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Outdoor photograph at dusk of a tall copper-coloured ritual pillar topped with a dark carved finial and a red-orange flag, set on a white stepped base among coconut palms under a pale sky with a moon. Around the base, roughly seven people stand and gaze upward: a woman in a red patterned kurta, a man in a light blue shirt, a woman in white with a flower garland at her feet, a man in a white kurta and cream trousers, a woman in purple sari, an older woman in dark clothing, and a woman in white with a red-brown shawl holding her hands together in greeting. Stone sculptures stand to the left.

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January 27 20102010-01-27A tall, slender ceremonial flagpole (dhwajasthambha) rises through the centre of an open outdoor yard beside palm trees, topped with a small red-orange flag. Its base is decorated with yellow-orange garlands and a stone pedestal. To the right of the pole, a figure in orange robes stands near the base, apparently performing the flag-hoisting rite. In the foreground, a large crowd of devotees dressed in white clothes stands with hands folded in namaskar, some raising cameras or phones. Hazy sunlight and bright sky fill the upper frame. A small blue-and-white logo appears in the top-left corner.2006-12-23December 23 20082008-12-23 +1 copiesDecember 20 20102010-12-20August 26 20072007-08-26August 26 20072007-08-26January 02 20102010-01-02 +1 copiesJanuary 02 20102010-01-02 +1 copiesDecember 23 20082008-12-23Outdoor photo of a tall copper dhvaja stambha (flagstaff) rising from a white stone base at an open-air temple grounds surrounded by coconut palms under a bright blue sky. A stone Nandi bull figure sits at the base of the pillar. Several people in white clothes stand around; one person in white bends forward to touch or offer at the Nandi, while others in white dhotis, shirts and saris stand watching. A large black stone kalasha-like vessel with a lid sits in the foreground, and a green bin and a metal drum are nearby.2007-08-26Outdoors among palm trees, a tall tapering flagstaff rises beside a white-based shrine platform decorated with a yellow-and-orange garland. A figure in a saffron-orange robe stands on the platform near the pole's base, apparently raising or tending the flag. A crowd of devotees stands around in white and cream clothing, several with hands pressed together in namaskar; one man on the right wears a white shirt and dhoti, and women wear saris in cream, peach and pink. Sunlight haze washes over the scene and a small orange pennant is visible on the left.2006-12-23A tall copper-coloured ceremonial flagstaff with ring-patterned shaft and a tiered ornamental top rises from a white stepped platform beside palm and broadleaf trees under a pale sky. A red-and-orange deity figure or murti stands at its base, draped in a red cloth and garlanded with marigold strands, with a trident visible nearby. A small cluster of devotees stands at the platform's edge, several in white clothing, some with hair tied back, and a man in a blue shirt and a bald man in white on the right. A thin rope runs up the pole, consistent with flag hoisting at a festival, and a red flag hangs to the left of the platform.2008-12-23