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A photograph of a dvajarohanam flag-hoisting at a temple festival outdoors beneath palm trees. A tall copper flagstaff with ringed segments rises beside a wooden base decorated with yellow and white flower garlands and green leaves. A long saffron-orange flag hangs from the pole, and a long-haired man in orange dhoti stands on a striped mat pulling the rope. Another orange-clad attendant with long hair holds a woven basket, and a bare-chested man in a white dhoti and a shirtless attendant stand on a brass-railed platform. A photographer with a camera is at lower left, and a security camera hangs at top left.

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Outdoor flag-hoisting ceremony at a temple with a tall polished copper dhvaja staff wrapped at its base in green leaves and garlands of yellow marigolds. A saffron-orange flag is being raised on a rope. Priests in orange dhotis stand on a raised platform; one bare-chested priest with long hair holds a woven basket, while another in orange holds a brass vessel strung with flower garlands. A man in a white dhoti stands below. Coconut palms, string lights and a security camera frame the scene, with several onlookers at the lower edge photographing.2016-12-14Outdoor flag-hoisting (dvajarohanam) at a temple. A tall copper flagstaff with ringed bands stands at left, wrapped at its base with straw, green leaves and yellow and white marigold garlands. A long saffron-orange flag with a white edge hangs from its top, with leafy greenery tied to the tip. Two bare-chested men in long dark hair and orange dhotis stand at the flagstaff, one holding the flag cloth and the other holding a brass tray of offerings wrapped in cloth. A third man in a dhoti and a bystander with a small vessel are at the lower right, with a coconut palm behind. Ornate garlands decorate a brass kalasha-like vessel and the scene is on a striped mat with flower petals.2016-12-14December 03 20162016-12-03December 03 20162016-12-03Outdoor photograph of a tall copper ceremonial pole, wrapped with bands, rising from an ornate bronze base decorated with marigold and jasmine garlands and topped with green leaves and straw. A long-haired man in saffron-orange cloth and a red-and-yellow marigold garland reaches up to steady the pole's top. A second man in orange cloth stands at left, arm raised toward it, and a saffron umbrella is visible at lower left. Tall coconut palms and a pale evening sky fill the background.2016-10-03Outdoor temple scene with a tall copper dhvaja (flagstaff) rising from an ornate stone base, draped with a red-orange flag and a garland of yellow and orange flowers. In the centre, a standing man with long dark hair and a bare torso, wearing a rudraksha-style bead mala and a red-brown shawl, holds a bundle of white cloth near the flag. Two men in saffron-orange dhotis stand on a yellow metal platform to the right, one holding a white bundle. Behind them, a crowd of devotees in colourful saris and white garments, hands folded, watches. A red and white garland hangs on a stand at left, with palm trees and string lights overhead. The setting suggests a flag-hoisting ritual (dhvajarohanam).2016-12-03January 11 20162016-01-11December 03 20162016-12-03January 11 20162016-01-11October 03 20162016-10-03December 03 20162016-12-03Photograph of a tall copper ceremonial pole rising from an ornate, carved copper base wrapped in marigold and yellow-red flower garlands and green leaves at its top. A figure with long dark hair, wearing a rust-orange cloth and a red-yellow marigold garland, stands at the base reaching up to touch the pole. Tall palm trees and an open sky form the background, with an orange umbrella visible at the lower left and another person partly visible at the right edge.2016-10-03 +1 copies