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Outdoor photo of a tall copper pillar standing on a stone base wrapped with yellow and orange marigold garlands and an orange cord. A woman in an orange robe with a beaded necklace stands before it, bowing and holding a small offering vessel with a cloth wrap. Beside her, a kneeling figure in orange robes with red borders is visible at the right edge. Tall coconut palms and an overcast sky frame the scene, with marigold petals scattered on the red platform.

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October 07 20102010-10-07A tall copper dhvajastambha flagstaff rises from a stone base wrapped with yellow and red marigold garlands. A figure in an orange saffron robe stands on the base, one arm raised to touch a ring on the pole. Beside him, a man in white dhoti and shawl holds a metal plate. A black tarpaulin canopy and palm trees surround the scene, and a few people in white are visible at the bottom edge.2010-10-07October 07 20102010-10-07 +1 copiesOutdoor photograph of a copper ritual pillar. Two figures in saffron-orange robes stand on a white platform beside it. The nearer figure, with long dark hair, holds a saffron cloth and lifts a strand toward the pillar's top, while the second figure, wearing an orange wrap over the shoulder, reaches up beside him. Palm fronds and coconut palms fill the background under a pale sky, and devotees are partly visible at the lower edge.2009-12-23A photograph of a sannyasi in saffron-orange robes standing barefoot beside a tall copper ritual pillar wrapped in yellow marigold garlands with red flowers. He wears a wooden rudraksha-style mala around his neck and holds a small pot with a striped cloth while gripping an orange rope that runs up the pillar. Coconut palm fronds and an overcast sky fill the background.2010-10-07January 02 20102010-01-02 +1 copiesJanuary 02 20102010-01-02 +1 copiesJanuary 02 20102010-01-02 +1 copiesOutdoor photo of a tall copper flagstaff with a wooden-looking base wrapped in marigold garlands and red flowers, rising under a corrugated metal shelter against a blue sky with palm trees. In the lower left, a person in orange robes with long dark hair stands with palms pressed together in namaskar, head bowed toward the pole. Beside them, a man in white ritual clothes with a gold necklace holds a brass tray or plate of offerings. The copper pole is ringed with decorative bands and bound with rope.2010-09-02January 02 20102010-01-02 +1 copiesA copper dwajastambha flagstaff is decorated with yellow and orange marigold garlands, palm-leaf streamers and an orange cord. Two men in saffron-orange robes handle the cord on a white platform near coconut palms. The man on the left, bare-chested with a saffron shawl, a red tilak and a gold-beaded mala, holds the cord at the top. The man on the right, in an orange kurta with dhoti border, pulls the cord at the base. Scattered petals lie on the platform.2010-01-02 +1 copiesA photograph of a man in a saffron-orange sleeveless robe standing beside a tall polished copper flagstaff wrapped with bands and draped with yellow and magenta flower garlands. He holds an orange rope in one hand and a folded pink and white cloth bundle in the other, apparently pulling the rope to raise or secure the flag. He wears a red tilak mark on his forehead, a beaded necklace, and has long dark hair. Palm fronds and an overcast grey sky form the background, with a small partly visible figure in orange at lower right.2010-10-07