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February 28 2013

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March 10 20132013-03-10October 18 20102010-10-18 +1 copiesA photograph of a ceremonial copper flagstaff rising from a red-brick plinth, wrapped with orange cloth and bands, at an outdoor site with palm trees and a blue sky with scattered clouds. Two men in saffron-orange robes stand near the pole: one on the plinth at its base holding an object, the other beside him with a rudraksha-style necklace and a bead garland. A cameraman in saffron robes films the scene at right, and a figure in white holds a brass tray with flowers. Small orange flags stand around the grounds. The scene suggests a flag-raising ritual.2010-10-18 +1 copiesOutdoor 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 dhwajarohanam flag-hoisting ceremony at a temple courtyard. A standing priest in rust-red and saffron robes with a yellow-and-red floral garland and rudraksha mala places a hand on a copper dhwaja (flagstaff) above a small ornate copper shrine with a deity murti decorated with marigold garlands. Two shaven-headed priests in saffron and orange robes pull ropes at the base, one bare-chested with white sacred markings, standing on a red stone platform. Palm trees and green foliage surround the scene, with a few people in white clothing in the background.2015-09-08August 20 20142014-08-20 +1 copiesA photograph of an outdoor ritual at a tall copper dhwaja-style pillar on a red stone base, decorated with a marigold garland and orange cloth wrapping. A young sannyasi in orange robes holds a lit lamp (aarti) toward the pillar while a shaved-headed monk in orange robes holds a brass plate of offerings beside him. A man in a white dhoti with a maroon-bordered cloth stands behind, and a woman in orange clothing with folded hands is partly visible at the right edge. Coconut palms and an overcast sky frame the scene.2010-11-06March 01 20162016-03-01 +3 copiesAugust 20 20142014-08-20 +1 copiesA photograph of a dhwajarohanam at a copper flagpole topped by a copper kalasha-like finial, wrapped in white and red flower garlands and set on a white stepped platform among palm trees. A man in saffron-orange robes with long swept-back hair and a white jasmine garland, possibly a person, grips the ropes and pulls the flag upward. Behind him, another saffron-robed man stands by the platform. Three younger men in white dhotis with yellow shawls kneel and watch at the base, and offerings of flowers, a banana leaf and a red-bordered cloth lie on the platform.2010-07-26April 14 20132013-04-14September 08 20152015-09-08