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Outdoor photograph of a ritual near a carved reddish-brown stone structure wrapped with yellow marigold garlands. A figure with long dark hair wears a red garland of flowers and a red-orange dhoti and holds a long cream cloth aloft on a pole. Behind a tall coconut palm with green coconut clusters. At right, a shaved-headed man in orange-saffron robes and a beaded necklace holds a wooden tray piled with folded cream cloth. Bright sunlight washes the scene.

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A photograph of an outdoor temple ritual beside coconut palms. A man with long dark hair, bare-chested except for a red-orange cloth draped over his shoulder and wrapped at the waist, and wearing a red and white marigold garland and wrist bands, reaches up to pull a cream cloth on a tall ornate terracotta-coloured pillar, or ratha-like shrine structure, decorated with yellow marigold garlands. Beside him, a shaved-headed man in an orange cloth holds the other end of the cream cloth. In the lower foreground a man in white crouches with his head bowed near the edge of the frame. The scene is bright, with green foliage and a clear sky behind.2012-04-23Outdoors under bright sunlight and palm trees, a person in a red garment with a red and white flower garland and gold necklaces pulls a saffron-orange cloth upward on a rope beside an ornate copper-coloured kalasha-topped pillar decorated with yellow marigold garlands and green leaves. The person smiles and looks up. To the right, another person in saffron-orange robes with rudraksha beads holds a brass tray of white cloth and also smiles. The scene resembles a temple flag-hoisting or dhvaja ritual.2012-04-23April 23 20122012-04-23April 23 20122012-04-23Outdoor photograph of a temple ritual beside a tall ornate terracotta-coloured kalasha-like pillar with carved base and decorated with yellow marigold garlands. A man in red robes with a red-and-white flower garland and beaded necklaces holds an orange rope and pulls up a white cloth, as if raising a flag or banner on the pillar. Behind him, two men in orange robes stand; one holds a tray of folded white cloth and the other, at right, grips the white cloth. Coconut palms stand in the background. Several small figures are visible at the lower edge. a person: the man in red with the red-and-white garland, a tilak mark and long swept-back hair is presented as a person, shown performing the flag-raising ritual.2012-04-23April 23 20122012-04-23April 23 20122012-04-23Three people in orange and red ceremonial robes stand beside an ornate carved stone pillar draped with yellow and white flower garlands. A figure on the left in red dress with long dark hair and a red flower garland reaches up to the pillar's top, holding a bundle of green mango leaves and grass tied with white jasmine-like flowers. A bald priest in orange cloth with a red tilak stands in the center holding a folded orange cloth, while a bald man on the right with a rudraksha bracelet and orange robe holds a wooden tray. Palm trees and bright sunlight fill the background. The scene suggests a ritual decoration or consecration at an outdoor shrine.2012-04-23April 23 20122012-04-23Outdoor temple ritual beside a palm grove. A woman in a red sari with long dark hair and a red flower garland stands at left, holding a bundle of tall yellow-orange strands wrapped with green leaves and white flowers. Two men in orange and saffron robes handle a wooden tray covered with an orange cloth; the man in the centre wears a rudraksha-style mala and a sacred mark on his forehead, and the man at right is bare-shouldered with a red thread on his wrist. Behind them stands a carved reddish stone pillar draped with yellow marigold garlands, with coconut palms and bright sky above.2012-04-23Outdoor photo beneath coconut palms of a standing man in red robes wearing a long red-and-white marigold garland and gold ceremonial necklaces, with long swept-back hair and bare arms with gold bangles. He raises one arm and gazes upward while holding an orange cord tied to an ornate copper-coloured kalasha-topped pillar decorated with yellow marigold garlands and palm fronds. A kneeling attendant in orange robes with a shaved head pulls the cord at his side. Swamiji (probable) is the standing man, identified by long hair, ornate gold necklaces and red-and-white garland; he is in_person.2012-04-23April 23 20122012-04-23