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A photograph of a temple ritual at an outdoor pavilion. A figure with long, swept-back dark hair and bare-chested orange-saffron wrap holds a long rope-like cord and pulls it while facing a large copper dhwaja stambha (flagstaff) decorated with yellow marigold garlands and green leaves. A man in white dhoti and orange shawl, with a rudraksha mala, stands beside him and also holds the rope. A woman in an orange sari and other onlookers stand behind, with a tray of yellow flowers on the ledge. The appearance of the figure in orange is a person by his long hair and saffron attire, but this is an appearance-based label only.

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September 29 20062006-09-29 +1 copiesA photograph of a ritual at a temple. A long-haired man with a bare upper body, wearing an orange wrap and a red-and-gold band, reaches toward an ornate copper-coloured sanctum-like structure garlanded with yellow marigolds. Nearby, a man in orange robes holds a silver bowl and plate, while a man in white clothes with glasses stands beside them. Other devotees in white and orange watch from behind. Small red flowers lie on the white stone platform, and a silver kalasha-style vessel sits at the base. The pillared white temple structure with green leaf decorations forms the background. This appears to be a sanctification ceremony for a temple tower.2006-09-29September 29 20062006-09-29A temple ritual in an open pavilion with white pillars and leafy mango-leaf decorations. In the foreground a man with long, dark, swept-back hair and bare upper body wears an orange-saffron dhoti and holds a red-and-white wrapped bundle with mango leaves and a garland, lifting it toward a large polished copper kalasha-shaped vessel draped in yellow marigold garlands. Brass bowls with offerings and marigold flowers sit on a white table in front. Behind him a woman in an orange sari and other devotees in white and green watch. The man has distinctive adornments including a gold necklace and a sacred-thread style cord, and appears to be performing a dhwajastambha or kalasha ritual; he is marked as a person candidate by long hair, gold ornaments and saffron clothing, with the identification left uncertain.2006-09-29September 29 20062006-09-29September 29 20062006-09-29September 29 20062006-09-29September 29 20062006-09-29September 29 20062006-09-29September 29 20062006-09-29September 29 20062006-09-29September 29 20062006-09-29