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Outdoor temple courtyard under a corrugated metal roof strung with colourful hanging cloth ornaments and rings. A tall tapering golden-brown ritual pillar with a finial rises at centre, standing on a stone base near a dark stone yajna altar with red brick platform. Palm fronds overhang at left beside an ornate carved wooden or metal lattice column. Several people in white dhotis and orange or saffron garments move through the courtyard; one man in white stands at left near a pole, a woman in an orange sari is at centre-left, and a few others are partly visible at the right edge. Coconut palms and greenery surround the open temple space.

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Outdoor ashram scene under a tall palm tree with a large woven rattan or wicker lattice wrapped around its trunk. In the foreground a tall ornate wooden flagstaff with gold and orange bands and a finial rises beside a large stone base. A corrugated metal canopy with red and multicoloured hanging decorations and streamers stands to the right. At the lower left, a few people in white and saffron-coloured clothing walk near a pale parasol or tent-like structure, with a brightly coloured cloth banner nearby. Coconut palms and green foliage fill the background under a bright overcast sky.2016-08-27August 27 20162016-08-27Outdoor temple courtyard under a blue sky with tall coconut palms. A tall polished copper flagstaff, the dhwajastambha, rises from a red stone base at the centre, with a decorated top and white cloth streamers and ropes hanging down. A dhwaja pole is adorned with a garland at its base. Beside it on the left, a red-framed open-sided shelter with a corrugated roof shades a few people in white and orange clothing. On the right, a monk in orange robes stands near a yellow-draped table with offerings. Several people in white dhotis and orange-robed priests stand around the platform, marking the flag-hoisting ceremony that begins a Brahmotsavam.2016-01-11Dusk view of a temple courtyard with a tall, slender, copper-coloured dhwajasthambha flagstaff topped by an ornate finial and a small red flag, set on a red stone base decorated with a garland of orange and white flowers. To the right, a corrugated shelter has an orange cloth draped over its side, and a small figure in white garments stands near a red stone platform. Palm trees and bare trees frame a pale pink evening sky. Two people in white and red clothing are visible at the base of the flagstaff area, one in a white sari with a red border near the left platform.2013-03-10August 27 20162016-08-27Outdoors under a grey corrugated roof with red steel supports, a tall copper-coloured ritual pole topped with a decorative finial rises at the centre. Three men in saffron-orange dhotis and bare upper bodies stand at its base, one with hands on the pole's lower section near a wrapped straw-like base. Red and orange hanging lamps and pendant ornaments dangle from the roof frame, and palm and tree foliage surrounds the structure under an overcast sky.2016-08-27Outdoor photograph of a covered open-sided pavilion with a corrugated metal roof on red steel posts, decorated with hanging orange and red ornaments and lamps. A tall ornate golden-bronze flagstaff topped with a trident-like finial rises beside a raised red platform. Several figures in orange and saffron robes stand and move around the pavilion and the platform, with a white-clothed figure nearby. Palm trees, a white cloudy sky and greenery surround the scene, and a white-and-red vehicle is parked at the left edge. Ritual setting consistent with a temple or ashram festival site.2016-08-25March 01 20162016-03-01 +1 copiesAugust 27 20162016-08-27Outdoor procession under a bright blue sky with a tall copper ritual pillar, wrapped with yellow and orange marigold garlands, red flowers and green leaves, rising from an ornate base. A person in orange and red clothing holds up a pair of brass vessels or bells, with a red and yellow parasol held over the procession beside them. Another person in white and orange, with a shaved head and a red cloth draped over the shoulder, plays a hand drum. Palm trees stand in the background.2016-03-01August 27 20162016-08-27August 27 20162016-08-27