisting, with several other attendees visible behind. Visible people: about four in focus plus a few partly visible.2014-11-26