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Outdoor photograph of a tall, slender copper-coloured flagstaff rising from a white square base in a palm-lined grounds, with an orange cloth hanging from its middle and a small flag or finial at the top against a pale blue sky. Coconut palms surround the pole, and stone sculptures stand to the left near a white boundary wall. At the right, a crowd of devotees gathers in the background, several wearing white and orange clothing, with yellow and orange ceremonial umbrellas visible. The scene suggests a flag-hoisting ceremony, but no specific individual is clearly identifiable.

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A tall wooden flagstaff, wrapped in rope and topped with a red-clad figure and a tuft of straw-coloured fibre, rises above a white plinth on a sandy open ground. Beneath it sits a black stone Nandi bull with a yellow-orange flower garland and a dark stone base with a lotus pedestal. Coconut palms and leafy trees stand behind, and a few men in white dhotis and shirts gather at the left and right edges.2007-02-16October 18 20102010-10-18 +1 copiesOutdoor photo of a tall copper dhwajasthamba (flagstaff) with ringed copper bands, topped by a small carved finial, its base wrapped in white and red-pink flower garlands and marigold-style petals. An orange flag flies from the upper pole. Several people in orange robes pull ropes to raise the flag: a central figure in orange with a white-and-red garland looks upward while gripping the rope, another orange-robed person stands behind holding a rope, and one person in orange sits in front working the lines. Palm trees and a blue sky with clouds frame the scene, and a corner shows a colourful drum-like object and a person in white with folded hands.2009-06-09September 26 20162016-09-26A photograph of a tall copper dwajastambha (flagstaff) rising from a stone base wrapped with yellow and orange marigold garlands, with red flowers and a white cloth tied along its length. A man in a long orange robe with a matching orange head covering stands on a white platform at right, pulling a rope and reaching up toward the pole. Several people in white clothing stand at left, and tall palm trees and a dusky evening sky fill the background. The scene reads as a dwajarohanam, the flag-hoisting ritual.2010-01-02 +1 copiesUpward view of a tall copper-clad pole rising against a clear blue sky beside a coconut palm. Its base is a dark carved stone or wood plinth draped with white and marigold garlands, topped with green leaves and a palm-frond tuft. Two bare-chested men in orange-red dhotis reach up toward the top of the pole, one with long dark hair tied up. A string of small lights runs along the edge of a shaded canopy at the top left, and a saffron flag is tied near the pole's tip. The scene suggests a ritual pole raising at an ashram or temple.2017-01-01Outdoor photograph of a tall wooden flagstaff topped with a red-draped figure, rising above a white-painted square platform. A black stone Nandi bull sits on the platform with a marigold garland, and a black stone pedestal with flower garland lies in the foreground on sandy ground. Several people in white clothing stand near a stone block at left, and coconut palms and trees fill the background under a clear blue sky.2007-02-16Outdoor 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.2013-04-14A tall golden dhvaja stambha, a ceremonial flagstaff with a decorated gold top and an orange cloth streamer, rises above green coconut palms against a pale overcast sky. No people are visible.2007-08-26A tall copper flagpole rises against a bright blue sky, wrapped in copper bands and topped with a red-orange finial. Its base is decorated with white and yellow marigold garlands. A palm tree stands at right. A man in an orange robe, arms raised, pulls orange ropes to hoist the flag up the pole, a flag-hoisting ceremony at an ashram event.2010-02-12January 02 20102010-01-02 +1 copiesJanuary 02 20102010-01-02 +1 copies