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Outdoor ritual photograph beneath palm trees. A large ornate copper kalasha with a bundle of straw and green leaves on top stands on a stone base, garlanded with white flowers and yellow marigolds. A bare-chested attendant in a white dhoti with a gold border on the left pulls a rope. A bearded man in a rust-orange robe and a white and red flower garland, with his right arm raised, holds a long thin rod or staff upward beside the kalasha.

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Outdoor ritual photo beneath tall palm trees. In the centre, a man in a dark maroon robe with a long white cloth draped over his shoulders and a rudraksha mala around his neck and a garland of white flowers and red roses holds a white cloth and gazes upward. To the left stands a carved wooden kalasha-like pot topped with a bundle of straw and green mango leaves, decorated with white flower garlands and yellow marigolds. On the right, a bare-chested priest with a sacred thread wears an orange and yellow-bordered dhoti and holds a woven basket. A tall gold-toned structure is visible behind them. The scene suggests a ceremonial abhishekam or puja setting.2017-01-01January 01 20172017-01-01September 26 20162016-09-26January 01 20172017-01-01December 03 20162016-12-03Outdoor ritual scene beneath tall palm fronds. A bearded man with long dark hair and a white tilak on his forehead holds a rope or cloth band while wearing a red-brown wrap, white flower garlands and a red-and-white garland. Beside him, a bare-backed young man wears an orange dhoti with a gold border and a white sacred thread, and another figure in orange and white stands at right. Behind them stands an ornate bronze or copper pillar-like vessel decorated with white jasmine garlands, red and yellow flowers and green leaves on top. The setting suggests a temple or ashram ritual with palm trees in the background.2017-01-01Outdoor ceremony beside a large ornate copper-coloured kalasha-topped pillar with a carved lotus-petal base, draped with white and red flower garlands. A man in a rust-orange robe with a long rudraksha and gold necklace stands at center, holding the pillar and wearing a flower garland, with a matching orange umbrella behind him. At right, a man in white dhoti with gold border and long hair raises a rust-orange banner bearing a black emblem of a dove and a figure. Coconut palms and a bright sky frame the scene, with a few people partly visible below. a person is shown at center with a rudraksha mala and gold necklace.2016-04-10December 03 20162016-12-03August 27 20162016-08-27January 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.2016-12-14A photograph of a ceremonial flag-hoisting at an outdoor temple setting with palm trees. A tall copper kalasha-like pillar stands at centre, topped with a bundle of straw and green leaves and wrapped with yellow, orange and purple garlands. A man in a red and gold turban, red patterned shawl and a heavy gold necklace with a garland stands to the right, one arm raised holding a long white rope used for the flag. Behind him a second man in orange dhoti and bare chest holds the rope. Two people with palms pressed together watch at the lower left and right, and a metal lamp stand with lit oil lamps and garlands is visible at left.2016-12-14