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A photograph of a dhwajarohanam-style ritual at an outdoor temple setting with palm trees behind. A reddish-brown carved stone shrine-like structure, wrapped with yellow and red marigold garlands, stands on a pedestal. A man in a saffron-orange dhoti with a yellow border and a bare upper body wears a long yellow and red marigold garland and rudraksha-style beads, holding a silver bell and pink flowers. A shaven-headed priest with white tilak marks on his arm and chest holds a silver vessel. Scattered petals lie on the platform.

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A copper-coloured ceremonial pillar or dhwaja stambha wrapped with yellow and red marigold garlands and topped with bundled straw, at an outdoor dhwajarohanam flag-hoisting rite. A man with long swept-back hair, bare-chested except for a rudraksha mala and gold-and-red flower garland, wears rust-orange robes with a yellow sash and holds a small bell and flower petals. Beside him, a shaven-headed priest in a white upper cloth with white tripundra markings holds a silver vessel. Palm trees and greenery surround the scene.2015-09-08September 08 20152015-09-08A person in a rust-red and saffron striped dhoti and shawl stands outdoors beside an ornate carved wooden shrine pillar draped with yellow and red marigold garlands. The person holds a brass oil lamp or puja vessel in one hand and a flame or offering toward the carved shrine, with coconut palms and green foliage behind. The scene resembles a temple ritual at a shrine, with a carved wooden kalasha-topped structure as the focal point.2014-08-31A photograph of an outdoor temple scene with a large ornately carved wooden or stone pedestal-shaped shrine, draped with yellow and red marigold garlands. A man in rust-red and saffron-banded cloth stands at right, bare-shouldered, with a white floral garland around his neck and his hair tied up, holding a small silver bell or lamp and reaching toward the shrine. Tall palm trees and green foliage surround the scene under an overcast sky. Partially visible people appear at the bottom left edge.2014-08-31April 21 20152015-04-21Outdoor photo of a copper flag-hoisting pole (dhwaja stambha) wrapped in rope and draped with yellow marigold garlands and red flowers, set on an ornate carved copper-toned base with a small shrine motif. Two men in dark-red and saffron-bordered dhoti-style garments stand beside it. The man in the centre, with black hair and a rudraksha-style garland of red and orange beads over his bare shoulder, reaches up to the pole while holding a brass plate. The bald man on the right, bare-shouldered with a saffron-trimmed wrap, holds a folded red cloth and steadies the offering. Palm fronds and green trees fill the background.2014-10-05Outdoor photo of a copper flag-mast or pillar decorated with yellow and marigold garlands, with a carved wooden or metal shrine-like cap on top. Two priests in reddish-maroon and gold-bordered dhoti and shawl stand beside it. The priest on the right is bare-chested with a shaved head and holds a small brass plate; the priest in the centre wears rudraksha-style beaded and flower garlands and holds a plate, while a palm tree and green foliage stand behind them.2014-10-05Outdoors under palm trees, a bare-shouldered man in a maroon and gold-bordered dhoti and shawl stands beside a copper dhwajastambha flagpole base wrapped with yellow and red marigold garlands. He holds a small handheld bell in one hand and a ritual vessel in the other, performing the flag-hoisting ceremony. Sunlight falls on the copper pillar and palm fronds.2015-09-08September 08 20152015-09-08Outdoors beneath palm trees, a man in saffron-orange robes and a red-orange dhoti stands beside a carved stone kalasha-topped column wrapped with yellow and pink marigold garlands. He holds a rope and garland while a deep maroon cloth with white patterning is lowered or hoisted from above, consistent with a flag-hoisting ritual. Another person's hand is visible at the right edge. He wears a rudraksha-style mala and garlands of flowers across his chest. Green foliage and a light sky form the background.2014-10-05September 08 20152015-09-08A photograph of an outdoor ritual at a carved wooden shrine-like structure with a tiered, temple-style top, draped with yellow and red marigold garlands. A man in a red-orange dhoti with a yellow-striped border, wearing white and red flower garlands and a gold-coloured necklace, reaches toward the shrine with his right hand. Beside him, another man in an orange cloth holds a silver bowl of flowers or offerings. Tall palm trees and greenery are behind them under an overcast sky.2014-08-31