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A photograph outdoors with palm trees behind. A bare-chested man with long dark hair and a red-and-white cloth at his waist reaches up to adjust a tall copper pillar wrapped in a white and maroon striped cloth, with bundles of dried grass tied to its top. The copper base is ornate with carved arches and draped with white jasmine garlands and red flower strands. The man wears red beaded bangles and a flower garland over his shoulder. No face-based identification is made.

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Outdoor photo of a tall copper kalasha or ritual pillar wrapped with white and maroon-bordered cloth, bound with rope and topped with bundles of green grass or darbha. Below, an ornate copper and brass base is decorated with white and red flower garlands. Two people at the right, partly visible, have their hands on the cloth; one wears gold bangles and an orange garment, another has a shaved-hair style and gold bracelets. Palm fronds blur in the background against a pale sky.2016-04-10April 10 20162016-04-10Outdoor photo at dusk of a bare-chested man in orange-red dhoti with gold border and a long red and white flower garland, reaching up to tie an orange cord around a copper dhwajastambha (flagpole) mounted on a pink-red stone base. The base is decorated with yellow marigold garlands, a golden deity murti in a niche, and white feathery bundles; coconut palms frame the sky. A bald man in orange clothing is partly visible at the lower right, assisting. The scene suggests a flag-hoisting ritual at a temple.2013-03-11Outdoor evening scene at dusk with a tall copper-and-wood ratha or chariot-like structure topped with a mango-leaf canopy and white flower garlands. A man with bare upper body and a saffron-orange dhoti pulls an orange rope tied to the structure, his right arm raised. He wears a red-and-multicolour beaded mala and a gold necklace, with gold bangles. Palm trees and a dark sky form the background, with a camera and a partially visible bald head at the lower edges.2013-07-22April 21 20152015-04-21March 11 20132013-03-11A 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.2013-04-14August 20 20142014-08-20 +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.2015-02-23A photograph of an outdoor ritual beside a tall copper kalasha-style pillar wrapped in a white and red cloth and draped with white jasmine and red rose garlands, set against palm fronds and green foliage. A smiling figure with long dark hair stands at right in a rust-red robe, wearing layered rudraksha and bead malas, red and white flower garlands, gold bangles and an armband, holding a small brass oil lamp or bell in one hand and a metal ritual vessel in the other. A seated devotee's head is visible at the bottom edge. The pillar appears to be a ceremonial object used in a puja.2016-04-10April 21 20152015-04-21August 20 20142014-08-20 +1 copies