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Low-angle outdoor photograph of a tall, ornately carved copper dhvaja stambha (flagstaff) rising into a partly cloudy sky, wrapped with orange-red cords and topped with a red flag. A person in orange-saffron robes stands barefoot on a raised red platform beside the pillar, looking up, holding a small bell and a lamp-like brass vessel. Another person in orange robes stands at right, holding a shallow brass tray, with the sun flaring behind coconut palms. Stone sculptures and a dark pedestal are visible at the base, consistent with a temple-ground flag-hoisting ritual.

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October 18 20102010-10-18 +1 copiesOctober 18 20102010-10-18October 18 20102010-10-18 +1 copiesLow-angle photograph of a tall, ornately carved copper-toned flagstaff rising against a partly cloudy sky. A person in a flowing orange-red robe and a gold-beaded necklace grips an orange rope that runs up the staff, as if hoisting or guiding a flag. Beside them, another figure in orange-red drapery stands at the right edge, partly cropped. Palm fronds and a corrugated canopy frame the upper left. The staff's base shows carved figures and decorative bands.2010-10-18 +1 copiesA tall copper flagstaff, ornately ribbed and topped with a carved finial, rises against a partly cloudy sky during a flag-hoisting ceremony. Two people in saffron-orange robes pull an orange rope to raise it; one wears a red-orange garment and rudraksha-style beads, the other a shaved head and orange shawl. Palm trees frame the scene and a covered structure edges the left. The base is carved with a seated deity figure in a niche. A camera operator is partly visible at lower left. Two physical people are present.2010-10-18 +1 copiesA photograph taken from below of an ornate wooden dhwajasthamba, a flagstaff with carved panels and a metal-banded shaft rising against a partly cloudy blue sky. A person in full orange-red robes, with a rudraksha mala around the neck, stands on a red stone base and pulls an orange rope that hoists a saffron and white pennant to the top of the pole. Tall coconut palms and foliage frame the scene. The raised flag and rope suggest a flag-hoisting ritual.2010-10-18 +1 copiesLow-angle photograph of a tall carved wooden flagstaff (dhwajastambha) with a red cloth flag and orange rope, set on a stone base against a blue sky with cloud and coconut palms. A single person in saffron-orange robes and a rudraksha mala stands on a red platform at right, reaching up to pull the orange rope that raises the flag, which marks a dhwajarohanam flag-hoisting rite. The person's face is not clearly visible and no appearance cues qualify as a person candidate, so the identity is uncertain. A partial figure is visible at the far right edge.2010-10-18 +1 copiesOctober 18 20102010-10-18 +1 copiesLow-angle photograph of a tall copper dhvaja stambha (flagstaff) rising against a partly cloudy blue sky, with a red-orange flag at its top. A standing man in an orange-red unstitched robe and a beaded rudraksha-style mala around his neck grips the red rope that hoists the flag. Palm fronds appear at right, and a second robed figure in reddish-brown cloth stands at the right edge. The copper pillar is carved with bands and a lower relief panel, and a metal canopy edge is visible at top left. Consistent with a flag-hoisting ceremony.2010-10-18 +1 copiesLow-angle photo of a tall ornate copper dhwaja stambha (flagstaff) rising against a partly cloudy blue sky, with an orange-red flag at its top and an orange rope running down its length. Beside it, a man in a saffron-red unstitched robe with a rudraksha-style bead necklace stands with one hand on the pole and the rope, and wears a tilak on his forehead. On the right, a second figure in a dark red shawl stands at the edge of the frame. Carved reliefs decorate the pole's base and stone statues appear in the background, with palm fronds at the right. The scene suggests a flagpole raising ritual, with the flag's hoisting on the pole.2010-10-18 +1 copiesA tall carved wooden flagstaff with ornate bands rises from an ornate stone base against a partly cloudy blue sky, with palm trees behind. A figure in a flowing red-orange robe and a rudraksha mala stands on a raised red platform, pulling an orange rope that raises a red flag at the top of the pole. The flag-hoisting appears to be a flagstaff-raising ceremony at an ashram setting.2010-10-18 +1 copiesLow-angle photo of an outdoor flagpole ritual. A tall carved wooden dhwaja stambha, wrapped with rope-like bands and topped with a small orange flag, rises against a partly cloudy blue sky with palm fronds at the right. A man in a flowing saffron-orange robe and a rudraksha mala stands at the base, holding the orange rope that runs up the pole. A second figure in orange-red cloth stands at the right edge, partly cropped. A carved figure is visible on the pole's base. A metal roof edge crosses the upper left corner.2010-10-18 +2 copies