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December 23 2009

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Close-up photograph of a tall copper pole with raised bands of carved rope-like relief, viewed from below against a pale blue sky. Tied near the top are two bundles of orange cloth joined by golden cord, with a looped orange cord, mango leaves, dried wheat or grass stalks and a small cinnamon-coloured stick bound among them. No people are visible; the decorated pole and its offerings are the main subject.

A photograph looking up at a tall copper-banded pole against a pale sky. Near the top, a bundle wrapped in red and white cloth is tied with orange rope and hung with green leaves and a sheaf of dried grass, suspended from a thin orange cord. No people are visible in the frame.

June 26 2020

Low-angle photograph of a tall ornate copper-toned ceremonial pole or standard against a pale overcast sky. The pole has scalloped metal fittings with dark round holes, an ornate bulbous base section, and a bundle of grass and yellow flowers tied to its top. An orange saffron cloth and white ribbons flutter from the pole. No people are visible.

December 23 2009

March 10 2013

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.

A photograph looking upward at a tall copper flagstaff rising beside a stone shrine base decorated with white jasmine garlands tied with red flowers and green leaves. A rust-red cloth flag is being hoisted on the pole by a person in a rust-red garment with a rudraksha-style mala and white flower garlands, pulling a rope. Palm trees and a clear blue sky fill the background. The scene appears to be a flag-raising ritual at a temple or ashram. No identifiable a person candidate is visible; the figure is only partly shown and cropped.

March 01 2016

September 29 2006

A 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.

A close photograph of a ritual object held aloft against a pale sky with a blurred palm frond at upper right. A hand grips orange rope strands that run up to a wooden crossbar bound with dried straw, dried leaves, a red ribbon and a dark beaded cord. Dried fibrous fronds hang down, with a red cloth draped below. Only a hand and the object are visible.