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October 15 20122012-10-15October 15 20122012-10-15December 22 20112011-12-22Outdoor photograph of a bare-chested man with long dark hair pulling a rope beside a tall copper temple flagpole (dvajastambha) wrapped with straw bundles at its top, garlanded with yellow flowers at its base. He wears an orange-saffron cloth draped over his shoulder with gold edging and several red beaded wrist bands. Palm trees and a pale sky form the background, and a blurred yellow and red cloth is at the lower left edge.2011-12-22November 29 20112011-11-29July 03 20122012-07-03July 03 20122012-07-03November 12 20102010-11-12April 10 20162016-04-10A man in an orange saffron wrap and sleeveless orange garment stands with eyes lowered, holding an orange rope overhead that is tied with palm fronds and orange flowers. He wears a heavy gold multi-bead necklace and a white horizontal tilak with a red bindi on his forehead. The background is pale grey with blurred palm leaves. The wrap and rope are bright orange, and the palm fronds are pale green-gold.2010-01-02 +1 copiesDecember 22 20112011-12-22Dusk photograph of a dhvajarohanam flag-hoisting ritual beside a tall copper-clad kalasha-style pillar wrapped in marigold and red flower garlands with yellow blooms and a bundle of green palm leaves and white cloth at its top. Two men in saffron-orange clothing hold the ropes and work the post. The man on the left, shown from behind with a bare upper back, pulls an orange rope overhead. The man on the right, with long dark hair, a gold-trimmed saffron sari-style wrap, a multi-strand beaded necklace and gold bangles, grips the bundle with both hands. Palm trees and dark foliage surround the scene under a blue evening sky.2011-11-29