A 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. - Nithyanandapedia

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A 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.

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Photo 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.

January 01 2017

January 01 2017

Photograph taken from below of a tall copper-coloured ornamental pillar or flagstaff topped with a small box and flag, its base wrapped with white and red flower garlands on a carved wooden or stone pedestal. Beside it, a man in a rust-orange wrap with a gold necklace and red-and-white garlands looks upward with both hands raised, apparently gripping a rope. Coconut palms and an overcast sky fill the background under a tin roof edge.

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A tall copper-coloured ritual pole or dhvaja stambha rises from a carved wooden base decorated with white and yellow flower garlands and green leaves. A small deity figure stands atop the pole. A person in the lower right, wearing a garland of red and yellow flowers, holds the pole or its rope. Palm trees and an overcast sky appear behind, and the upper edge shows a covered structure.

A tall copper-clad flagstaff, wrapped in a spiral of copper bands and white cloth, rises from an ornate copper base decorated with yellow marigold garlands and green leaves. A single standing person in an orange robe and orange-saffron garment, with a red bindi, a long garland of flowers and beaded necklaces, holds a lit oil lamp flame in one hand and a silver handbell in the other, near a palm tree under a pale blue sky.

Outdoor photo under a clear blue sky of a tall copper flagstaff, or dhvaja stambha, with rings of copper bands rising from a stone base decorated with white jasmine garlands and orange marigolds. Green leaves and dried grass bundles are tied at its base. A tall coconut palm stands behind it. In the lower right, a man with a shaved head and dark beard wears a rust-red robe, long rudraksha mala and white flower garlands with red accents, and raises one arm high beside the pole. A second person in a dark garment is partially visible at the lower right edge, holding a cloth.

A photograph looking up at a tall copper pole rising from a carved wooden base decorated with white flower garlands, red flowers, green leaves and dried grass tufts. A saffron-orange flag hangs from the top and a long pale cloth streams down beside the pole. At the lower right a bearded man in reddish-brown robes and a dark rudraksha-style mala holds the cloth, with flower garlands around his shoulders. Palm trees and a pale sky fill the background.

Outdoor ritual scene beside a large copper kalasha on a red-painted base, decorated with red and white flower garlands and green leaves, with a bundle of grass on top. A man with long dark hair and a dark beard, wearing a rust-orange dhoti and a matching shawl, stands on a raised platform holding a small silver bell and a ritual vessel, apparently speaking or chanting. Behind him are palm trees and a metal ringed structure. A crowd of devotees, many in white, stands watching on the left. A rail with a person in dark clothing is visible at lower right. Dhoti and shawl in rust-orange; garlands in red, white and yellow marigold.

Photograph taken from below of a tall copper-clad ritual pole rising from a wooden base decorated with white jasmine garlands with red flowers, green leaves and dried grass. A man with a full dark beard, wearing a rust-red robe and a rudraksha mala, stands at the base, one hand holding a rust-red cloth that hangs from the pole. A white cloth and a red-and-white banner are being raised on a rope at the top, and a palm tree is visible behind. One person is physically present, and the appearance is uncertain for a person, so the figure is labelled only as a man in red robes.