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A man in a red-orange sannyasi wrap and a rudraksha mala stands beside a tall ornately carved copper-toned flagstaff, gripping an orange rope that runs up to a red-orange flag at its top. The carved column has a decorated base with a figure in relief. Tall palm trees and a blue sky with clouds form the background, and a red-robed figure stands partly visible at the right edge. The man appears to be raising the flag at a dhwajarohanam flag-hoisting, but his face and appearance are not clearly established as any particular person.

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October 18 20102010-10-18A photograph of a tall copper flagstaff with a carved wooden base, standing on a terracotta-coloured platform under a partly cloudy sky with coconut palms behind. A figure in saffron-orange robes and a rudraksha mala raises an orange cord up the pole, with an orange flag bundle hanging from it, as part of a flag-hoisting ritual. To the right, a second person in orange robes stands holding a brass plate. The carved base shows figures and ornamental panels.2010-10-18 +1 copiesOctober 18 20102010-10-18 +2 copiesNovember 06 20102010-11-06A photograph taken from below of a man in a saffron-orange robe wrapped over one shoulder, wearing a long rudraksha mala of large beads. He holds an orange rope in his raised right hand, which runs up to a tall, ornately carved copper pillar topped with an orange flag against a blue sky with scattered clouds. A palm tree stands at right and another person in orange cloth is partially visible at the edge of the frame. Only the man and the partially visible person are physically present.2010-10-18 +2 copiesA tall polished copper flagstaff, wrapped in bands and dressed with yellow and orange marigold garlands at its base, rises against a pale blue sky with clouds, topped by a small ornate finial with a red cloth. A man in an orange saffron robe and orange top stands at the base, pulling a white rope with both hands raised overhead to hoist the flag. Beside him a person in white ritual cloth with a bare upper body and gold necklace holds the line, and another person is partly visible at the right edge near a palm tree. The scene reads as a flag hoisting ceremony.2010-09-02 +1 copiesLow-angle photo of a tall wooden flagstaff with copper-banded sections, wrapped with a yellow and magenta flower garland near its carved base and topped by a small red and white flag. A single person in a red-orange robe and a beaded necklace stretches up on the right, pulling an orange cloth and rope toward the top of the pole. A coconut palm and a bright sky fill the background under a corrugated roof edge.2011-08-23November 06 20102010-11-06Outdoor photo of a dhwaja (flag) hoisting ceremony beside a tall copper flagpole wrapped in copper bands and carved with a seated figure in a niche and floral relief at its base. Two shaved-headed men in saffron-orange robes stand on a raised platform; the nearer one, in an orange upper cloth with maroon border, looks upward while the other, in a red-orange robe with a rudraksha mala, pulls an orange rope that runs up the pole. Yellow flower petals lie on the platform, a palm tree and blue sky with clouds frame the scene, and the partly visible heads of onlookers appear at the bottom edge.2010-10-18 +2 copiesLow-angle photo of a tall, slender copper-clad flagstaff (dhvaja stambha) rising beside a palm tree under a metal roof canopy. The lower base is carved with temple-style niches and decorated with yellow marigold garlands and red flowers. A single person in a red dhoti-style garment with a gold-patterned border and a light beaded necklace stands at the right, arms raised and gripping orange ropes that run up toward the top of the pole, where a red-orange cloth is tied. An orange flag hangs at the far right edge. The person is looking upward, performing the raising of the flag.2011-08-23November 06 20102010-11-06A low-angle photograph of a tall copper dhwaja (flagstaff) wrapped with orange cords, its base carved with figures, standing on a red-painted platform scattered with marigold petals under a bright sky and coconut palms. Two men in saffron-orange robes stand at the base: one stands upright holding a small silver cup or vessel and wears a beaded rudraksha-style mala; the other, bent forward at the waist, offers a tray or plate toward him. The scene suggests a flagstaff ritual, consistent with the page's dhwajarohanam album title.2010-10-18 +1 copies