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Outdoors beneath a tall coconut palm, a bearded man in a maroon turban and a red-and-white patterned shawl stands with a long white flag rope in his raised hands during a flag-hoisting ritual. He wears layered gold necklaces, a rudraksha-style pendant and a floral garland in yellow and pink. Beside him, a shirtless man with long dreadlocks and an orange dhoti turns away, and a bare-shouldered woman stands at the right edge. To the left, a decorated wooden temple pillar or kalasha-topped shrine is wrapped with yellow marigold garlands and leafy bundles. The scene shows a dvajarohanam flag hoisting, with three visible people and the ritual flag rope being lifted.

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Outdoor flag-hoisting ceremony (dvajarohanam) at a temple shrine beneath palm trees. A bearded man in a maroon turban, red and white flower garland, gold chains and a gold pendant holds a rope to raise a cream fabric flag on a tall pole. Beside him a bare-chested man with long dark braided hair and an orange dhoti stands with a rudraksha-style bead necklace, and a third person is partly visible at the right edge. On the left, a decorated shrine with a kalasha topped with grass and green leaves, and yellow and red marigold garlands hang from its base.2016-12-14December 14 20162016-12-14Outdoor photo of a temple flag-hoisting ceremony (dvajarohanam) beside a bronze kalasha-topped flagstaff base wrapped with yellow and red marigold garlands and topped with a straw-and-leaf bundle. A bearded man in a maroon-brown dhoti, red-and-white flower garland, gold chains and a rust-coloured turban stands centrally, hands joined near his chest. Beside him a bare-backed man with long dreadlocks wears an orange cloth and gold armbands, holding the ceremonial rope. Palm trees and attendants in orange and white are behind. a person by appearance cues including the turban, gold necklace and ornate ceremonial dress; the page places him at a dvajarohanam.2016-12-14December 14 20162016-12-14December 14 20162016-12-14December 03 20162016-12-03Outdoor ceremony beneath coconut palms. A man in a rust-red turban and rust-red dhoti-style garment, wearing a heavy gold necklace, a white and pink flower garland and a rudraksha-style mala, holds a long white cloth that hangs from a tall copper-brown kalasha-topped pillar decorated with yellow and red marigold garlands. Beside him a bare-chested man with long hair, rudraksha beads and a wristband lifts a wicker basket of white cloth. Colourful striped cloth is draped over a platform at right, and a few heads are visible at the bottom edge.2016-12-03December 03 20162016-12-03Outdoor ritual photo beneath tall palm trees. In the centre, a man in a dark maroon robe with a long white cloth draped over his shoulders and a rudraksha mala around his neck and a garland of white flowers and red roses holds a white cloth and gazes upward. To the left stands a carved wooden kalasha-like pot topped with a bundle of straw and green mango leaves, decorated with white flower garlands and yellow marigolds. On the right, a bare-chested priest with a sacred thread wears an orange and yellow-bordered dhoti and holds a woven basket. A tall gold-toned structure is visible behind them. The scene suggests a ceremonial abhishekam or puja setting.2017-01-01December 14 20162016-12-14December 03 20162016-12-03Outdoor ritual photograph in a palm-fringed garden. A central figure in a rust-red turban, rust-orange dhoti-style wrap and multiple rudraksha malas, with a flower garland, grips a rope while lifting or lowering a decorated carved wooden palanquin-like kalasha structure topped with green leaves and marigold garlands in yellow and red. Beside him a bare-chested attendant with long hair and white body markings pulls on a rope, and another attendant in saffron-orange cloth with beaded necklaces stands by a red-garlanded wooden pole. A person in orange cloth with a rudraksha mala is at the right edge. Blurred heads of onlookers appear in the lower foreground.2016-12-03