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February 28 20132013-02-28September 08 20152015-09-08February 23 20152015-02-23November 06 20102010-11-06September 26 20162016-09-26Low-angle photo of a tall copper dhwajasthambha-style flagstaff rising from an ornate carved stone base decorated with yellow marigold garlands. Two priests in saffron-orange robes stand at its base during a ritual: the nearer one holds a brass lamp or arati vessel with smoke rising, and the other holds a brass tray or plate. A third person in white dhoti and shirt stands at right with hands folded in namaskar. Coconut palms and an overcast sky frame the scene.2010-11-06Low-angle photo of a tall, tapering copper pole topped with a copper finial, raised outdoors under a clear blue sky. A small deity figure in a shrine-like niche sits near its base, wrapped in white and red flower garlands, with dried grass and green leaves tied around it. Two thin ropes rise along the pole. At right, several shaven-headed men in orange-red garments and beaded necks hold brass plates and vessels, one wearing a red-and-orange garland. A metal roof edge and palm fronds appear at the edges.2015-02-23Outdoor 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.2016-09-26Low-angle photo of a tall copper flagstaff or dhvaja stambha rising from an orange stone base decorated with yellow marigold garlands and a few pink flowers. Two saffron-robed men stand on the base: one in the foreground holds a copper plate, while the other holds a small brass lamp with a lit flame, with smoke rising. A third man in white dhoti and shirt stands at right with hands folded in prayer. A coconut palm and a roofed structure frame the scene against an overcast sky.2010-11-06July 15 20112011-07-15November 06 20102010-11-06November 06 20102010-11-06