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A tall copper flagstaff with a carved ornate base stands on a red-painted platform among coconut palms. Garlands of yellow and orange marigolds and dark red flowers wrap its base. Two men in saffron-orange robes perform a flag-hoisting ritual: the taller man on the left, with long dark hair and a rudraksha mala, holds a rope and a brass tray, while a shaven-headed man on the right raises one hand toward the sky. Other figures in white stand at the edge of the frame.

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A copper flagstaff with ornately carved base, garlanded with yellow and white flowers and dark leaves, stands on a red-orange platform beneath coconut palms. Two men in saffron-orange robes stand at the pole: the nearer one, with a shaved head and bare arm, reaches up to pull the rope, while the other, with a rudraksha mala around his neck, holds a brass tray. A bare-bodied figure in white stands at the right edge. The rope runs up beside the pole into the bright sky.2011-03-05A photograph of a tall copper flagstaff with a carved wooden base, standing on a terracotta-coloured platform under a partly cloudy sky with coconut palms behind. A figure in saffron-orange robes and a rudraksha mala raises an orange cord up the pole, with an orange flag bundle hanging from it, as part of a flag-hoisting ritual. To the right, a second person in orange robes stands holding a brass plate. The carved base shows figures and ornamental panels.2010-10-18 +1 copiesOctober 18 20102010-10-18 +1 copiesOctober 18 20102010-10-18 +2 copiesMarch 05 20112011-03-05 +1 copiesJuly 26 20102010-07-26November 06 20102010-11-06March 05 20112011-03-05 +1 copiesNovember 06 20102010-11-06July 15 20112011-07-15November 06 20102010-11-06Low-angle photograph of a tall copper flagstaff or dhvaja stambha with ringed segments and a decorated top, its base wrapped in yellow marigold garlands and carved with a small figure. Two monks in saffron-orange robes stand on a red-tiled platform: one in the foreground at right with a bare shaved head and draped orange cloth, and a second at centre pulling an orange rope that runs up the pole. A small figure in red is suspended partway up the pole on a line, and a saffron cloth flutters from the shaft. A large corrugated roof edge and palm fronds frame the left and right, with a camera visible at left and a purple logo sticker at lower left.2010-11-06