Outdoor photo beside an ornate carved wooden or metal shrine-like structure on a tall pedestal, decorated with yellow marigold and red flower garlands. A man in a reddish-maroon dhoti with a gold-yellow border stands at right, wearing a white jasmine garland and a multi-strand rudraksha-style bead necklace, looking downward. Palm fronds are in the background under a pale sky. - Nithyanandapedia

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Outdoor photo beside an ornate carved wooden or metal shrine-like structure on a tall pedestal, decorated with yellow marigold and red flower garlands. A man in a reddish-maroon dhoti with a gold-yellow border stands at right, wearing a white jasmine garland and a multi-strand rudraksha-style bead necklace, looking downward. Palm fronds are in the background under a pale sky.

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A woman in a rust-orange sari with gold and cream borders stands beside an ornate copper dhwajastambha (flagpost) draped with marigold and white jasmine garlands. She wears a white and red flower garland and holds the ropes of the flag, her eyes lowered in concentration, while a hand at the lower right holds a bundle of dried grass. Palm trees and a cloudy sky form the backdrop of this outdoor flag-hoisting (dhwajarohanam) ritual.

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