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September 11 20132013-09-11Photograph of a tall, slender copper-coloured flagstaff rising from a stone base with carved details and yellow flower offerings, set against a clear blue sky with palm fronds at right. A red and orange cloth hangs from ropes beside the pole. At lower right, a person in an orange-saffron garment with a white garland and long dark hair stands with head bowed near the base of the flag pole, seen partially cropped at the frame edge. The scene suggests a flag-hoisting ceremony at a festival.2008-12-23Outdoor photo beside a tall ritual pole wrapped with pink and white flower garlands, with a coconut palm canopy behind. A man in an orange saffron robe with a white and red flower garland around his neck stands on a white platform, looking down while his hands rest near the fabric. A cameraman in white with an orange shawl films him at the lower right. Marigold and rose offerings lie on the platform and on a stone base. a person: a man in a saffron robe and flower garland on a temple platform near a flagpole, with a camera operator nearby. Copyright text appears vertically at the upper right.2009-06-09Outdoor photograph of a tall copper flagstaff with ringed bands rising from an ornate copper base decorated with a carved shrine niche, garlanded with white jasmine and red-yellow marigold strands and scattered petals on a white platform. A person in saffron-orange robes with a white and red flower garland and a rudraksha-style necklace stands at the right, gripping the orange rope that runs up the pole, gazing upward. Palm trees and a dark stone deity murti stand nearby under a pale sky. The scene suggests a flag-hoisting ritual.2010-02-12July 08 20092009-07-08A man sits cross-legged in meditation on a raised orange seat outdoors, eyes closed, wearing an orange-saffron cloth draped over his body and a red bindi on his forehead. Behind him stands a large dark stone deity murti on a red-orange pedestal, garlanded with yellow and purple flower strings. To the right stands a red flag on a pole, and several grey stone bull-and-figure sculptures sit among green palms and plants on sandy ground. A brass kalasha-style vessel sits at lower left on a mat.2010-10-13Outdoor photo of a flag-hoisting ceremony beside a tall copper flagstaff set on an orange-painted stone base. A figure in a saffron-orange top and wrap, with long dark hair swept back, reaches up with both arms to adjust a garland of yellow and orange marigolds at the top of the pole. Nearby, men in white dhotis and yellow-and-white shoulder cloths stand around the platform, some holding garlands and offering trays with flowers and fruit. Palm trees, a thatched shelter with a metal roof, and orange-walled buildings surround the scene.2010-09-02October 03 20162016-10-03 +1 copiesOutdoor photo of a copper-coloured ceremonial flagstaff (dhvaja stambha) with a carved base, being ritually prepared under a clear blue sky with palm trees behind. Three figures in orange saffron robes stand at the pole: one on the left reaches up with a bundle of grass or palm fronds, one in the centre is partly hidden, and one on the right in orange drapes a white and yellow garland around the pole. Yellow and orange marigold garlands hang on the base, and potted plants with yellow flower offerings sit at its foot. A man in orange clothing kneels at the lower left, and a few onlookers stand at the edges. Hindu flag-hoisting ritual preparation.2008-12-23March 23 20082008-03-23March 23 20082008-03-23September 13 20102010-09-13