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Photograph of a tall copper ritual pillar wrapped with yellow marigold garlands and decorated with carved copper bands and a broom-like bundle, outdoors beside palm trees. Two people stand near its base: a woman in a leopard-print blouse and orange skirt wearing a pink flower garland and gold bangles, holding a copper bowl and pointing upward, and a bare-chested man with white markings on his arms and body holding a green-leaf decorated vessel. An orange rope runs across the scene. The pillar's base is covered with purple, pink and white flowers.

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April 10 20162016-04-10December 14 20162016-12-14Outdoor ritual photo beside a tall copper-clad ceremonial pillar or dhvajastambha with a small carved copper shrine-like top, its base heaped with yellow and orange marigold garlands and pink and white flower offerings. Two men in saffron-orange dhotis and shawls stand at right under palm trees. The man in the centre wears a dark shawl with floral pattern, a pink flower garland, gold necklaces and bangles and holds a large brass plate. The man at right has white forehead and arm markings, rudraksha-style beads and gold chains and reaches toward the plate. A yellow rope runs diagonally across the frame. Two people visible; the central figure's appearance is not clearly consistent with the page's a person claim, so identity is unsure.2013-03-10October 05 20142014-10-05March 10 20132013-03-10A 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.2014-11-26March 10 20132013-03-10Outdoor flag-hoisting (dvajarohanam) at a temple with a tall copper flagstaff wrapped with a wooden base decorated with yellow and red marigold garlands and leafy bundles. Two men pull a rope upward: a figure in brown robes with a red-and-white flower garland and gold necklaces holds the rope overhead, and a long-haired man with a long black braided hair, bare chest, and orange dhoti/shawl helps pull. Coconut palms and a clear sky form the background.2016-12-14Outdoor 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.2016-04-10January 11 20162016-01-11November 26 20142014-11-26October 03 20162016-10-03