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A man in a saffron-orange robe with long dark hair stands on a white platform beside a tall copper flagstaff. The base of the pole is a decorated copper shrine with carved details, draped with white and red-and-yellow flower garlands and bundles of dried grass. He wears a white and red flower garland and a wooden bead necklace, and with one hand he sprinkles petals from a silver tray held by another robed attendant at the right edge. Palm trees and a bright blue sky surround the scene.

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A photograph of an outdoor ritual at a tall copper flagpole mounted on an ornate copper base with a small shrine-like canopy holding a deity figure, decorated with garlands of white jasmine, red and yellow flowers, and bundled straw or grass. A man in orange saffron robes with a rudraksha mala and a garland of red and white flowers stands on a white platform, one hand resting on the pole, holding a silver tray in his other hand. A second person in orange clothing stands at the right edge. Palm trees and blue sky appear in the background, with flower petals scattered on the platform.2010-02-12Outdoor photo of a tall copper flagstaff rising from a stepped, carved copper base on a white platform, with a small shrine-like niche at its foot holding a seated golden deity murti garlanded with white jasmine and orange-red marigold strands, and sheaves of grass tucked beside it. Two sannyasis in saffron-orange robes stand at the base under a clear sky with palm fronds at the right. The figure on the left, with long dark hair and a tulsi-like white and red garland, reaches up to touch the shrine while holding a white tray of offerings. The other figure, in a flowing orange shawl, stands beside him, partly turned away. Coconut palms and a dark stone figure appear in the background.2010-02-12A tall copper flagstaff stands on a white platform beneath a clear blue sky with palm trees behind it. Its base is a decorated copper pedestal with a small shrine niche containing a seated deity murti, framed by garlands of white, yellow and red flowers and dried palm-leaf fronds. A person in orange robes and a long orange wrap, with white and red flower garlands around the neck, reaches up with one hand holding pink-red flower petals to offer toward the flagstaff, while the other hand holds a silver tray. Petals scatter on the platform. The person is shown as a figure in orange monastic dress making a flower offering at the flagstaff.2010-02-12December 23 20072007-12-23A photograph of a man in a flowing saffron-orange robe bowing with his head against a large copper flagpole (dhwajasthambha) on a white platform. The copper pole has an ornate carved base and shrine-like housing decorated with garlands of white jasmine, red and yellow flowers, and bundled straw. He wears a red and white flower garland and has long dark hair swept back. Coconut palms and a blue sky are behind him, and a brass plate with offerings sits at lower left beside orange rope. a person: long swept-back hair and saffron robes with a garland, performing a flag-pole veneration. Single person visible.2010-02-12December 23 20092009-12-23July 08 20092009-07-08Outdoors under a thatched canopy, a saffron-robed monk in orange dhoti and shawl with a maroon border stands on a red-painted platform and reaches up to tie an orange cord around a tall copper-and-bronze kalasha-style column with carved figures and a small shrine-like top. A second person in orange stands behind him helping. Marigold petals lie on the platform. Coconut palms, bunting flags and a painted banner with portraits and text stand behind them, with a few seated devotees in white at the right edge, and a stone deity murti in the lower right. The scene suggests a dhwajarohanam ritual.2010-10-18 +1 copiesA tall copper dwajastambha flagstaff rises diagonally against a pale blue sky, wrapped with white cloth and bound near its base with leaves, yellow and red flower garlands, and dried grass. An orange-robed figure with long dark hair, a rudraksha-style necklace of beads and bare shoulders scatters petals with both hands near the pole's base. A small deity image sits in a niche on the base, and palm fronds frame the right edge.2006-12-23January 02 20102010-01-02 +1 copiesSeptember 13 20102010-09-13A tall copper flagstaff rises from a stepped white plinth under a pale blue sky, its shaft wrapped in spiral bands and topped by a small orange-draped figure at the summit. A standing person in a long orange robe and a white-and-marigold garland stands at the plinth's right, holding a bell and a small lamp, with scattered petals on the platform. A coconut palm and stone sculptures sit in the background. a person cues: the standing figure has long dark hair, an orange robe and a garland, though the face is not readable at this distance; the appearance is uncertain and he is described by role as a devotee performing the flag hoisting.2010-02-12