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Outdoor festival scene with a tall wooden dhwaja pole wrapped in an orange-red cloth and topped by a banner, set on a red-brown ratha-like platform with a dark stone nandi-style figure and green leaves and flower garlands at its base. Shirtless priests in orange dhotis stand on the steps and platform, one raising a long ceremonial item toward the pole. Coconut palms and leafy trees surround the area, with string lights overhead. A crowd in white and colourful clothes watches at left, and a cameraperson in dark clothing films the ritual. Tall palms and bright sky fill the background.

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Outdoor photo of a dhvajarohanam-style flagpole raising at a temple-like courtyard under palm trees. A tall copper-coloured flagstaff with ringed bands rises from a stone base decorated with red and orange marigold garlands; a saffron flag hangs from a rope near the top. A figure in saffron-orange robes and a rudraksha-style garland stands before the pole beside a second robed man bare-chested with a saffron dhoti, who holds a large bundle of cloth or offerings. A crowd of onlookers, many raising hands, watches from the left behind a railing, and a trident-shaped garland hangs on a stand at the lower left. Lights are strung overhead and a white parasol stands at right.2016-12-03Outdoor temple scene with a tall copper dhvaja (flagstaff) rising from an ornate stone base, draped with a red-orange flag and a garland of yellow and orange flowers. In the centre, a standing man with long dark hair and a bare torso, wearing a rudraksha-style bead mala and a red-brown shawl, holds a bundle of white cloth near the flag. Two men in saffron-orange dhotis stand on a yellow metal platform to the right, one holding a white bundle. Behind them, a crowd of devotees in colourful saris and white garments, hands folded, watches. A red and white garland hangs on a stand at left, with palm trees and string lights overhead. The setting suggests a flag-hoisting ritual (dhvajarohanam).2016-12-03Outdoor ritual at a copper-clad ceremonial pillar wrapped with white and yellow garlands, its base on a red-and-cream platform, palm trees behind. Two priests in saffron-orange dhotis, one with long hair and a red-and-white garland, stand near the pillar, one pouring or holding a rope-like offering. A black stone Nandi bull with yellow marigold garlands and a rudraksha-style bead necklace fills the right foreground. A few devotees stand at left, one man with hands folded in namaste. The scene appears to be a temple-style ceremony with garlanded sacred objects and offerings.2016-09-26Outdoor photo of a flag-hoisting at the Brahmotsava: a tall copper-coloured flagstaff with spiral bands and a garland-draped base rises against a bright blue sky and palm trees. On the left, a black stone Nandi statue with yellow and multicoloured flower garlands sits in the foreground. On the right, two people in saffron/orange robes and orange sashes pull ropes to raise the flag, one wearing a white garment under an orange sash.2008-12-23August 27 20162016-08-27Outdoor temple ceremony at a flagpole-like copper pillar topped with a kalasha and tied with orange cloth, beside a black stone nandi bull garlanded with marigolds, in a palm-lined courtyard. Two people in saffron-orange robes and one in white dhoti pull on the cord to raise the pole, while a shaven-headed monk in orange stands at right. Devotees in white and cream saris and dhotis stand with palms joined at left, and a crowd of onlookers in white and dark clothing watches at right. A stone deity murti stands in the background.2011-07-15Outdoor temple scene among palm trees. A tall copper-coloured kalasha-style column stands on an orange-painted stepped platform, with a black stone Nandi bull statue in front. Several saffron-robed monks in orange garments and orange-brown shawls surround the platform. One monk with a shaved head, orange cloth and a mala raises a long orange and white cloth on a pole, while a second monk in orange holds the cloth steady. Other monks watch, some holding cameras, and a man in white clothing stands at the right edge. Garlands of yellow and white flowers hang on the column. Several people in the crowd raise their hands.2013-04-14A photograph of a flag-hoisting ceremony beside a tall copper-clad flagstaff standing on a whitewashed stone base in an open outdoor setting with coconut palms. A figure in saffron-orange robes with a white flower garland raises a rope to hoist an orange flag up the pole, while a second saffron-clad attendant holds a red and gold ceremonial umbrella overhead. Marigold garlands hang on the pole and small brass pots with offerings sit at its base. Other people in white and orange clothing stand nearby and a large dark stone with garlands is visible at the right edge.2008-12-23December 03 20162016-12-03December 23 20082008-12-23 +1 copiesDecember 03 20162016-12-03Outdoor ritual at a tall copper-clad flagstaff (dhvaja stambha) beside a red-painted base, set among palm trees. A bearded man in a maroon-brown robe with a red turban and a long garland stands near the pole. A bare-chested man with long hair, in an orange dhoti, lifts a white cloth bundle toward the pole, while other saffron-clad men with bare chests stand on a yellow railing and behind. A red and white garland drapes a trident on the left, and a yellow-orange marigold garland wraps the pole's base. Devotees in front, some with hands folded in prayer, watch. Colourful prayer flags hang at right.2016-12-03