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Outdoor photograph of a flag-hoisting ritual under a clear blue sky with palm trees behind. A long-haired man in orange saffron robes with a white and maroon flower garland and a rudraksha mala stands at left, holding a bundle of grass and gesturing upward toward a tall copper pillar. Beside him, another figure in orange robes with a draped shawl stands on a stone base, gripping a rope that is wound around the copper pole. Yellow marigold garlands hang from the pillar and an ornate copper pot sits at its base. A red and fringed umbrella appears at left and a potted plant stands near the bottom edge.

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December 23 20082008-12-23December 23 20082008-12-23 +1 copiesDecember 23 20092009-12-23January 02 20102010-01-02 +1 copiesDecember 23 20092009-12-23Outdoor photo of an orange-robed man standing beside a tall copper-coloured ritual pillar wrapped in white and orange cloth and garlanded with yellow, red and white flower strings. Behind it, dry grass bundles are tied to the pillar and palm fronds frame the sky. Beside him, a second orange-robed attendant lifts an orange cloth strip overhead. The man in the centre wears a long orange garland of white and red flowers, has a rudraksha mala with ornate gold necklaces, and stands with eyes closed. A dark stone deity murti stands at the lower left, and smoke drifts through the background.2009-12-23A photograph of a flag-hoisting ritual at an outdoor temple-like site beside tall palm trees. A man with long dark hair and a red tilak on his forehead, wearing an orange saffron wrap and a dark rudraksha mala, stands at a copper flagpole, one hand holding the rope and the other arm extended outward. The pole is wrapped with white jasmine garlands and bundles of grass, with yellow flower petals scattered at its base. A second person in orange clothing is partly visible at the right edge.2010-07-01Outdoor temple ceremony beside coconut palms. A man with a shaved head in saffron-orange dhoti and shawl stands with his back to the camera, bracing a tall temple pillar topped with a kalasha and a bundle of green palm leaves. Beside him a long-haired figure in orange robes, white and red flower garlands and a rudraksha mala holds a twisted orange and white rope, looking down at the work. The pillar's base is decorated with yellow, purple and white flower garlands, and stone deity murti statues stand at the left edge.2011-12-11March 02 20112011-03-02Outdoor photograph beside a tall copper flagstaff on a white plinth, with an ornate carved base. Two people in saffron-orange robes stand at the pole: one on the left in a long orange wrap with a white garland around the neck, reaching up to the pole; one on the right in orange with a maroon border, bending low and adjusting a fabric end. Marigold and red flower garlands hang on the pole, with dried grass bundles tied near the top and a rope hanging from it. Coconut palms and a pale sky are behind.2010-02-12A photograph of a copper ritual flagpole (dhvajastambha) wrapped with orange and white cloth and decorated with yellow, red, white and green flower garlands and palm fronds. In the foreground a barefoot man in an orange sleeveless top and orange dhoti with a gold border pulls the cloth rope, a red and yellow flower garland around his neck. To the right a second man in an orange robe and a gold chain pendant watches and holds the rope. Palm fronds are behind them and flowers lie on the white platform.2009-12-23December 23 20092009-12-23