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Night-time photo of a sannyasi in orange robes, with long dark hair, standing at a tall copper ratha-style pillar or palanquin pole decorated with white and red flower garlands. A small gilded deity murti sits in a glass-framed niche on the copper base. Orange and white cloth hangs from the pole, and strings of warm lights run alongside. Only one person is visible, seen from behind and partly at the frame's edge.

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December 21 20072007-12-21December 21 20072007-12-21December 21 20072007-12-21Night photograph of a person in an orange saffron robe leaning forward with their head and arms pressed against a tall polished copper pillar-like structure at the base of a copper or brass shrine. A small gilded seated figure of a deity murti sits within the shrine niche, decorated with white and red flower garlands. Green and red cords are tied around the base, and orange and white cloth banners hang on the left with a green leafy bundle at top. Blurred streaks of lamp light run vertically in the dark background.2007-12-21December 21 20072007-12-21Night photograph of a large copper ratha or chariot pillar wrapped with white rope and decorated with white and red flower garlands. A gilt seated figure of a deity or saint is set into the base. A person in orange robes leans in with their head and arms pressed against the copper column, hands gripping the metal. Blurred streaks of warm string lights frame the left side against a dark background.2007-12-21Night photograph of a tall polished copper dhvaja stambha (flag mast) wrapped in rope and strung with rows of small multicoloured lights radiating outward to the frame edges. A single figure in orange-saffron robes, with long dark hair, stands at the lower left pulling on a saffron flag cloth tied with green leaves and white rope, while a red cloth is draped over his arm. A pale crescent-shaped light and a bright full moon hang in the dark sky. The base of the mast carries an embossed seated deity relief. The scene suggests a flag-hoisting ritual, though no banner text is legible.2007-12-21Night photograph of an outdoor ceremony beside a tall polished copper pole decorated with strings of fairy lights, a green leafy garland and hanging ribbons. A man with long dark hair wears a saffron-orange sleeveless robe and a red bindi, and holds up a large red silk cloth with both arms while standing near the pole. A saffron-orange flag with a blue circle hangs on the left. Bright street lamps light the dark background, and the tops of several heads are visible at the bottom edge. The man in saffron with long hair and a red bindi is a person candidate by appearance, presented as a ceremonial figure raising a red cloth at a festival-style event.2007-12-21Night photograph of a festival flagpole decorated with strings of coloured fairy lights radiating outward. A woman in an orange saffron sari stands at the base of a tall copper-coloured pole with ornate metal bands and a small brass shrine niche near its base, reaching up to tie or hold a bundle of green leaves on an orange flag. Behind her, a full moon glows in the dark sky. A man in a white shirt stands at the left edge and another man with a tilak partially visible at the bottom. The scene suggests an outdoor evening ceremony at a temple or ashram.2007-12-21Night photograph of a tall, tapering copper flagstaff with a white cloth pennant at its top, set on an ornate carved copper base decorated with palm-frond tufts. A figure in an orange saffron robe with a gold-coloured border and a beaded necklace stands with both arms raised, gripping two ropes that run up to the pennant, looking upward. Beside them a second orange-robed person, partly bare-shouldered, pulls the ropes down. A dark palm tree stands behind in the night setting. The scene suggests a flag-hoisting ceremony.2010-11-12December 21 20072007-12-21Night photograph of a tall copper ritual pole, decorated with ribbed copper bands and a small ornate shrine-like top, rising into the dark sky. Strings of small coloured lights radiate from the pole's top to the corners of the frame, and a glowing garland is draped around the pole's upper section. A figure in orange robes and a red-and-white cloth is pulling on ropes at the pole, holding up a green leafy bundle. Another person's head is visible at the lower right edge, and a partial figure stands at the lower left. The pole appears to be a raised ritual or festival structure.2007-12-21