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Outdoor photograph beside a tall copper-clad ritual pillar wrapped in bands of copper and draped with white and pink flower garlands and red blossoms, with a straw broom-like bundle leaning against it. A man in orange saffron robes and a white flower garland stands holding a brass bell in his right hand and a lit oil lamp or flame in his left, appearing to perform a ritual offering. Behind him, a second man in orange robes with a red flower garland stands with palms pressed together in namaste. Tall coconut palms and a blue sky with clouds form the background.

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Outdoor photo beside a tall ornate copper ritual pillar wrapped in white and pink flower garlands, with a broom-like bundle tied to it and a palm grove behind. A man with long dark hair in saffron-orange robes and a rudraksha-style gold necklace, wearing a white and red flower garland, stands on a raised platform holding a small brass bell and smiling. Another man in orange clothing kneels at lower right beside a tray of flowers. A colourful striped cloth hangs at the right edge. a person: the standing man in saffron robes, gold chain and bell matches the ceremonial presentation cues, shown in person.2009-06-09Outdoor ritual photo beside a carved copper-coloured kalasha-style vessel draped with marigold garlands and dried grass, under tall coconut palms. A figure with long dark hair wears an orange saffron robe and a rudraksha mala, holding a small oil lamp in one hand and a brass bell in the other. Beside him a shaven-headed man in white ritual dress with a yellow flower garland holds a tray of marigold petals. A bald man is partly visible at the bottom edge.2011-10-07Outdoors under a bright sky and tall coconut palms, a standing man in saffron-orange robes holds a brass bell in his right hand and a small brass vessel from which smoke rises in the other, offering to a tall copper kalasha-style ritual pillar wrapped in white cloth and decorated with yellow and red marigold garlands. A white flower garland and a gold-coloured necklace adorn him, and a red mark is on his forehead. He has long, swept-back dark hair. Beside him, a man in orange robes with a rudraksha-style mala stands with palms joined in prayer. Dry palm fronds are tied to the pillar, and a partial figure is visible at the lower edge. The scene suggests a flag-hoisting or pillar-worship ritual during a temple festival. Probable Swamiji is the man holding the bell and vessel, with long swept-back hair, saffron robes, a white garland, gold necklace and forehead mark; he is in the ritual role of officiating at the pillar.2008-12-23November 06 20102010-11-06A photograph of an outdoor ritual at a tall copper dhwaja-style pillar on a red stone base, decorated with a marigold garland and orange cloth wrapping. A young sannyasi in orange robes holds a lit lamp (aarti) toward the pillar while a shaved-headed monk in orange robes holds a brass plate of offerings beside him. A man in a white dhoti with a maroon-bordered cloth stands behind, and a woman in orange clothing with folded hands is partly visible at the right edge. Coconut palms and an overcast sky frame the scene.2010-11-06Outdoor photo of a flag-hoisting ritual at a dwajastambha-style pillar: an ornate copper base and shaft are draped with yellow marigold garlands, green leaves and red flowers, with fruit placed at the base. A standing figure in orange saffron robes and a long rudraksha-style mala holds a lit flame in one hand and a silver bell in the other, gazing upward beside a coconut palm under a pale sky.2006-12-23Outdoor photograph at a temple site with coconut palms behind. A tall copper dwajastambha (flagstaff) decorated with white, yellow and orange flower garlands stands on a white stone base. A man in orange ochre dhoti and sash, bare-chested with long dark hair, pulls a rope to raise the flag. Beside him a second man in orange robes holds a brass tray of flowers and offerings. Fabric banners in red, green, yellow and purple hang at right, and a few partially visible people are at the lower edge. Suggests a dwajarohanam flag-hoisting ceremony.2009-07-08Outdoors beside a tall temple dhvajastambha flagpole wrapped with a thatched or straw collar and garlanded with yellow marigold strands. A man with long swept-back hair, rudraksha mala and orange saffron robes stands on the base and pulls the rope of the flag. An assistant in orange robes steadies the rope beside him, and coconut palms and stone guardian figures appear in the background. a person is the central figure performing dhvajarohana, the flag-hoisting rite; a shaved-headed attendant in orange assists. Several devotees in white and orange watch from the lower edge.2011-12-22October 18 20102010-10-18 +1 copiesOutdoor ritual scene beside a tall copper lamp pillar (deepa stambha) wrapped with black and orange cloth and draped with yellow marigold garlands; a carved bronze shrine niche sits at its base. Two devotees in saffron-orange robes perform aarti: a woman in an orange sari with a rudraksha-style beaded necklace holds a small bell and a flaming oil lamp, while a shaved-headed man in orange robes with a maroon border holds a brass tray. Tall coconut palms and an overcast sky frame the scene, and a child in white with folded hands stands at the right edge.2010-11-06July 08 20092009-07-08July 08 20092009-07-08