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Outdoor dhwajarohanam at a copper-clad flagstaff (dhwaja stambha) decorated with yellow and red marigold garlands. A man with shaved head, bare-chested and wearing a maroon dhoti with yellow stripes, stands at right ringing a silver handbell and holding a lit oil lamp or aarti over the base. Ornate copper relief carving on the pedestal, palm trees and foliage behind, a small figure visible at lower left edge.

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September 08 20152015-09-08Outdoors under palm trees, a bare-shouldered man in a maroon and gold-bordered dhoti and shawl stands beside a copper dhwajastambha flagpole base wrapped with yellow and red marigold garlands. He holds a small handheld bell in one hand and a ritual vessel in the other, performing the flag-hoisting ceremony. Sunlight falls on the copper pillar and palm fronds.2015-09-08A person in a rust-red and saffron striped dhoti and shawl stands outdoors beside an ornate carved wooden shrine pillar draped with yellow and red marigold garlands. The person holds a brass oil lamp or puja vessel in one hand and a flame or offering toward the carved shrine, with coconut palms and green foliage behind. The scene resembles a temple ritual at a shrine, with a carved wooden kalasha-topped structure as the focal point.2014-08-31September 09 20142014-09-09September 08 20152015-09-08September 08 20152015-09-08A photograph of an ornate copper-coloured pillar or lamp stand with a carved base, wrapped in marigold and red flower garlands. A man in a reddish-brown dhoti and shawl stands at right, wearing a red-and-gold flower garland and a beaded rudraksha-style mala, holding a flame or lamp in one hand and a small handbell in the other, with a palm tree behind him. The scene suggests a puja or aarti offering at an outdoor shrine.2014-09-09September 08 20152015-09-08A photograph of an outdoor ritual at a temple-like site under palm trees. A large carved reddish-brown stone kalasha or ornate pillar-shaped structure is draped with yellow and red-and-purple marigold garlands, with a small carved pedestal beneath. A man with long dark hair, wearing a rudraksha mala and a red-and-ochre dhoti with a matching ochre shawl, holds yellow flower petals in one hand and extends them toward the structure. Gold armbands are visible. Behind him, several people in orange and saffron robes stand at the right edge, partly cropped. Swamiji (probable): the man has long swept-back hair and saffron clothing with rudraksha and ceremonial adornments, consistent with the page's claim.2014-11-26A photograph of an outdoor temple scene with a large ornately carved wooden or stone pedestal-shaped shrine, draped with yellow and red marigold garlands. A man in rust-red and saffron-banded cloth stands at right, bare-shouldered, with a white floral garland around his neck and his hair tied up, holding a small silver bell or lamp and reaching toward the shrine. Tall palm trees and green foliage surround the scene under an overcast sky. Partially visible people appear at the bottom left edge.2014-08-31Outdoor ritual photograph beside a palm tree. A large ornate copper kalasha-style vessel with carved panels sits on a pedestal wrapped in garlands of yellow marigolds and red and purple flowers, with mango leaves at its base. On the right, a man with long dark hair wears a rudraksha mala and red and yellow garlands over a striped brown-and-gold robe, holding a lit oil lamp in one hand and a handbell in the other. To the left, a man in white stands with palms together, and several people in saffron-red robes and a trumpet player are partly visible at the edge. a person candidate is the man in brown robes holding the lamp, identified by appearance cues only and marked probable.2014-11-26A photograph of a dhwajarohanam, flagpole consecration, at an outdoor temple site. A large copper-coloured kalasha-topped flagpole base stands at left, wrapped in yellow and red marigold garlands with a broom-like bundle tied to it, and carved floral bands on its pedestal. At right, a bare-chested man in a dark red dhoti with a yellow border and a rudraksha mala stands beside the pillar, holding a small bell in one hand and a red flower in the other, while another person's hand offers a metal vessel from the right edge. Palm trees and greenery fill the background, and red petals are scattered on the platform.2015-09-08