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October 18 2010

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Outdoor photo at a temple during a dwajarohanam flag-hoisting. A tall polished copper flagstaff, wrapped in bands and decorated at its base with white, yellow and orange flower garlands, rises beside coconut palms under a pale sky. A saffron-robed sannyasi with a bare upper torso stands on the right, gripping the rope that raises an orange flag bearing a deity figure in a white roundel. Another saffron-robed person stands at the lower right edge beside a flower-decked stone vessel.

A photograph taken from below of a tall carved wooden flagstaff with a decorated base and spiral-banded shaft, topped by a small figure. A figure in a red-orange robe and rudraksha beads pulls an orange rope to raise a red-orange flag against a partly cloudy sky with palm trees behind. A second figure in orange stands partly visible at the right edge.

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June 09 2009

December 23 2008

A tall polished copper flagstaff with a decorative top and a saffron flag rises against a bright blue sky, its base wrapped in yellow and red marigold garlands beside a carved stone pedestal. Palm trees stand behind it. A person in orange robes with a white and orange flower garland pulls a white rope to hoist the flag, looking upward. Two more people in orange clothing, one wearing an orange garland and holding a brass vessel, stand at the lower right. A photo credit overlay runs down the right edge. This depicts the flag-hoisting ritual at a Brahmotsava celebration.

October 18 2010

2010-10-18 +1 copies

A photograph outdoors beside a tall copper flagstaff wrapped with a garland of yellow and red marigolds. A figure in saffron-orange robes, with a sleeveless orange top and a long orange wrap over the shoulder, stands on a stone base and grips a rope while holding a folded orange and white flag bundle to his head. Dark beaded rudraksha malas hang on his chest. The scene suggests a flag-hoisting ceremony.

2010-09-02 +1 copies

A tall copper flagstaff, wound with copper bands and topped with leaves and white cloth, rises from a carved stone base draped with yellow and red marigold garlands. A priest in a red-brown dhoti and a red turban stands at the base holding a small metal vessel and wears a long white flower garland. Beside him, a man with long braided hair in an orange dhoti reaches toward the pole from a golden-railed platform. Coconut palms and a security camera appear in the background. The scene resembles a flagstaff raising ritual.

July 08 2009

Outdoor photo of a tall polished copper dhvaja stambha (flagstaff) rising against a clear blue sky, topped with a carved decorative capital. A saffron-orange flag hangs from the mast with green leaves tied to it, and yellow ropes run up the pole. In the foreground a bare-chested man in a red-and-gold dhoti and white tilak raises one arm toward the pole, looking upward. Beside him on the left, a shaved-headed man with a bare back wears a saffron cloth and a rudraksha mala beneath a metal-roofed structure. A palm tree is visible at lower right. The scene suggests a flag-hoisting ceremony.

A tall polished copper dhwajastambha flagstaff rises from an ornate copper base decorated with garlands of white, yellow and orange flowers. A person in an orange sannyasi-style wrap stands at right, holding an orange flag with a white panel and a painted figure, pulling its rope, while another orange cloth is tied near the top of the pole. Coconut palms and a grey sky frame the scene, with a stone figure partly visible behind the base.