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A man in an orange-saffron garment with a white-and-marigold garland raises a white cloth with orange edging near a tall copper kalasha-style pillar wrapped in white cloth and orange cord, decorated with yellow marigolds and red flowers. Dried palm fronds stand beside the pillar, and a palm tree with a mist of water spray fills the background. Appearance-based label: a person, who is in person with long swept-back hair and a garland. He is presenting the cloth as part of a ritual at the pillar.

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December 23 20092009-12-23A photograph of a man in saffron-orange robes wrapped with a white and orange cloth, standing beside a tall copper ritual pillar bound in white and orange cloth and rope. He wears a garland of yellow marigolds and red flowers and a gold necklace, and holds the cloth with both hands. Behind him, large palm fronds spread against a pale sky, and a fine spray or mist hangs in the air. Bundles of grass and yellow and red flower garlands are tied to the pillar's base, which has an ornate carved copper shrine-like top. The man appears to be performing a ritual dressing of the pillar. a person is.2009-12-23December 23 20092009-12-23December 23 20092009-12-23December 23 20092009-12-23December 23 20092009-12-23Outdoor photo beside a tall copper flagstaff wrapped with orange and white cloth and rope, set on an ornate copper base decorated with yellow, orange and multicoloured flower garlands and straw brooms. A man in orange robes with a flower garland and a long bead mala smiles while holding a brass oil lamp and a bell during a puja, with smoke drifting near him. A dark stone deity murti stands at left and palm trees rise behind the scene.2009-12-23A copper flagstaff stands on a white stone base at an outdoor temple-style site, decorated with multicoloured garlands of marigolds and white flowers, with dry grass tufts at its top. A figure in saffron-orange robes raises both arms high to pull a rope or rope-wrapped pole, another saffron-clad figure assists below, and a few devotees in white with folded hands and white saris or dhotis stand at the front to the right. Coconut palms and smoke haze fill the background. Scattered flower petals lie on the base. A grey stone deity figure stands at the far left edge.2009-12-23A photograph of a person in an orange saffron robe, wearing white, yellow, red and multicoloured flower garlands and a gold bead necklace, reaching up to tie a white and orange cloth around a copper ceremonial pillar or pole decorated with yellow and red flower garlands and a carved temple-style crest. Palm fronds and a plume of smoke or incense fill the background. The person's face is turned away from the camera and their head is partly lowered. Light palm leaves are tied to the pole.2009-12-23January 04 20152015-01-04Outdoor photo of an ornate copper-coloured ceremonial pillar, a dhwajasthamba-style post, topped with a bundle of dried grass or straw, green leaves and a white cloth wrap, with garlands of marigold, rose and white flowers draped around its base. A man stands at right in orange-red dhoti and wrap with a yellow border, hands pressed in anjali, wearing a long red-and-white flower garland with blue accents, gold armlets and a gold chest ornament, bowing before the pillar. Palm fronds and a clear blue sky fill the background. At left, a large garland of red roses and yellow marigolds hangs over a painted statue or object with a red and blue design.2015-01-04January 04 20152015-01-04