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Outdoor photo of an ornate copper-coloured ceremonial pillar, a dhwajasthamba-style post, topped with a bundle of dried grass or straw, green leaves and a white cloth wrap, with garlands of marigold, rose and white flowers draped around its base. A man stands at right in orange-red dhoti and wrap with a yellow border, hands pressed in anjali, wearing a long red-and-white flower garland with blue accents, gold armlets and a gold chest ornament, bowing before the pillar. Palm fronds and a clear blue sky fill the background. At left, a large garland of red roses and yellow marigolds hangs over a painted statue or object with a red and blue design.

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January 04 20152015-01-04January 04 20152015-01-04January 04 20152015-01-04January 04 20152015-01-04January 04 20152015-01-04January 04 20152015-01-04January 04 20152015-01-04January 04 20152015-01-04Low-angle photograph of a tall, ornate copper dhvajastambha-style flagpole rising against a pale sky, its base carved and decorated with flower garlands and leafy greenery near the top. A bearded man in a reddish-brown robe and a red-and-yellow marigold garland stands beside it, pulling a rope that runs up the pole, a ritual act of raising the flag. Coconut palms and trees frame the scene, and a partly visible person's hands are raised in namaskar at the right edge. Ceremonial raising of a flagstaff at an outdoor temple-style site.2016-10-03 +1 copiesLow-angle photograph of a tall, slender copper dhvaja stambha (flagstaff) rising against a pale sky, its shaft ringed with copper bands and topped with a small ornamental finial and red cloth. Its base is a carved wooden or stone pedestal wrapped with a white-and-red dhoti cloth, green leaves and bundled grass, and hung with white and red flower garlands. On the right, a woman in an orange sari with a red-and-blue garland stands with hands folded in namaskar, smiling, while another person in orange at the edge holds a brass plate. A coconut palm and a canopy with yellow-and-white streamers frame the scene.2015-01-04April 14 20132013-04-14 +1 copiesApril 14 20132013-04-14