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A woman in a deep maroon and gold-bordered sari stands beside a tall copper-coloured ritual pillar wrapped in yellow marigold garlands and red and purple flower strings, with a carved base. She wears a red flower garland with gold ornaments and gold bangles, and her hands are folded in a respectful gesture. Behind her, saffron-robed devotees with shaved heads sit and stand with hands joined. Palm trees and a teal-fringed canopy frame an outdoor temple setting.

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A photograph of an outdoor ritual at a carved wooden temple structure draped with garlands of yellow, red and purple flowers. A man stands at right with a rudraksha mala and a red flower garland, wearing a rust-red dhoti with gold borders and gold armbands; his hair is swept back. Coconut palms and a green lamp post are behind him. At far right, a few people in orange and saffron robes stand near a tray of yellow flowers. Watermarked archive photo; the text beside the scene describes a Brahmotsavam flag-hoisting.2014-11-26November 26 20142014-11-26November 26 20142014-11-26 +1 copiesNovember 26 20142014-11-26Outdoor ritual photo at a copper-plated flagpole or dhwaja stambha wrapped with yellow and multicoloured marigold and rose garlands, with a copper base decorated with a tree motif. A man in rust-red dhoti and upper cloth with a red flower garland and rudraksha mala raises a saffron flag, while another bare-chested man in a rust-red dhoti with gold-bordered cloth pulls the cloth up the pole. Palm trees stand behind, with a few people and devotees in saffron and red visible in the lower right.2014-11-26A photograph of an outdoor ritual at a temple-like site under palm trees. A large carved reddish-brown stone kalasha or ornate pillar-shaped structure is draped with yellow and red-and-purple marigold garlands, with a small carved pedestal beneath. A man with long dark hair, wearing a rudraksha mala and a red-and-ochre dhoti with a matching ochre shawl, holds yellow flower petals in one hand and extends them toward the structure. Gold armbands are visible. Behind him, several people in orange and saffron robes stand at the right edge, partly cropped. Swamiji (probable): the man has long swept-back hair and saffron clothing with rudraksha and ceremonial adornments, consistent with the page's claim.2014-11-26April 21 20152015-04-21A photograph of an outdoor ritual at a copper-coloured kalasha-style vessel on a stone pedestal, wrapped in yellow, red and purple marigold garlands with green leaves on top. A person in a reddish-brown dhoti-style garment with a gold-and-orange band, red flower garland and rudraksha-style beaded mala holds a lit oil lamp in one hand and a bell in the other. Behind them, several people in saffron and white attire stand near a tray of yellow flowers, with coconut palms in the background.2014-11-26August 20 20142014-08-20 +1 copiesApril 14 20132013-04-14Photograph of a flag-raising ceremony at an outdoor temple-style setting with palm trees behind. A tall copper-toned kalasha-like pillar with a carved panel and garlands of yellow, red and purple flowers stands in the foreground. Two people in rust-brown and saffron-bordered dhoti-style garments help raise a brown flag on a pole; the nearer figure is bare-chested with rudraksha-style beads and a long swept-back hairstyle, and the other wears a red garland and gold ornaments. Two further people in similar dress stand to the right and background, with a white cloth hanging from above. The ceremony appears to be a dhwajarohanam, flag hoisting, with several other attendees visible behind. Visible people: about four in focus plus a few partly visible.2014-11-26November 26 20142014-11-26