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January 11 20162016-01-11Outdoor ritual scene in a palm-lined courtyard with a tall red stone platform on the left. A bare-chested man with long hair pulled back, wearing a saffron-orange dhoti and a floral garland of red and orange flowers, climbs a red-carpeted wooden staircase toward the platform. Behind him, a man in a white dhoti and shawl stands by a white-draped table with offerings. Several saffron-robed monks with shaved heads and rudraksha malas stand in a line holding brass plates of offerings and flowers, while women in matching orange saris with hands folded stand nearby. A large blue and orange ceremonial umbrella and a brass trident-topped staff stand at the right edge. The ground is patterned brick paving.2014-09-09March 01 20162016-03-01 +1 copiesOctober 18 20102010-10-18 +1 copiesOutdoor temple courtyard ritual under palm trees. A bald priest in an orange-brown dhoti and shawl stands on a red stone platform beside a bronze lamp stand decorated with yellow and white flower garlands, raising his hands. A large crowd of devotees in saffron and orange robes stands in a line, several holding brass plates of offerings, one holding a carried banner and another a ceremonial standard. A man in white dhoti and a white-clad woman stand at right with hands folded. Red-roofed pavilion and trees frame the scene.2014-08-31Outdoor 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.2013-04-14December 14 20162016-12-14Outdoor temple courtyard with palm trees and a tall copper-coloured flagstaff wrapped in rope and a coconut at its top. A black Nandi bull with a marigold garland sits on a red base at left. Two people in saffron-orange robes stand near the flagstaff; one, a shaved-headed figure in orange with a sash, reaches toward the pole while another in white dhoti and shirt raises an arm. A crowd of devotees in white and cream clothing and a woman in a red shawl watches from the front and left, some with hands folded. Grey statues and a stone figure stand in the background.2011-07-15August 20 20142014-08-20 +1 copiesAugust 20 20142014-08-20 +1 copiesOutdoor ritual at a tall copper pillar with a carved base, decorated with a yellow and orange marigold garland, set on a red platform beneath coconut palms. Three male devotees stand before it: a young man in orange robes holds a small lamp and a plate, a bald man in orange robes with a bare-shouldered wrap faces the pillar, and a man in a white dhoti with a maroon-bordered shawl stands beside them. Others are partly visible at the right edge, hands joined in prayer. Grey sky above.2010-11-06A 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 copies