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Outdoor festival scene with two tall gilded ceremonial poles or ratha-style columns topped with leafy green bundles and red cloth, rising against a pale sky. In the foreground, a figure in a rust-brown robe and orange-red turban with yellow-orange marigold garlands holds a rope beside a bearded older man in an orange-red robe, also garlanded, both smiling. A large crowd of mostly women in white and red clothing stands behind a barricade, and scaffolding and a brass oil lamp stand are visible. A cameraman is also visible in the crowd.

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April 23 20162016-04-23 +1 copiesOutdoor photo of a large ceremonial event with two tall golden ritual poles decorated with green leaves, grass bundles and red flowers, with ropes running up to them. In the foreground, a man in an orange turban, orange-brown robe and yellow-orange flower garland stands smiling with hands pressed together, beside a white-bearded elder in an orange robe and orange-yellow garland who gazes upward. A crowd of onlookers fills the background under a bright sky, with brass oil lamps and scaffolding visible at left.2016-04-23April 23 20162016-04-23 +1 copiesDecember 03 20162016-12-03Outdoor photo of a copper-clad flagpole with a carved stone base draped in yellow and orange marigold garlands, with a small orange flag bundled at the top. Two men in saffron-orange robes stand at its base under palm trees and a pale sky. The man in the centre holds the hoisting rope with both hands, a dark rudraksha mala around his neck, his head tilted up toward the flag. The man on the right, shaved-headed and wearing an orange shawl with gold border, points upward toward the flag and holds a wooden tray or plate in his other hand. Sunlight flares behind them.2011-03-05February 23 20152015-02-23A tall copper-clad ritual flagstaff, or dhvaja stambha, rises under a clear blue sky beside a corrugated metal shelter. Its base is wrapped in green leaves, grass and white and red flower garlands. Two priests in saffron-orange dhotis stand at the base, one with a red and white garland over his shoulder, both reaching up to adjust the foliage. A small red cloth flutters near the top of the pillar, and a palm tree and bare tree frame the scene.2015-02-23December 14 20162016-12-14Outdoor photograph of a tall copper flagstaff (dhvaja stambha) rising from an ornate copper base decorated with marigold garlands and green leaves, with a white cloth being hauled up the pole. A man in a red-and-gold turban and white garland pulls the cloth rope while a second man in a saffron-orange dhoti and bare upper body stands on a raised platform with yellow railings. Coconut palms and a few onlookers in the background complete the scene under an overcast sky.2016-12-03Two priests in saffron-orange dhotis and shawls decorate a tall, copper-coloured ceremonial pillar topped by an ornate carved capital. The priest on the left, wearing a red-and-orange floral garland, reaches up to tie green leaves and dried grass to the pillar's base, while the bald priest on the right, bare-chested under an orange shawl, pulls on a white rope. The stone pedestal beneath is carved and draped with white and red flower garlands. A metal-roofed shelter and leafy trees fill the background under a pale sky, with a small figure visible at the bottom left edge.2015-02-23A tall copper dwajastambha flagstaff rises against a bright blue sky with white clouds, its ringed shaft wrapped with a white and red flower garland at the base and topped by a saffron flag bearing a blue emblem. A person in saffron robes with a white-and-red flower garland stands at the lower right, gripping the hoisting rope with both hands raised toward the flag, while coconut palms frame the scene. This appears to be the flag-hoisting moment of a temple dwajarohanam.2009-06-09June 29 20142014-06-29 +2 copies