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A tall copper dhvaja flagstaff is being raised upright beside a carved wooden ratha-like base draped with yellow and red marigold garlands and green leafy foliage. A man in a rust-red dhoti and bare upper body with gold bangles and a flower garland pulls a thick rope hauling the pole upward, while a second man in an orange sannyasi robe with long dark hair stands on a gold-railed platform holding a wicker basket of white cloth. A coconut palm and blue sky are behind them, and a colourful woven blanket lies in the lower left foreground. The scene suggests a dhvajarohanam flag-hoisting ritual.

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Low-angle photograph of a tall copper flagstaff (dhvajastambha) with ringed segments, its base decorated with a garland of yellow and red marigolds and green leaves, being raised outdoors against a bright sky with a coconut palm behind. A person in a rust-red dhoti and upper cloth, wearing a rudraksha mala and flower garland, pulls on the rope hoisting the flag. Beside them a shaved-headed person in orange cloth and a bare-backed figure with dreadlocks, wearing a dark mala, hold the railing near a wicker basket of white cloth. A striped woven cloth lies in the foreground. a person candidate not clearly identifiable from appearance.2016-12-03Low-angle photograph of a copper flagstaff (dhvajastambha) being raised beside a carved stone base wrapped with yellow and red marigold garlands and green leafy foliage. A man in rust-red dhoti and saffron-toned cloth, with a beaded rudraksha-style necklace, hauls on a rope with both hands raised overhead. Behind him a bare-chested devotee with long dreadlocked hair and an orange cloth grips a railing near a wicker basket. A coconut palm stands in the background against a bright sky. A striped red, green and white cloth drapes the stone base in the foreground. This appears to be a dhvajarohanam flag-hoisting rite.2016-12-03October 03 20162016-10-03Low-angle photo of a tall, ornate copper-and-wood pillar wrapped with white and red flower garlands, topped with a small figure, rising under an overcast sky with palm fronds behind. In the foreground a woman in a rust-orange sari with a red-and-white flower garland and gold bangles holds a rope tied to the pillar. At right, a man in an orange cloth and white dhoti pulls on a rope, raising the pillar.2016-04-10October 03 20162016-10-03December 03 20162016-12-03October 03 20162016-10-03October 03 20162016-10-03December 03 20162016-12-03Outdoors under a pale evening sky, a tall copper-colored flagstaff or dhwaja stambham rises diagonally from the left, its banded shaft decorated near the base with green leaves and white flower garlands. A rope runs up from the staff. A man in a dark tunic with an orange-and-yellow marigold garland holds the rope and looks upward, while a second man in a dark shirt stands at the right edge in profile. Tall coconut palms and a glimpse of a roofed pavilion frame the scene.2016-10-03December 03 20162016-12-03Low-angle photograph of a tall copper dhvajastambha flagstaff rising against a pale sky beneath a corrugated roof edge. The staff has ringed bands, a decorative base with a carved panel, and is draped with mango leaves, a bundle of grass and white jasmine garlands. A man in a rust-brown dhoti or wrap, with a sacred cord and a gold necklace, wears a marigold and red flower garland over his shoulders and pulls a rope to raise the pole. Palm trees and foliage stand behind. The scene suggests a ritual flag-raising at an outdoor temple space.2016-10-03 +1 copies