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Outdoor ritual photo under a bright sky with palm trees behind. Two priests in saffron-red dhotis with gold-yellow borders stand beside a large carved bronze-brown kalasha-shaped vessel draped with white jasmine garlands and red flower garlands. The priest on the right, bare-chested with a rudraksha mala and a sacred thread, holds an orange cord and raises his arm, while the priest in the center also raises an arm toward the top of the vessel, which is crowned with green leaves. A bald man in glasses and a white shirt stands at the lower right edge, partly visible. The scene suggests a temple abhishekam or pooja procession.

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August 20 20142014-08-20 +1 copiesNovember 26 20142014-11-26August 20 20142014-08-20Outdoor photo of a bronze-toned ceremonial palanquin or chariot-like structure draped with white jasmine garlands and red flower garlands tied with gold-tone bands. A man in a rust-red dhoti and a wide-sleeved robe with gold stripes raises an orange-and-teal parasol above it, while a second man in similar rust-red clothing stands beside the structure, adorned with a beaded necklace. Palm trees and a bright sky frame the scene.2014-08-20Two shaven-headed sannyasi-style men in maroon-red dhotis and wraps with gold borders stand at the base of a tall copper dhwajasthamba (flagpole) being raised. Both grip the copper pillar with outstretched arms; one holds a rope running up the pole. The ornate copper column is draped with yellow and red marigold garlands. Palm fronds and greenery surround the red-tiled platform, and a few onlookers stand at the lower edge of the frame, partially visible. Ritual flagpole raising.2014-08-31Outdoor scene at a copper flagstaff (dhvaja stambha) on a red-painted square base, with a yellow and pink marigold garland wrapped around the upper section of the pole. Two men in orange-red dhoti-style garments with yellow borders pull ropes that run up the pole, one with a flower garland around his neck; the man on the right is bare-chested with his arms raised. A third man at the far right edge is partly visible, shaved-headed and in orange, and a group of onlookers stands behind the base near palm trees and foliage, several in red or white clothing. The scene appears to be flag-hoisting at an ashram-style outdoor site.2014-10-05November 26 20142014-11-26August 20 20142014-08-20 +1 copiesOutdoor ceremony at a temple-style flagstaff, a tall ornate copper-toned pillar with carved base and a small shrine-like canopy wrapped in yellow and red marigold garlands. Two men in saffron-red ochre robes with gold-striped borders stand beside it. The man in the centre wears a white flower garland and rudraksha-style beads and raises one hand, while the man on the right, bare-shouldered with a shaved head, bends over the base and holds a brass plate or vessel. Tall coconut palms and a pale sky fill the background.2014-08-31A photograph of a dhwajarohanam flag-hoisting ritual at an outdoor temple setting with palm trees. A bare-chested man in a red-maroon dhoti with saffron-yellow borders and a red and gold garland pulls a long rope tied to a tall copper flagstaff topped with green leaves. Beside him, a shaved-headed priest in a maroon dhoti with yellow border supports the pole, and another man in a dhoti stands behind. The copper pillar is decorated with a yellow garland and a base wrapped in red and purple flowers. Brass horns and drummers appear at the left edge, and a red stone platform surrounds the base.2014-11-26Outdoor photo of a flag-hoisting ceremony beside a tall ornate red-pink pillar decorated with garlands of yellow and maroon flowers, with a carved tree relief on its face and a lotus-petal base. A young man in saffron/orange robes with a dark rudraksha mala pulls a white rope that hoists a flag, standing near the pillar. To the right, a shaved-headed man in orange robes and beads holds the rope in both hands. Coconut palms fill the background, and white flower petals lie on the ground. Two more people in white are partly visible at the lower right edge.2011-03-05Outdoor photo of a ceremonial wooden ratha-style structure or palanquin decorated with white and red flower garlands and green leaves on top. A bare-chested man in a maroon dhoti with gold borders and a red flower garland holds a rope and a tall pole with a bright orange umbrella with teal trim and a dark floral emblem. Palm trees and green foliage surround the scene under a pale sky.2014-08-20