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Outdoor photograph of a flag-hoisting ceremony beside a tall copper flagstaff. A man in a white dhoti and white shirt and a woman in an orange-red sari stand on a raised platform, both reaching up to adjust rope and white cloth at the top of the copper pole. Below them a copper-coloured kalasha-style base is decorated with flower garlands and marigold strands. A cream fringed canopy with red tassels stands at left, and a multicoloured embroidered umbrella with the word "Nithyanandapeetam" stands at right. Coconut palms and an overcast sky frame the scene, and a crowd of devotees' heads fills the foreground.

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December 23 20072007-12-23December 23 20092009-12-23October 07 20102010-10-07December 23 20082008-12-23Outdoor festival procession photo, rotated so the scene is sideways. A large copper-coloured ratha or palanquin-style structure decorated with white and red flower garlands and yellow marigold strands is carried on ropes. A man in an orange saffron garment pulls or leads the ropes, with a second person in white clothes beside him at the lower right. Tall palm fronds fill the background against a pale sky.2007-12-23April 10 20162016-04-10Outdoor ceremony beside a large ornate copper-coloured kalasha-topped pillar with a carved lotus-petal base, draped with white and red flower garlands. A man in a rust-orange robe with a long rudraksha and gold necklace stands at center, holding the pillar and wearing a flower garland, with a matching orange umbrella behind him. At right, a man in white dhoti with gold border and long hair raises a rust-orange banner bearing a black emblem of a dove and a figure. Coconut palms and a bright sky frame the scene, with a few people partly visible below. a person is shown at center with a rudraksha mala and gold necklace.2016-04-10Low-angle photo of a tall, ornate copper-and-wood pillar wrapped with white and red flower garlands, topped with a small figure, rising under an overcast sky with palm fronds behind. In the foreground a woman in a rust-orange sari with a red-and-white flower garland and gold bangles holds a rope tied to the pillar. At right, a man in an orange cloth and white dhoti pulls on a rope, raising the pillar.2016-04-10A photograph of a flag-hoisting ceremony at a tall copper-clad flagstaff (dhvaja stambha) with spiral bands, rising against a clear blue sky beside coconut palms. An orange-robed sannyasi in orange clothes and a white and orange garland pulls a rope to raise a saffron flag at the top. Around the base, marigold garlands hang on the pillar and small potted plants sit on the stone platform. To the right, two more orange-clad people, one with rudraksha beads, look upward and one holds a brass tray, while a person in white stands in the foreground. An orange and red umbrella appears at the right edge.2008-12-23December 23 20082008-12-23April 10 20162016-04-10Outdoor photograph of a tall copper ceremonial pole, wrapped with bands, rising from an ornate bronze base decorated with marigold and jasmine garlands and topped with green leaves and straw. A long-haired man in saffron-orange cloth and a red-and-yellow marigold garland reaches up to steady the pole's top. A second man in orange cloth stands at left, arm raised toward it, and a saffron umbrella is visible at lower left. Tall coconut palms and a pale evening sky fill the background.2016-10-03