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Outdoor festival scene under bright sunlight with palm fronds overhead. In the centre, a figure with long dark hair wears an orange-saffron robe and a beaded necklace, reaching toward garlands on a tall ornate metal pillar wrapped in white cloth. In the foreground a dark stone Nandi bull statue is adorned with yellow and red marigold garlands and white flowers. Behind, decorated umbrellas in red, yellow and blue stand over the crowd, and many devotees are gathered, mostly partly visible at the right edge.

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Outdoor photograph of a flag-hoisting ritual at a copper-clad ceremonial pole wrapped with white rope and draped with yellow and multicoloured flower garlands. A stone nandi bull with a garland stands at the left foreground, and coconut palms fill the background under a clear sky. Two people in saffron-orange robes stand at the right: one with long dark hair and a flower garland holds a tray or offering plate, while another in orange stands beside him at the pole's base. a person is visible, identifiable by long swept-back hair, saffron clothing, and a flower garland, performing the offering as part of the flag-hoisting ceremony.2008-12-23Outdoor 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.2016-09-26December 23 20082008-12-23December 23 20082008-12-23December 23 20082008-12-23Outdoor photo of a flag-hoisting ritual at a temple. A large dark stone Nandi bull statue, adorned with yellow and multicolored marigold garlands, sits in the left foreground. Behind it a tall copper-clad flagstaff rises beside a stone base decorated with garlands and small offerings, with palm trees and a clear blue sky beyond. On the right, a person in orange robes pulls a rope to raise the flag, and several people in orange and saffron clothing stand nearby, some with a large orange umbrella or banner. Bright sunlight washes the scene.2008-12-23 +1 copiesA man in an orange saffron shawl and gold-coloured dhoti pours liquid from a netted brass vessel onto a dark bronze Nandi bull statue garlanded with white, yellow and pink flowers. He has long dark wavy hair and a white flower garland around his neck, and he is smiling. The figure appears to be a person by appearance cues: long swept hair, saffron clothing, and ceremonial garland, performing abhishekam. Behind the bull is a decorated kalasha-topped pillar draped with flower garlands, with strings of small pennants overhead and a palm and banana-leaf backdrop. Several devotees in white and dark clothing stand and watch in the background at an outdoor temple setting.2007-01-01December 23 20082008-12-23Low-angle photograph of a flag-hoisting ceremony at a temple under a clear blue sky. A tall copper-coloured flagpole, wrapped with bands and decorated with a garland, rises past palm trees. At left, a dark stone Nandi bull statue wears a garland of yellow and white flowers. A man in orange robes and a rudraksha-style bead necklace pulls the hoisting rope, and other orange-robed figures stand at right beneath a red-orange umbrella. Sunlight flares at the upper right.2008-12-23August 27 20162016-08-27 +1 copiesOutdoor photograph of a long-haired man in an orange-saffron garment and a white flower garland with red blossoms, raising his right hand toward the head of a large black stone Nandi bull statue decorated with yellow and white marigold garlands and pink flowers. Petals drift through the air. Behind him stand devotees in white shirts and a man in orange clothing at right, with palm trees and trees against a bright sky. Watermarked archive photo. Swamiji (probable) appears as the man with long hair, orange clothing and garland, in a Nandi-puja setting consistent with the ashram's temple celebrations.2007-01-01August 27 20162016-08-27