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A photograph of an outdoor ritual beside a tall copper vessel decorated with yellow and red marigold garlands, set among coconut palms and green trees. A man in a rust-red dhoti and matching upper wrap, wearing a multi-strand rudraksha-style mala and a pink and orange flower garland, stands holding a long rope or cord upward while looking up. A second person in red-brown clothing with bare upper body and a beaded necklace stands at the right edge, partly cropped. The bright daylight setting suggests a temple-style abhishekam or rope-pulling ritual.

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A man in a rust-red dhoti and upper cloth with a gold-bordered yellow edge pulls on a rope to raise a copper dwajastambha flagpole during a flag hoisting ritual. He wears a white and red flower garland and a gold-bead mala. The flagpole's ornate base is draped with yellow and red marigold garlands and carved with small shrine-like niches. Tall coconut palms and a bright sky frame the scene outdoors.2014-08-31September 09 20142014-09-09Outdoors among palm trees, a woman in a rust-orange sari with a gold-striped border stands beside an ornate copper-coloured kalasha-style pillar with carved base and floral relief. She wears a rudraksha mala and a garland of orange and red flowers, and her right hand rests on the pillar while her eyes are lowered. A marigold garland is draped over the pillar. At the lower right edge, a shaved-headed man in orange robes with a beaded mala is partly visible.2014-09-09September 08 20152015-09-08 +2 copiesOutdoor photo of a dwajarohanam flag-hoisting ceremony at a copper flagstaff with an ornate carved base set on a red plinth. Two priests in red-brown dhotis with yellow borders stand at the pole, each pulling a rope and wearing garlands of white, yellow and red flowers; the one on the right also wears a rudraksha-style mala. Palm trees and greenery fill the background, and a few onlookers are partly visible at the lower edge. The pole is wrapped with yellow and red floral garlands.2014-08-31Outdoor photograph of a copper temple flag-pole or ornate copper pillar wrapped in rope and decorated with yellow marigold garlands and pink flowers. Two men in rust-red and saffron-bordered dhoti-style garments stand beside it. The man on the left, bare-armed with flower garlands and a rudraksha-style bead strand, lifts his arm to the pole. The bald man on the right, with garlands and a shawl, holds out a brass plate. Palm fronds and green trees are behind.2014-10-05October 05 20142014-10-05October 05 20142014-10-05August 31 20142014-08-31A photograph of a copper flagstaff, or dhvaja stambha, decorated with marigold and red flower garlands, standing in an outdoor ritual setting with palm trees behind it. Three or four men in rust-red and saffron dhoti-style clothing raise their arms high, holding ropes or cords connected to the flagpole during a dwajarohanam, the flag-hoisting rite. One man wears a flower garland and a beaded mala. The base of the copper pillar has carved relief decoration, and devotees in orange clothing are partly visible at the lower edge.2014-09-26October 05 20142014-10-05September 09 20142014-09-09