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Photo 82838232021-12-19 +1 copiesPhoto 66790812021-12-19 +1 copiesTwo sadhus in saffron-orange dhotis and shawls, one bare-chested, tie a teal and gold cloth wrapped around a tall golden flagstaff during the Dhvajarohanam flag-hoisting ritual. The pole is bound with green leaves, straw and a white rope. Their faces show white ash markings, and they wear rudraksha malas and bracelets. Palm trees and soft morning light fill the background, and a garlanded pole with flowers is visible at the right edge. Overlaid text reads Dhwajarohanam and Nithyanandotsavam, 2021 - DAY 1.2021-12-19ADIKAILASA on 12/19/20212021-12-19Outdoor Dhwajarohanam ritual during the Nithyanandotsavam festival. A bare-chested priest in orange dhoti and shawl, with dreadlocked hair and sandalwood markings on his arms, holds a burning camphor flame aloft. Beside him a second orange-clad priest with rudraksha malas rings a handbell and holds a brass plate of offerings. On the right, two young boys in orange cloth stand holding a silver container and a cloth bundle. A green and pink cloth-wrapped golden pillar with leaves stands at left beside a dark stone carving, with palm trees behind. Smoke and haze fill the morning air.2021-12-19Outdoor Dhvajarohanam ritual during the Nithyanandotsavam, with a bare-chested priest in orange cloth and a long rudraksha mala holding a tray of flowers and a lit flame toward a golden kalasha-style pillar wrapped in a green, pink and gold cloth and leaves. Beside him a younger priest in orange with rudraksha malas holds a lamp flame, and a boy in orange glasses and a white-striped forehead holds a small silver bowl. Palm trees and smoke fill the background, and a stone bull (Nandi) figure sits at the left edge.2021-12-19Two bare-chested men in saffron-orange dhotis and draped orange shawls stand at a tall wooden flagstaff during a Dhwajarohanam flag-hoisting ritual at sunrise. Both wear rudraksha malas; the man on the left has long hair tied up, and the man on the right has a braided beard and hair. Their hands rest on a flag cloth wrapped around the pole in green, gold and pink bands, with leaves and straw bound at its base. Sunlight glows through palm trees behind them.2021-12-19A ritual photo of Dhwajarohanam at Nithyanandotsavam 2021, Day 1. A bare-chested man with matted dreadlocks, white body markings and an orange cloth wrapped at his waist applies kumkum to a tall wrapped flagstaff. The pole is bound with green and gold silk cloth, pink and striped borders, a white rope and green leaves at its base. Other devotees in orange cloth, rudraksha malas and white markings stand nearby, and a row of men with tall beaded headdresses and white markings is seen at the lower left. Oil lamps and offerings are visible near the base.2021-12-19 +1 copiesNovember 12 20212021-11-12April 07 20112011-04-07November 29 20112011-11-29 +1 copiesOutdoor festival scene at Nithyanandeshwara Paramashiva Devalayam, Adi Kailasa, during Dwajarohanam. A shirtless man in an orange-red dhoti and shawl, with a dark topknot, a rudraksha mala and white markings on his arms and back, wraps a white cloth with green leaves and dried grass around a tall golden flagstaff. Hands from the left hold the white and gold-bordered cloth. Another man with white forehead markings and a beaded mala stands at the right edge beside a grey animal statue. Green trees form the background.2021-11-12