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A photograph of a dwajarohanam flag-hoisting at an outdoor temple setting. On the left, a tall copper flagstaff with an ornately carved base and a carved shrine-like cupola is decorated with garlands of yellow and orange marigolds with red blossoms. On the right, a priest in a rust-red dhoti and upper cloth with yellow borders, wearing white flower garlands, raises his arm and pulls a rope to hoist the flag. Coconut palms and green trees stand behind, under an overcast white sky.

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A 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.2014-08-31October 05 20142014-10-05August 27 20162016-08-27A woman in a rust-orange sari with gold and cream borders stands beside an ornate copper dhwajastambha (flagpost) draped with marigold and white jasmine garlands. She wears a white and red flower garland and holds the ropes of the flag, her eyes lowered in concentration, while a hand at the lower right holds a bundle of dried grass. Palm trees and a cloudy sky form the backdrop of this outdoor flag-hoisting (dhwajarohanam) ritual.2014-08-31October 03 20162016-10-03April 10 20162016-04-10Outdoor photo of a tall copper ritual pole (dhvaja-style) decorated with marigold garlands and a bundle of straw or grass near its top, standing on an ornate copper base. A man with long dark hair and a bare upper body, wearing a reddish-brown wrap and rudraksha-style beaded necklaces, pulls a rope attached to the pole with both hands. Coconut palms and green trees surround the courtyard under an overcast sky, and a few onlookers in light clothing stand to the left. Another tall wooden or copper structure stands in the background to the right.2016-08-27October 03 20162016-10-03April 14 20132013-04-14A photograph of a person standing barefoot on a raised pink platform beside a large copper-coloured ornate column topped with green leaves and a decorated finial, with yellow marigold garlands draped on it. The standing person wears a brown silk dhoti with gold borders, a red and yellow garland around the neck, a gold necklace, and a white bandage on the raised right forearm, holding a long rope or cord upward. Tall coconut palms and greenery frame the background. Scattered yellow flowers lie on the platform.2013-10-05October 05 20142014-10-05October 03 20162016-10-03