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Outdoor photo of a bronze-coloured ceremonial flagpole base wrapped with yellow marigold garlands with maroon accents, bundled straw or grass tufts, and a band of green mango leaves at the top. Carved niches with small temple-style finials and a relief of a tree show on the base. On the right edge, a person with long dark matted hair and an orange garment stands partly in frame, seen from the side and cropped. Green trees and a pale sky form the background.

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A photograph of a long-haired man in a rust-orange dhoti and a red-and-gold turban, draped in a pink and white floral garland, standing at right of a tall ornate copper kalasha-shaped vessel decorated with yellow and red flower garlands, green leaves and a white cloth wrap, topped with bundled dried grass. Behind him, a second man in orange cloth and bare-torso devotees stand under a canopy hung with colourful streamers, string lights and a painted banner. The bearded man is a sannyasi-style ritual participant; the page indicates this is a person Jayanthi Brahmotsavam event, but his appearance is not sufficiently distinctive to confirm identity.2016-12-14December 23 20062006-12-23A photograph of a dvajarohanam flag-hoisting ritual at an outdoor temple pavilion with a corrugated roof and string lights. In the foreground a man with long dark dreadlocks wears a rust-brown dhoti-style cloth, a rust-red turban, a red and white flower garland draped over his shoulder, and gold armlets; he stands with hands folded in front of a tall ornate bronze-and-copper pole wrapped with white cloth, bundles of straw, green leaves and yellow and magenta flower garlands. Partly visible at left, another man in orange cloth stands nearby. Colourful hanging banners with geometric patterns decorate the right side. The scene suggests a temple flag-hoisting rite, shown as a Swamiji (probable) candidate in appearance-based terms given his long hair, turban and ornate clothing.2016-12-14A photograph of a ritual at an outdoor ceremony. In the left foreground a figure with long, swept-back dark hair and a saffron-orange robe, wearing a gold necklace, holds a small brass ritual lamp in one hand and a ceremonial vessel in the other, raised toward a tall copper structure. The copper ritual pillar, topped with a bundle of straw and white cloth, is wrapped in yellow and white marigold garlands with red flower accents and green leaves, and rests on a copper base with ornate relief work. Behind, a crowd of people in white clothing stands along a low white platform, with palm and leafy trees and a clear blue sky overhead.2006-12-23December 11 20112011-12-11 +1 copiesA tall copper flagpole rises from an ornate carved stone base wrapped with white cloth, a bundle of green-tipped straw at its top and yellow and red marigold garlands draped around its base. A bearded man in a maroon robe and red-brown turban stands beside it with one hand on the pole, wearing a gold necklace, a red and white patterned shawl, and gold armbands. Behind him, several people in orange and maroon clothing gather near a red shrine structure under palm trees, and a trident is visible on the right. The scene reflects a flag-hoisting ceremony at a temple.2016-12-14A copper flagstaff, wrapped at its base in white cloth, bound with green leaves and straw, and garlanded with yellow and maroon marigold strands, stands on a carved stone base beside a small shrine niche holding a seated figure. A man in a maroon turban and red-and-white flower garland, with a gold-trimmed red shawl, smiles while holding a brass plate of flowers near the base. Behind him, a figure with long matted hair and an orange-bordered dhoti stands with his back to the camera, with other people in orange and devotees in pink partly visible below the platform. Scattered marigold petals cover the red platform, and a palm frond is visible at the top right.2016-12-14December 14 20162016-12-14December 23 20092009-12-23August 27 20162016-08-27Outdoor ritual photo of a bare-chested priest in a rust-orange dhoti and shawl, with long dark hair, a rudraksha-style beaded mala and a gold ceremonial necklace, placing yellow marigold flowers on a tall copper kalasha-topped structure. The structure is a carved, wooden-and-copper pedestal wrapped in white jasmine and red rose garlands, with thatched straw bound at its top. A younger attendant in orange cloth and a beaded necklace holds a brass plate of offerings beside him. Green trees and a canopy with red and yellow fabric stand in the background under an overcast sky.2016-08-27December 20 20102010-12-20