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Outdoor photo beside a tall copper-clad pillar, a dwajastambha-style flagstaff, wrapped with woven straw bands and garlanded with yellow and orange marigold strands at its base. A man in a flowing saffron-orange robe and a gold bead necklace stands on a white platform, reaching up with both hands to grasp a long orange rope hanging from the top, with strings of orange and white flower-and-straw festoons above. A second man in an orange kurta and a forehead mark stands at the right edge. Coconut palms fill the background, and a few flower petals lie on the platform. Several seated devotees in orange with heads visible are at the bottom edge. This appears to be a flag-hoisting ceremony.

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January 02 20102010-01-02Outdoor photo at dusk of a barefoot man in orange-saffron robes and an orange head cloth, standing on a white platform beside a tall copper flagstaff wrapped in orange rope and a white cloth. He gathers the orange rope with both hands near the top of the pole. The copper pillar is decorated with yellow marigold garlands and red flower garlands, and a palm-frond ornament hangs at upper left.2010-01-02 +1 copiesA man in saffron-orange robes with the hood drawn up stands barefoot on a white platform beside a tall copper dhvaja (flagstaff) decorated with yellow and orange marigold garlands. He holds a white rope in his left hand and raises his right arm outward, wearing a gold ceremonial necklace. Coconut palms and orange flowers fill the background, and a copper finial sits atop the staff. Orange ropes and marigold petals lie on the platform, consistent with a dhwajarohanam flag-hoisting ritual. The figure is a priest or sannyasi; the page does not establish identity from appearance.2010-01-02 +1 copiesA photograph of a copper dwajastambha (flagstaff) being raised at a temple, with a tall copper pole wrapped in rope and set on a decorated base garlanded with white jasmine, yellow and red flower strands and orange marigold garlands. A man in orange robes and a red sleeveless undergarment stands on a raised platform, hand raised, pulling the rope that guides the pole; a second man in orange stands behind him at right. Coconut palms and an overcast sky frame the scene, with a dark stone deity murti partly visible behind the base.2009-07-08A figure in orange saffron robes with a gold-bordered drape and a gold bead necklace stands barefoot beside a tall copper dhvaja staff, which is wrapped in white and red flower garlands and has a carved copper base. The figure is pulling an orange rope that runs up the staff, a flag-hoisting ritual. A coconut palm and blue sky are behind. Another person in orange robes is partly visible at the right edge, holding the rope.2011-07-15July 08 20092009-07-08July 26 20102010-07-26July 26 20102010-07-26A man in saffron-orange robes and a red undershirt stands on a white platform beside a tall copper flagstaff, pulling a white rope with one raised hand. The copper pillar's base is wrapped in white jasmine garlands with red, yellow and orange flower strands, and small copper shrine motifs decorate its lower section. Coconut palms and a pale sky form the background, and a brass plate sits near his feet. This appears to be a dwajarohanam, the flag-hoisting rite at a temple. The man has shaved-looking short dark hair and a tilak mark, and his clothing and presence are consistent with a sannyasi performing the rite, though his identity cannot be confirmed from appearance.2009-07-08Outdoor ritual photograph at a temple-style site with coconut palms behind. A tall copper flagstaff with ring bands rises from a carved bronze-coloured base wrapped in garlands of yellow and orange marigolds. Orange and white paper streamers hang from the pole. A man in orange robes with a wrapped orange shawl, a red tilak on his forehead and a beaded orange-and-white necklace stands on the white platform with one hand raised to the pole. A second man in orange robes holds a small brass plate of offerings nearby. Seated devotees in orange and white clothing crowd the foreground, and a black stone figure stands at the left edge.2010-01-02 +1 copiesJanuary 02 20102010-01-02 +1 copiesDecember 23 20082008-12-23