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Outdoor ritual at a red-painted stone base beneath palm trees. Two men in saffron-orange dhoti and shawl stand at a tall copper-brown kalasha-like pillar wrapped with white and yellow flower garlands, a green leaf bundle on top. The man on the right wears a red-and-white flower garland and a gold-beaded necklace and rests his hand on the pillar; the man on the left is bare-chested with his back to the camera, reaching up. Behind them a line of saffron-robed people with ceremonial staffs stands under a red-roofed shelter, and an orange-and-teal umbrella appears at left. Petals scatter the red platform.

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August 20 20142014-08-20Outdoor ritual photograph at a temple courtyard under bright sky with palm trees. Two bare-chested men in rust-red and saffron-banded dhoti wraps stand on a red-painted platform, reaching up to a tall copper-toned kalasha pot wrapped with white and red flower garlands and green leaves; one lifts a bundle of leaves at its top. A row of standing devotees in orange and saffron clothing, some holding ceremonial staffs, watches from the right beneath a metal-roofed pavilion. A large orange and blue umbrella appears at the far left edge.2014-08-20 +1 copiesNovember 26 20142014-11-26August 31st 20142014-08-31Outdoor scene at a copper flagstaff (dhvaja stambha) on a red-painted square base, with a yellow and pink marigold garland wrapped around the upper section of the pole. Two men in orange-red dhoti-style garments with yellow borders pull ropes that run up the pole, one with a flower garland around his neck; the man on the right is bare-chested with his arms raised. A third man at the far right edge is partly visible, shaved-headed and in orange, and a group of onlookers stands behind the base near palm trees and foliage, several in red or white clothing. The scene appears to be flag-hoisting at an ashram-style outdoor site.2014-10-05A photograph of a dhwajarohanam flag-hoisting ritual at an outdoor temple setting with palm trees. A bare-chested man in a red-maroon dhoti with saffron-yellow borders and a red and gold garland pulls a long rope tied to a tall copper flagstaff topped with green leaves. Beside him, a shaved-headed priest in a maroon dhoti with yellow border supports the pole, and another man in a dhoti stands behind. The copper pillar is decorated with a yellow garland and a base wrapped in red and purple flowers. Brass horns and drummers appear at the left edge, and a red stone platform surrounds the base.2014-11-26August 31st 20142014-08-31September 08 20152015-09-08 +2 copiesOutdoors under palm trees, a long-haired man in a red-brown dhoti and shawl with a red flower garland and beaded necklace stands beside an ornate brass kalasha-shaped pedestal wrapped in white and red flower garlands. He raises one hand toward its top, while a shaven-headed priest in orange-brown robes with a golden band pours from a silver vessel. Behind him an orange and turquoise umbrella shades the scene, and two devotees with folded hands stand at the right.2014-08-20 +1 copiesAugust 20 20142014-08-20 +1 copiesA photograph outdoors beneath palm trees and pale sky, showing a tall copper dhwaja-style pillar on a stone pedestal with a carved base. Two men in saffron-orange dhoti and shawl stand on an orange-painted platform: one, bare-chested with shaved head, grips the copper pillar while another tugs a long orange rope tied to it. Yellow-orange marigold garland drapes the pillar and red-pink petals are scattered on the platform. Several seated and standing onlookers in white and light clothing watch from the edge of the frame. The scene appears to be a ritual raising or adorning of a sacred pillar at an ashram.2010-11-06April 21 20152015-04-21