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October 18 2010
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November 06 2010Low-angle photograph of a tall, tapering reddish-brown wooden dhwajasthambha flagstaff rising against a clear blue sky, with a gilded finial at its top and a palm fronds collar wrapped around its base. Ropes run up toward the top of the pole, and at the lower right a person's arm and shoulder, partly visible, grips the rope to hoist it. Palm trees stand behind the pole, and a dark canopy edge crosses the top of the frame.Photo 11684202November 06 2010A photograph of a tall copper flagstaff or pillar wrapped in white and red garlands, with a small deity figure visible on its base. Two people in orange and saffron robes stand beside it: one on the left, head bowed and hands near the pole, pulling down a long red and gold cloth; the other on the right, with long dark hair swept back, wearing an orange robe and standing with a hand at the waist. Palm trees and a grey sky fill the background, and red cloth lies on the ground at the lower left. Two physical people are visible. Appearance-based identification is uncertain, so no candidate is confirmed.A photograph of a man in an orange-saffron cloth draped over his shoulders, bare-chested with a white and maroon-beaded garland, pulling a thick rope upward with both hands. He wears gold bangles and has long dark hair swept back. Beside him is a reddish-brown ornate shrine or chariot structure with a thatched cone-shaped top, decorated with a yellow marigold garland, and a small figure visible on its base. Green palm trees and an overcast sky form the background. The scene suggests a ratha or chariot-pulling procession.Photograph of a flag-hoisting at a tall copper flagpole on an open outdoor platform under overcast sky, with palm trees at right. A long-haired man in saffron-orange robes stands at right, pulling a rope to raise a maroon flag with a gold-bordered blue and gold deity image and a garland of white flowers. A second person in orange robes at left steadies the flag, and a red-and-gold offering cloth lies at the pole's base with a tied yellow-green garland. a person candidate: the man at right has long swept-back hair and saffron clothing, a probable match to the page's a person reference.October 18 2010Outdoor temple courtyard at dusk beneath a tall, slender copper-coloured dhwajasthambha (flagstaff) with ornate ribbed shaft, a decorated crown at the top and a small red flag. Palm trees and bare trees frame the pale evening sky. To the right, a corrugated roof shelter is draped with orange cloth. Two people in white garments stand near the base of the pillar and the stone platform, and a dark stone kalasha-style structure sits at left. Red-painted temple buildings are visible in the background.A photograph of a flag-hoisting ceremony outdoors under palm trees. A tall, ornate copper-coloured flagstaff rises from a white plinth, wrapped with yellow and orange garlands at its base. A red-orange flag is being raised on ropes. Beside it, a figure in orange robes stands at the base of the pole, and several people in orange and saffron clothing gather on the right near a decorated structure with red and gold trim. A small umbrella with colourful panels shades part of the group. A pink flowering tree stands at the right edge.A tall, ornately carved copper or brass flagstaff rises against a pale blue sky, topped by a finial and a saffron-orange flag. A person in an orange robe with short dark hair stands at the base on a white platform, pulling a rope that raises the flag, with a flower garland of orange and red blossoms draped at the pole's foot and coconut palms behind. Several sections of the pole are decorated with engraved rings and scroll-like motifs.A two-panel photograph of a temple flag-raising ritual. On the left, a man in a red and orange turban and red and blue striped cloth around his shoulders pulls a rope that raises a tall pillar wrapped in orange cloth and yellow marigold garlands, while a shaved-headed priest in a white dhoti and shawl assists beside him. On the right, a smiling person in a red turban and red and blue wrap stands beside a copper-coloured kalasha-style pillar garlanded with yellow flowers, holding a small brass object. Palm trees and stone sculptures frame the scene outdoors.