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December 20 20102010-12-20December 20 20102010-12-20September 26 20162016-09-26A tall copper dhwajasthambha (flagstaff) rises against a white sky, with a red flag at its top and a small shrine-like base decorated with marigold garlands. A man with long dark hair wears a red-orange dhoti and a red-and-gold shawl, stretching upward to pull the yellow rope that raises the flag. A bald priest in white dhoti with a red border and a man in white stand at the left foreground facing the flagstaff. A small group of women and men stand watching behind a corrugated metal roof, with palm trees behind them and an orange-robed attendant at the right.2011-08-23December 23 20082008-12-23Outdoor photograph of a Dwajarohana flag-hoisting ceremony at dusk beneath a corrugated roof trimmed with orange pennants. A tall copper flagstaff rises at centre, its top fitted with a decorated finial, a red flag fluttering from it. A man in orange clothing stands on a raised platform at its base, guiding ropes. In the foreground a crowd of devotees, mostly men in white dhotis and shirts, some with green headcloths and bare shoulders, watch upward; one man in a pale green shawl with an orange border stands at right. Palm trees line the background under a pale sky.2010-12-20December 23 20082008-12-23December 14 20162016-12-14A tall copper flagstaff with ringed segments rises above a carved copper base decorated with yellow and white flower garlands, set in an open courtyard beside palm trees. A barefoot man in a rust-orange dhoti and cloth wrap, wearing a long white flower garland and with long dark hair and beard, stands on a raised red platform holding a small ritual vessel and bell-like object toward the staff. Around him, a crowd of devotees in white and coloured saris stands with hands folded in prayer, and a cameraman in white crouches at the lower left. Flower petals and an orange cloth cover the platform, with a red-and-maroon cloth at the bottom edge. A saffron flag hangs from the top of the staff.2016-09-26Outdoor ritual raising of a tall copper flagstaff (dhvaja stambham) with a red cloth banner, set on an ornately carved copper-clad base decorated with flower garlands and marigolds. A bearded man in a saffron-red shawl and a white-and-yellow flower garland stands near the base holding the flagstaff ropes. Two people in orange-saffron dhoti wraps pull the ropes from behind, one with long dark hair. A few onlookers in the background, including a man with folded hands. Coconut palms and overcast sky above, with a ceiling-mounted camera at upper left. a person candidate present with some cues (shawl, garland) but the appearance is not distinctive enough to confirm.2016-09-26September 26 20162016-09-26 +1 copiesDecember 14 20162016-12-14