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A tall copper flagstaff, wound with copper bands and topped with leaves and white cloth, rises from a carved stone base draped with yellow and red marigold garlands. A priest in a red-brown dhoti and a red turban stands at the base holding a small metal vessel and wears a long white flower garland. Beside him, a man with long braided hair in an orange dhoti reaches toward the pole from a golden-railed platform. Coconut palms and a security camera appear in the background. The scene resembles a flagstaff raising ritual.

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Looking up at a tall, slender copper dhvaja stambha (flagstaff) rising from an ornate carved wooden base wrapped with a white cloth and green leaves, and decorated with yellow and red marigold garlands. Beside it, a man in an orange-red dhoti and shawl with a red turban and a long white garland holds a lit oil lamp or torch flame aloft. Behind him, a man with long dark braided hair and an orange wrap holds a brass tray. Coconut palms and a security camera appear in the background, with a small rope strung with flags overhead.2016-12-03February 28 20132013-02-28December 03 20162016-12-03Outdoor photo of a tall copper dhvaja-style flagstaff rising from an ornate carved stone base decorated with white jasmine garlands and green leaves, with a yellow and red cloth streamer at the top. Two men pull the rope that raises it. The man in front wears a maroon robe, a red and yellow marigold garland and a beaded mala. The man on the right wears an orange dhoti, is bare-shouldered and has long dark hair. A coconut palm and a clear sky are behind them, and a framed portrait cloth is held near the base.2016-10-03 +1 copiesDecember 03 20162016-12-03Outdoor ritual at a tall copper-clad dhvaja pillar on a red-painted base, wrapped in white cloth, green leaves and yellow-orange marigold garlands, with palm trees behind. A bearded man in a maroon robe, rust-coloured turban and layered gold and bead necklaces raises one hand in blessing while standing on the red platform. Beside him, a bare-chested priest in an orange dhoti holds a silver vessel. Other bare-chested men in orange and white cloths stand at the railing, and a woman with long dark hair in an orange sari is nearby. Spectators line the foreground, and a camera on a stand is at left.2016-12-03July 08 20092009-07-08Photo of a tall copper-clad ritual pillar or dhwajasthambha rising from an ornate wooden base decorated with white jasmine garlands, marigolds and red flowers, topped with palm fronds and green leaves and a small flag. A man in a dark maroon robe with a rudraksha mala and flower garland stands at right, holding a bell and a small oil lamp with a flame, beside a tall palm tree against a pale sky. Appearance-based candidate for Swamiji (probable) standing by the pillar, performing a lamp-and-bell ritual, with long hair and beard and a rudraksha mala. The image is cropped at the top and the lower-left corner carries the archive copyright overlay.2017-01-01A photograph of a dvajarohanam flag-hoisting ceremony under a white tented canopy. A long-haired man in a rust-brown dhoti and a red-and-white checked shawl stands on a raised platform beside a tall copper flagstaff wrapped in white cloth, green leaves, and a crown of straw. He holds garland flowers and appears to be placing them on the pole. The copper base is carved with a square ornamented plinth, and yellow and orange marigold garlands hang from it. Behind him, people in saffron and orange robes and white dhotis watch, and a cameraman films at the lower right. Hanging decorations, lanterns and streamers decorate the tent ceiling. Visible people number roughly 21 to 100, though most are partially visible and many are seated or in the background. The robed man's appearance has several cues, but his face is not identifiable, so identity is uncertain.2016-12-14A photograph of a long-haired man in a rust-orange dhoti and a red-and-gold turban, draped in a pink and white floral garland, standing at right of a tall ornate copper kalasha-shaped vessel decorated with yellow and red flower garlands, green leaves and a white cloth wrap, topped with bundled dried grass. Behind him, a second man in orange cloth and bare-torso devotees stand under a canopy hung with colourful streamers, string lights and a painted banner. The bearded man is a sannyasi-style ritual participant; the page indicates this is a person Jayanthi Brahmotsavam event, but his appearance is not sufficiently distinctive to confirm identity.2016-12-14December 03 20162016-12-03A tall copper-clad flagstaff rises against a pale blue sky beside a palm tree. Its wooden base is carved and garlanded with white jasmine and red flower strands and marigolds. A bearded man stands at right in a deep maroon robe with a rudraksha mala, holding a silver bell in one hand and a lit oil lamp in the other, performing a ritual near the pole.2017-01-01