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Outdoor temple courtyard under a bright blue sky with palm trees. A tall golden ceremonial pole topped with a multi-tiered finial stands at center, with a saffron-orange cloth banner hanging from it. Devotees, many in white dhotis and orange or saffron shawls, stand in a crowd facing the pole beneath a corrugated roof supported by red-striped pillars with hanging decorations. One figure at right wears white, and another in orange stands near the front. A colourful striped cloth runs across a low red platform. a person is not clearly identifiable from appearance here.

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A photograph of an outdoor temple-style ritual under a corrugated metal roof supported by red-wrapped pillars, with colourful hanging decorations and umbrellas. A tall golden flagstaff with an orange pennant stands at right, against a clear blue sky and palm trees. A crowd of devotees stands in front, mostly in white dhotis and saffron or orange garments; one man at lower right wears an orange-striped cloth and a rudraksha-style necklace, and another bald man in white stands at center. Several people hold small lamps or offerings. The scene suggests a festival or temple ceremony, with a watermarked copyright banner overlay at lower right.2017-01-01 +1 copiesDecember 03 20162016-12-03Outdoor photograph of a procession under cloudy skies beside a shelter with ornate umbrellas and hanging lamps. Devotees in white and saffron/orange clothing crowd the foreground, many with hands raised or folded. At center stands a tall tapering wooden pole with carved ornamentation and a red-and-white banner, flanked by a person in saffron cloth and a man in white. Coconut palms rise on the right, and a cameraman in white holds up a camera. A white-and-red canopy with fringe stands at right. No identifiable a person candidate is clearly visible; figures are shown at a distance, so the appearance is uncertain.2016-08-27December 03 20162016-12-03Outdoor temple-ground scene under a pale blue sky with tall coconut palms. A tall orange-painted ceremonial flagstaff or kodimaram-style pole rises in the centre, its top ornamented with a carved orange figure. Several people in saffron/orange robes stand at its base around a raised platform, some with arms lifted. A large crowd of devotees in white dhotis and kurtas, and women in saffron, blue, green and yellow saris, face the pole with hands raised in worship. To the right, a gilded, ornately carved shrine or palanquin houses a deity murti with a red-and-gold backdrop, flanked by two smaller figures. A woman in a white sari stands at its side. A thatched hut stands at the far left edge.2009-02-23 +1 copiesOutdoor festival procession under palm and tree canopy. Many people in saffron/orange robes and white dhotis stand and walk along a path beside a tall wooden flagstaff with a red-and-orange flag and a red-roofed pavilion with metal framework. Drummers in orange clothing play a large drum on the right, and decorated ornamental umbrellas and kalasha-like poles are carried or set up near the center. A watermarked overlay credit appears at the bottom right. The scene suggests a temple or ashram procession with ritual participants, though no single figure is clearly identifiable.2016-01-15August 27 20162016-08-27Outdoor flag-hoisting ceremony beneath bright blue sky and tall coconut palms. A tall copper-coloured flagstaff stands on a white stepped platform. At its base sits a seated deity murti garlanded with orange-yellow marigold flowers. Around it, a dense crowd of devotees in white dhotis and shirts, some with yellow shawls, watches and gathers. Several people in saffron-orange robes stand near the pole, one holding a red-and-gold umbrella. Drummers in the left background play drums. Large orange and saffron flags hang at the right edge. A low concrete wall and more palm trees frame the scene.2008-12-23A large outdoor crowd gathers under a covered pavilion beside palm trees for a ceremony. In the centre, a tall ritual pole rises into the sky, and a figure in orange clothing stands near a white parasol-like canopy at the far end. Many men wear white dhotis with gold-bordered cloth, and several people in the foreground have bare upper bodies. Devotees in white kurtas and orange shawls crowd close, some with their hands folded in prayer. Striped cloth banners and hanging red and white decorations frame the pavilion. Plumeria bushes sit at the right edge.2016-12-03December 23 20082008-12-23Outdoor temple courtyard under a blue sky with tall coconut palms. A tall polished copper flagstaff, the dhwajastambha, rises from a red stone base at the centre, with a decorated top and white cloth streamers and ropes hanging down. A dhwaja pole is adorned with a garland at its base. Beside it on the left, a red-framed open-sided shelter with a corrugated roof shades a few people in white and orange clothing. On the right, a monk in orange robes stands near a yellow-draped table with offerings. Several people in white dhotis and orange-robed priests stand around the platform, marking the flag-hoisting ceremony that begins a Brahmotsavam.2016-01-11Outdoor temple courtyard with a tall copper-coloured dhwajasthambha flagstaff rising beside a raised orange-red platform decorated with garlands and a kalasha. A priest in white dhoti stands atop the platform near the flagstaff, while a crowd of devotees in white dhotis, orange and yellow shirts and a blue t-shirt watch from the paved courtyard. A shelter with a red-trimmed metal roof stands at left, with a golden deity murti and garlands visible beside it, and palm trees frame the scene. Some devotees appear to be on the platform's steps. A person in an orange robe stands among the onlookers. No figure in the image is clearly identifiable as a person by appearance.2011-09-09