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A man in saffron-orange robes stands at the top of a stone structure, hoisting an orange flag on a rope while looking upward. The flag has a white satin panel with a painted deity figure in orange garments holding weapons, surrounded by smaller figures. Behind him are tall coconut palms and a pale sky. On the left, a copper-toned temple structure is draped with white and yellow flower garlands, and a grey stone statue of a figure with ornate necklaces stands below. The scene suggests a flag-hoisting ceremony at a temple.

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July 08 20092009-07-08October 18 20102010-10-18 +1 copiesAugust 23 20112011-08-23October 18 20102010-10-18 +1 copiesLow-angle photo of a tall ornate copper dhwaja stambha (flagstaff) rising against a partly cloudy blue sky, with an orange-red flag at its top and an orange rope running down its length. Beside it, a man in a saffron-red unstitched robe with a rudraksha-style bead necklace stands with one hand on the pole and the rope, and wears a tilak on his forehead. On the right, a second figure in a dark red shawl stands at the edge of the frame. Carved reliefs decorate the pole's base and stone statues appear in the background, with palm fronds at the right. The scene suggests a flagpole raising ritual, with the flag's hoisting on the pole.2010-10-18 +1 copiesJanuary 02 20102010-01-02 +1 copiesOctober 09 20082008-10-09A person in saffron-orange robes stands on a raised platform beside a carved stone temple tower, reaching upward with both hands to pull an orange rope. The figure wears a rudraksha mala with large beads around the neck and gazes up toward the top of the tower. Tall coconut palms and a partly cloudy sky fill the background. A white and orange cloth is visible at the bottom edge, and another arm enters from the right side of the frame.2010-10-18 +1 copiesA photograph taken from below of a man in a saffron-orange robe wrapped over one shoulder, wearing a long rudraksha mala of large beads. He holds an orange rope in his raised right hand, which runs up to a tall, ornately carved copper pillar topped with an orange flag against a blue sky with scattered clouds. A palm tree stands at right and another person in orange cloth is partially visible at the edge of the frame. Only the man and the partially visible person are physically present.2010-10-18 +2 copiesOctober 18 20102010-10-18 +2 copiesLow-angle photo of a tall, polished copper flagstaff with ring-patterned shaft, topped with a carved finial, decorated at its base with yellow and orange marigold garlands. A man in saffron-orange robes, with an orange top and red-orange lower cloth and a shawl, pulls a rope to raise a red flag up the pole beneath a bright sky with palm fronds at the edges. A partially visible second person stands at the far right edge. The scene suggests a flag hoisting ceremony.2010-09-02Outdoors among tall coconut palms, a standing figure in red-orange robes and a red-and-white flower garland holds up a large saffron flag bearing a dark circular emblem with a white curved mark. The flag's cord is held high and the standing figure wears a bracelet and a tilak on the forehead. Below, a kneeling devotee in orange saffron cloth with a bare upper back and a flower garland faces upward, hands near the flag's pole. The stone base beside them is carved and decorated with yellow marigold garlands and scattered petals. This appears to be a flag-hoisting or flag-offering ritual.2012-04-23