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Outdoor photo at a temple-style site beside coconut palms. A large carved reddish stone pillar stands on a white marble platform, decorated with yellow and red marigold garlands and small potted plants with lamps. In the foreground, a bearded man in saffron/orange robes and rudraksha beads holds a long white cloth; beside him a man in white dhoti and orange shawl ties or hoists a rope. A woman in orange sari with beads holds an aarti plate, and a man in yellow shawl kneels at right. Scattered marigold petals lie on the platform and an orange flag flies at right.

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December 23 20082008-12-23December 23 20082008-12-23 +1 copiesOutdoor flag-hoisting ceremony under a clear blue sky with palm trees. A copper-clad ceremonial flagstaff stands on a carved stone base decorated with yellow and orange marigold garlands and dried grass bundles. Two men in saffron-orange robes handle a white rope to raise the flag; the figure in the foreground pulls the rope with one arm extended, while a second robed man stands behind, with a beaded necklace visible. Brass pots with green leaves and flowers sit at the base. Devotees are faintly visible at the left edge. The image is a photograph.2008-12-23December 23 20082008-12-23December 23 20082008-12-23A photograph of an outdoor flag-hoisting ceremony beneath palm trees in bright daylight. A tall copper flagstaff rises from a white stone platform, draped with yellow and orange marigold garlands. Several people in saffron-orange robes pull ropes to raise the flag, and one figure in orange stands with arms raised beside the pole. A seated devotee in white and another in an orange shawl sit in front, with offering plates and small pots on the platform. A red-and-gold parasol stands at the right, and a small group of onlookers in white watch from behind. A stone deity murti or lion-like carving is visible at the left edge.2008-12-23A copper flagstaff stands on a white stone base at an outdoor temple-style site, decorated with multicoloured garlands of marigolds and white flowers, with dry grass tufts at its top. A figure in saffron-orange robes raises both arms high to pull a rope or rope-wrapped pole, another saffron-clad figure assists below, and a few devotees in white with folded hands and white saris or dhotis stand at the front to the right. Coconut palms and smoke haze fill the background. Scattered flower petals lie on the base. A grey stone deity figure stands at the far left edge.2009-12-23Outdoor flag-hoisting ceremony under a clear blue sky, with palm trees behind. Several figures in saffron-orange robes pull a long white rope that runs up a tall copper flagpole, its base wrapped in garlands of yellow and orange flowers and a copper kalasha-style pedestal. A large ornate golden trident stands at left. Devotees in orange and a bald man in orange at right raise their hands; flower petals are scattered on the white platform. Several more people stand in the background.2008-12-23December 23 20082008-12-23September 30 20082008-09-30December 23 20082008-12-23 +1 copiesDecember 23 20082008-12-23