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October 01 2017

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June 29 20142014-06-29 +1 copiesNovember 12 20082008-11-12A photograph of a ceremonial copper flagstaff rising from a red-brick plinth, wrapped with orange cloth and bands, at an outdoor site with palm trees and a blue sky with scattered clouds. Two men in saffron-orange robes stand near the pole: one on the plinth at its base holding an object, the other beside him with a rudraksha-style necklace and a bead garland. A cameraman in saffron robes films the scene at right, and a figure in white holds a brass tray with flowers. Small orange flags stand around the grounds. The scene suggests a flag-raising ritual.2010-10-18 +1 copiesOctober 06 20162016-10-06Outdoor ritual on a paved courtyard with striped pink, green and blue mats. A red-and-gold umbrella with om-style motifs is held above a bearded man in a maroon dhoti and maroon shawl wearing a white floral garland and gold necklace, hands joined in prayer before a square pit with red petals. Beside him a bare-chested man in an orange dhoti and gold chains holds an umbrella-shaded position, while several men in orange dhotis stand at right holding brass plates and a conch-like vessel. A white-clad attendant stands at left beside a red pillar, a green coconut lies on the mat, and marigold-yellow sweet packets and brass vessels sit in the foreground. Several people in orange clothing stand in the background among trees.2017-10-01A photograph of an outdoor flag-raising ceremony beneath tall coconut palms. A central man in a rust-orange robe and matching turban, with a white and orange flower garland and a rudraksha mala draped over his shoulders, hauls a rope that raises a white pole topped with an orange flag. A red umbrella with tasselled fringe and an orange-and-yellow cloth hang near the pole, and strings of small orange-and-white pennants run between the palms. To the left, a shaved-headed man in orange garments and rudraksha beads stands beside a man in white shirt holding a silver vessel. To the right, another shaved-headed man in orange with rudraksha mala looks on as men in white shirts and white dhotis assist with the rope. Around five to six people are visible.2014-06-19 +1 copiesOutdoor ceremony on a mat-covered courtyard under a partly cloudy sky with palm and leafy trees behind. Several bare-chested men in orange-red dhotis and shawls raise a long red-and-white striped pole upward, one man in a white dhoti with gold border stands at the left holding the pole. A red and gold embroidered canopy with tassels hangs near the pole. A row of women and girls in orange-red saris and gold necklaces stands in the background, and a metal vessel sits on the mat at lower right. One man wears a flower garland and another a long beaded chain.2017-10-01Outdoor ritual scene under trees: a tall grey pole with a hanging orange cord is held by a man in an orange-and-saffron robe with a rudraksha mala and a flower-and-bead garland, raising one arm while gazing upward. Beside him, several men in orange and saffron robes and garlands stand with palms pressed together or gazing upward. Men in white dhotis with gold-bordered shawls and garlands stand at right, one holding a small brass lamp on a brass plate with flowers on a red cloth-covered table. A red and yellow parasol and a decorated saffron-and-gold canopy are raised above the group, with a crowd of onlookers in white behind.2012-07-03Outdoor temple scene under a blue sky with scattered clouds and palm trees. A tall copper dhwajasthamba flagstaff rises from an orange stone pedestal decorated with brass ornaments. Two monastic men in saffron-orange robes stand on the pedestal: one in the foreground with bare shoulders and a wrapped cloth, the other beside the pole with a rudraksha mala, one hand on the flagstaff. Red ropes hang from the pole and orange prayer flags hang along a shed roof at left. Flower petals are scattered on the platform. Devotees in white and saffron stand and sit at the right, and a white SUV is parked at left. This appears to be a dhwajarohanam flag-hoisting ritual.2010-10-18 +1 copiesOctober 01 20172017-10-01February 28 20132013-02-28 +1 copiesOutdoor ritual at a tall terracotta-coloured dhwajasthamba or flagstaff-like column standing on a square orange base, with coconut palms and a brick wall behind. A figure in a long orange-striped garment and a floral garland stands on a raised platform beside the column. A person in white clothes stands at the front bowing or offering with folded hands near a low table with offerings. Several monastics in orange and saffron robes stand around the base, and a cameraman films the scene at right. The setting is bright sunlight with a tarp of orange cloth on the left.2013-04-14