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A photograph of a dvajarohanam flag-hoisting at an outdoor temple setting. A tall copper flagstaff rises from a carved wooden base wrapped with marigold garlands and paddy-straw bundles with green leaves. A man in a rust-brown dhoti with a red and white checked shawl and a dark red turban stands at left, holding a bow-like rope or cord to the pole. Behind him, robed devotees in saffron and orange stand near a blue tarpaulin, and a few people in white and orange are visible at the lower right. Palm trees, a white canopy with hanging lamps and a CCTV camera are visible.

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Photograph of a dvajarohanam flag-hoisting at an outdoor temple-style pavilion. A tall polished copper flagstaff topped with a small tiled roof-like finial rises into a pale sky, wrapped in green leaves and straw at its base and decorated with yellow and white marigold garlands. A man in a rust-brown dhoti with a red-and-white checked shawl and a dark headwrap stands at left, pulling the hoisting rope with both hands while facing the mast. Around the base, devotees in white and orange clothing watch and some photograph the ceremony, and a figure in orange stands at right. Strings of small lamps and red-and-orange hanging decorations line the tent roof.2016-12-14A tall copper flagstaff (dhvaja stambha) with a copper-roofed top rises from an ornate bronze base wrapped in yellow and white marigold garlands and decorated with bundled straw and green leaves, standing inside an open-sided pavilion with striped canopy and hanging decorations. A man in a red-and-white checked cloth and reddish dhoti, holding a rope, stands at the base pulling the flag line during a flag-hoisting ritual. Saffron-clad devotees and onlookers crowd the foreground, and a palm grove is visible at left under a pale sky.2016-12-14December 14 20162016-12-14December 14 20162016-12-14A tall copper flagpole with ribbed bands rises from an ornate carved wooden base decorated with yellow and red marigold garlands, paddy stalks and green leaves. A man in a rust-orange dhoti and matching shawl, with a red and white checked cloth wrapped over his shoulder and a red turban on his head, stands at the base and reaches up to the pole, adjusting a rope. A covered pavilion with string lights and hanging brass lamps is behind. Only one person is visible in the scene.2016-12-14December 03 20162016-12-03Low-angle outdoor photo of a tall, slender copper-coloured ceremonial flagstaff or dhvaja stambha rising against a pale blue sky, its top ornamented with a carved finial. The lower base is a carved wooden or copper shrine-like structure wrapped with white and red flower garlands and a wreath of green leaves and grass. On the right, a man in saffron-orange clothing stands wearing a long red-and-white flower garland and several beaded necklaces, pulling on ropes that run up beside the pole. A palm tree and a corrugated roof edge frame the top left. A small purple logo appears in the upper right corner.2015-02-23Low-angle photograph of a tall copper flagstaff, or dhvaja stambham, rising against a pale blue sky beneath a corrugated metal roof edge. The copper pole has ringed bands and a finial at the top, with a wooden block and rope attached. Its base is wrapped in green leaves and grass and garlanded with white jasmine strands and red and yellow flowers. At the lower right, a person in orange-red robes wears a long pink-and-white flower garland and is pulling the rope. A palm tree frames the right side.2015-02-23August 27 20162016-08-27January 04 20152015-01-04Low-angle photograph of a tall copper flagstaff (dhwajasthambha) rising from an ornate carved bronze-coloured base decorated with white and yellow marigold garlands and a palm-frond wrap. A red and gold flag is attached at the top. A man in red-brown ritual dress with a red and yellow garland and gold necklace stands beside the pole pulling its rope, and coconut palms and trees surround the courtyard under an overcast sky.2016-08-27February 23 20152015-02-23