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Outdoor photograph of a dwajarohanam flag-hoisting at a tall copper-coloured flagstaff decorated with carved panels and a red-and-maroon pennant topped with a yellow marigold garland and green leaves. A white cloth is being pulled up the pole on a rope. In the foreground a man in orange robes and long dark hair, with a bare upper body and adornments, pulls the rope with his arms raised and face lifted upward. Beside him, people in white and orange clothing hold ropes, and a cameraman in orange with a video camera films from the white platform. A brass lamp, a small bowl, scattered yellow and white flower petals and marigold garlands lie on the white-painted base. Tall coconut palms and trees stand behind the pole against a pale sky.

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December 23 20062006-12-23December 23 20062006-12-23December 23 20062006-12-23Outdoor photograph of a dwajarohanam flag-hoisting at a temple. A man in orange robes and a gold-beaded necklace hauls a long white cloth flag up a rope beside a copper-clad pillar topped with a green-leaf wreath and dried palm fronds. Below, a white-painted plinth is scattered with petals and holds a flower plate, a brass lamp and a bowl. Around him, people in white dhotis with orange shawls watch and clap, and a cameraman in white stands at the plinth. Tall coconut palms fill the background under a pale sky.2006-12-23September 13 20102010-09-13Low-angle outdoor photo of a tall copper flagstaff or dhvaja stambha rising against a partly cloudy sky, its upper finial decorated with a red-orange cloth. Two monks in orange robes stand at its base pulling an orange rope to raise or secure the pole; the nearer one wears a red-orange garment and beads, the other a saffron-orange shawl with a maroon border. A carved wooden or stone base with a seated figure panel supports the pole. A camera operator at lower left films the scene, and palm trees frame the right side under a canopy roof.2010-10-18December 18 20132013-12-18December 23 20082008-12-23A photograph of a flag-hoisting ceremony at a tall copper-clad flagstaff (dhvaja stambha) with spiral bands, rising against a clear blue sky beside coconut palms. An orange-robed sannyasi in orange clothes and a white and orange garland pulls a rope to raise a saffron flag at the top. Around the base, marigold garlands hang on the pillar and small potted plants sit on the stone platform. To the right, two more orange-clad people, one with rudraksha beads, look upward and one holds a brass tray, while a person in white stands in the foreground. An orange and red umbrella appears at the right edge.2008-12-23December 23 20082008-12-23A tall copper flagstaff rises from an ornate stone base beneath a metal roof canopy, with a garland of white flowers wrapped around its base. A figure in orange robes, standing on the base, hoists a red-orange flag up the pole by its rope while a second robed figure in orange pulls the rope from the right. A kneeling person in white dhoti and shawl sits at the lower right near the rope. On the left, a group of onlookers with hands folded in prayer watch from the courtyard, with coconut palms and a cloudy sky behind. The scene suggests a flag-hoisting ceremony at a temple courtyard.2011-07-15July 08 20092009-07-08