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Outdoor photograph in bright sunlight with lens flare. Two life-size statues in saffron-orange garments stand on a raised platform beside a tall copper-coloured flagpole wrapped in rope and garlanded with yellow and maroon flowers. The statue on the left wears a rudraksha-style mala and holds a brass plate of offerings; the statue on the right has a shaved head and draped orange shawl. A coconut palm fills the background, and a metal plate with orange and red offerings sits at the base of the pole. No living people are visible.

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Outdoors under a bright sky beside tall coconut palms, two men in saffron-orange robes stand at the base of an ornate copper-coloured dhwaja (flagstaff) with carved panels and a wrapped orange rope hanging from its top. The man on the left, bare-footed and wearing a red-orange garment with a beaded mala, rests one hand on the pillar. The shaved-headed man on the right, in orange robes, holds a large gold plate or tray toward the base of the staff.2010-10-18 +1 copiesMarch 05 20112011-03-05 +1 copiesOutdoors beside a tall, ornately carved copper-clad column (dhwaja stambha) with a red-and-orange rope wound around its shaft, set on a carved stone base amid coconut palms under a pale sky. Two men in orange-red robes stand at the column. The man on the left, bare-headed with long hair tied back, wears a red-orange garland and raises a red cloth or flower to the column. The bald man on the right, in a draped orange robe, holds a brass plate or tray toward him. Offerings and a small bowl sit at the base. No distinctive a person cues are visible on either man, so identity is uncertain.2010-10-18 +2 copiesOctober 18 20102010-10-18March 02 20112011-03-02October 18 20102010-10-18March 02 20112011-03-02October 18 20102010-10-18 +1 copiesOctober 18 20102010-10-18 +2 copiesMarch 05 20112011-03-05 +3 copiesOutdoor ritual at a tall copper flagstaff with a decorated copper base and yellow and orange flower garlands hanging on its side, under a corrugated roof and clear blue sky with palm trees behind. A man in an orange robe with a dark red border and a dark rudraksha mala stands at left, holding a brass lamp-and-bell vessel, and appears to be performing a flag-hoisting worship. Behind him, a man in white dhoti and a bare-chested man in orange cloth stand near a brass plate, with a small fire visible beside them. Rose petals are scattered on the platform at the base of the pole.2011-03-05October 18 20102010-10-18