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December 19 20212021-12-19December 19 20212021-12-19A tall copper-clad flagstaff with ornamental bands rises under a blue sky strung with small coloured lights and pennants. A figure in an orange-red robe with long dark hair and rudraksha beads pulls a rope to hoist a white and red cloth flag up the pole. A small shrine-like niche with a seated deity murti garlanded with white flowers is at the base. Coconut palms frame the right side. Two other people are partly visible at the lower right near offering trays.2007-12-23September 30 20082008-09-30December 19 20212021-12-19December 22 20182018-12-22A tall golden flagstaff (dhwajastambha) stands in an open sandy compound under a clear blue sky, wrapped with gold bands and topped by a maroon flag bearing a framed portrait of a seated figure in orange robes, garlanded with red, yellow and white flowers. At its base is a bundle of straw and green leaves wrapped in white cloth. A man bare-chested in orange cloth with a patterned headband and rudraksha-style beads reaches up to steady the base, while a woman in orange robes places her hands on the pole and others in orange stand behind holding a tray of yellow flowers. Coconut palms and trees line the path.2018-12-22December 22 20112011-12-22A devotee in a rust-red dhoti and wrap with golden-orange borders stands beside an ornate copper dhwajastambha, the tall flagstaff, which is draped with yellow and red marigold garlands and a carved pedestal with small decorative spires. The devotee wears a white and red flower garland and a gold-toned beaded necklace, and pulls on the rope to hoist the flag under a palm tree against an overcast sky, during a ceremonial flag hoisting. A faint purple logo appears in the upper left corner.2014-08-31December 23 20072007-12-23A photograph taken from a low angle of a person in orange saffron robes and a gold-bead necklace pulling on an orange rope that hoists a large saffron flag with a white panel and a gold emblem. Dry palm fronds are tied to the top of the flag and the rope. Palm trees and a temple tower with carved stone are visible at the edge of the frame against a pale sky. The person wears a white forehead band, a rudraksha mala, and gold bangles, and looks upward toward the flag.2013-02-28October 05 20132013-10-05