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March 05 2011

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March 05 20112011-03-05 +1 copiesMarch 05 20112011-03-05 +1 copiesMarch 05 20112011-03-05 +3 copiesOctober 18 20102010-10-18Outdoors under a corrugated metal roof and palm trees, a person in a long orange-saffron robe stands on an orange-painted raised platform beside a tall copper flagstaff. The flagstaff has a carved base, copper bands, and garlands of orange and yellow flowers with a bundle of green leaves tied at its top. The standing person holds a small lamp or offering vessel toward the pole, with a flame visible. Beside them, a man in white dhoti and shawl with a sacred thread stands near the platform. In the foreground, several men in white dhotis and shawls stand around, one holding a brass tray of flowers. Other people in white and orange clothing stand at the right edge near an orange wall, some with hands folded.2010-09-02A tall copper dhwajasthambha flagpole rises against a clear blue sky, wrapped in copper bands and topped with an orange flag. At its base, a gilded figure sits in a niche garlanded with white jasmine and red flowers. In the lower right, a man in a reddish-orange dhoti with gold borders and a beaded necklace holds a brass bell in one hand and an oil lamp with a flame in the other, performing aarti. A palm frond is at the right edge and another person's hand is partly visible at the far right.2013-11-22November 06 20102010-11-06March 05 20112011-03-05 +1 copiesMarch 05 20112011-03-05 +2 copiesJanuary 02 20092009-01-02November 12 20102010-11-12 +1 copiesA photograph of a copper flagpole being honoured at an outdoor temple courtyard under a clear blue sky with palm trees behind. A man in orange saffron cloth with a dark red border and a long rudraksha mala stands at the base, holding a small silver bell-and-lamp puja vessel in his right hand. Behind him a bald priest in white dhoti and shawl with a gold necklace holds a silver plate, and a third figure in orange sits beside the pole. Garlands of yellow and orange flowers hang on the pole, which is wrapped with rope and carved with a bird motif on a stone-pink base. Petals are scattered on the platform, and two more white-clad devotees stand at the left edge.2011-03-05