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Outdoor 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.

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July 08 20092009-07-08April 23 20122012-04-23March 23 20082008-03-23March 23 20082008-03-23Outdoor 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.2008-12-23January 11 20162016-01-11December 23 20092009-12-23Photograph 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.2008-12-23March 23 20082008-03-23April 23 20122012-04-23December 11 20112011-12-11A tall copper-coloured ceremonial flagstaff, ringed with bands and topped with a canopy, rises from an ornate stone base decorated with a pink and white flower garland. Two men in saffron-orange robes, one bare-armed, stand at the base hauling orange rope to raise it. Along the left, about a dozen men in white dhoti and shawl stand in a row, some with shaved heads and sacred threads, watching. Palm trees and a green tree frame the open-air scene, with a metal-roofed shelter at right.2011-08-23