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Outdoor photo of a copper-coloured ceremonial flagstaff (dhvaja stambha) with a carved base, being ritually prepared under a clear blue sky with palm trees behind. Three figures in orange saffron robes stand at the pole: one on the left reaches up with a bundle of grass or palm fronds, one in the centre is partly hidden, and one on the right in orange drapes a white and yellow garland around the pole. Yellow and orange marigold garlands hang on the base, and potted plants with yellow flower offerings sit at its foot. A man in orange clothing kneels at the lower left, and a few onlookers stand at the edges. Hindu flag-hoisting ritual preparation.

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December 23 20082008-12-23 +1 copiesOutdoor photo of a copper ritual flagstaff (dhvajastambha) with a tall copper shaft and ornate base, decorated with marigold garlands and yellow flowers. Three figures in saffron-orange robes stand at the pole; the nearest, with long dark hair, reaches up to the top, while another in orange robes and a rudraksha mala beside him assists. Palm trees, a blue sky, a crowd of onlookers, brass ritual vessels with flowers and fruit offerings, and a golden ceremonial ornament at the left edge complete the scene, consistent with a flag-hoisting ceremony at a festival.2008-12-23July 08 20092009-07-08Outdoor photograph of a copper-clad ritual pillar on a raised orange-painted stone platform, decorated with a yellow-and-orange marigold garland and scattered petals. Two saffron-robed devotees pull an orange cord attached to the pillar; one stands at the top, the other bends forward with the rope. In the foreground a kneeling devotee in orange with hands pressed together in namaskar watches. Palm trees and an overcast sky sit behind. Right edge shows more people in orange and white garments. The pillar base has carved relief figures.2010-11-06 +1 copiesOutdoor photo of a copper flagstaff (dhvaja stambham) rising from a copper-clad base with floral garlands of white and red-yellow flowers and bundled straw decorations. A woman in saffron-orange robes stands at right, wearing a white and red flower garland, holding an orange cord that wraps the flagstaff. A second person in orange robes bends at left, pulling the cord. Coconut palms and a clear pale sky surround the scene, with a stone base at the bottom.2010-02-12Outdoor flag-hoisting ceremony under a clear blue sky beside a tall copper-clad flagstaff. Two figures in orange ochre robes stand at its base: a man on the left in orange with a maroon-edged shawl, bent forward and hands low near a gold lion-headed post; a figure in the centre in orange with long dark hair, one hand on a garlanded stone shrine-like base decorated with marigold and yellow garlands and sheaves of grass, the other arm raised to the white rope. A third figure on the right in orange robes pulls the white hoisting rope above. A small stone deity murti sits within the base. Palm trees and a banner with Kannada text appear at the left edge.2008-12-23December 23 20092009-12-23December 11 20112011-12-11November 06 20102010-11-06November 06 20102010-11-06Outdoor photo under a clear blue sky with palm trees at the edge of the frame. A tall copper flagstaff, wrapped with a white rope and decorated with yellow marigold garlands at its base, rises toward the top. In the foreground a young man in orange clothes stands with his back to the camera. On the right, a figure in an orange robe leans in and pulls the white rope to hoist the flag, with a golden ornamental finial beside the base. Another orange-clad person stands behind the flagstaff, marking the flag-hoisting ritual of the Brahmotsava celebration.2008-12-23December 23 20082008-12-23