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A man in a maroon-red robe with a long garland of white jasmine and red flowers stands on a raised platform, holding a small brass bell and a metal cup. Before him is a large ornate copper kalasha-style vessel with a tall pillar, decorated with a garland of white flowers and marigolds, topped with green leaves and dried grass. A crowd of people sits on the ground in the foreground under bright sunlight, with palm trees behind. The man has long dark hair and a full beard. Yellow railing and a partially visible seated figure appear at the right edge. Ritual bell-ringing and a copper vessel suggest a puja or abhishekam setting.

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January 01 20172017-01-01January 11 20162016-01-11 +1 copiesA photograph of a ceremonial copper flagstaff or dhwaja stambha in an outdoor setting with palm trees behind it. The ornately carved copper shrine-like structure is garlanded with yellow marigolds and red roses. A man with long dark hair and a dark forehead mark stands to the right, wearing a rust-red dhoti with gold borders and an upper cloth draped over his shoulder, and wearing a white jasmine garland with a gold bead garland and red flowers. He gestures with one hand while holding a plate of flowers that another person's hand is offering.2014-08-31January 01 20172017-01-01Outdoors under palm trees, a bare-shouldered man in a maroon and gold-bordered dhoti and shawl stands beside a copper dhwajastambha flagpole base wrapped with yellow and red marigold garlands. He holds a small handheld bell in one hand and a ritual vessel in the other, performing the flag-hoisting ceremony. Sunlight falls on the copper pillar and palm fronds.2015-09-08A photograph of an outdoor temple ceremony beside a tall bronze dhwajastambha (flagpole) wrapped in white cloth and draped with yellow and magenta marigold garlands and green leaves. A man stands on a raised platform at the right, wearing a maroon-red turban, a red and green flower garland, gold necklaces and a dark maroon-brown dhoti-style cloth; he holds a small lit oil lamp in one hand. Behind him are flower-covered offerings and a brass lamp stand. Several women in pink, red and white saris stand with hands folded in prayer on the left, and orange-clad devotees appear at the lower right, with a camera operator in the foreground.2016-12-14 +1 copiesAugust 20 20142014-08-20 +1 copiesAugust 27 20162016-08-27January 01 20172017-01-01A photograph of a large ornate copper-coloured ceremonial pillar or dhwaja-style column wrapped with cloth and coconut fronds, decorated with a carved shrine niche holding a small deity murti garlanded with yellow marigolds. A standing person in an orange-brown silk dhoti and wrap, with a red and white flower garland over the shoulder and gold bangles, stands beside the column, facing it with hands together in an offering gesture. Palm trees and a corrugated roof edge frame the outdoor setting under a pale sky. Two or three other people in white are partly visible at the left and background.2013-04-14March 01 20162016-03-01 +1 copiesOutdoor photo beside a tall copper kalasha-style pillar topped with green leaves and wheat-like sheaves, its base decorated with marigold and white flower garlands and a carved seated deity murti in a niche. A bare-chested priest in orange-red dhoti and red-orange flower garland raises a bell and a lit lamp toward the pillar under bright sky, with palm trees behind. In the right foreground, a bald man in saffron shawl and rudraksha beads stands in profile, wearing glasses. Coconut palms and a red-roofed structure appear at left, with a few people in the far distance.2015-02-23