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Outdoor temple ceremony at a copper dwajastambha (flagstaff) decorated with white and magenta flower garlands and dried grass bundles. A young man in saffron-orange robes, with a rudraksha mala and a white flower garland, stands on the base and grips the mast with both raised arms, pulling a rope. Another saffron-robed attendant steadies the pole on the left. Behind them, saffron flags with gold fringe and embroidered emblems flank the scene, and white-clad devotees with saffron shawls watch from the foreground. Palm trees and a thatched-roof building fill the background.

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June 09 20092009-06-09June 09 20092009-06-09A photograph of a dhwajarohanam flag-hoisting at an outdoor temple setting. A man in saffron-orange robes with a white and red flower garland and a gold-coloured necklace stands on a raised platform, pulling a rope that raises a flag up a tall copper kalasha-style flagstaff wrapped in white and red flower garlands. A second man in an orange kurta and shawl stands beside him at right, and younger men in white dhotis with yellow shawls are seen in the foreground. Tall coconut palms and a pale sky form the background. The ceremony appears to be a flagpole consecration rite.2010-07-26December 23 20092009-12-23December 23 20092009-12-23December 23 20092009-12-23December 23 20092009-12-23December 23 20092009-12-23A 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 photo of a copper ritual pillar, a kalasha-topped column with a carved shrine niche, wrapped with marigold and mixed flower garlands in yellow, white, red and purple. A man in a saffron-orange robe with long swept-back hair and a rudraksha mala stands on the left, raising a white cloth or sacred thread over the pillar, and a second man in orange with a rudraksha necklace stands beside him holding the other end of the white cloth. Palm trees and a dark stone deity murti appear in the background. a person is the man in the long hair and saffron robe, with a rudraksha mala and garlanded adornments; the second man is an attendant or sannyasi.2009-12-23Outdoors beneath tall palm trees, a man in orange saffron robes and a long orange sash stands on a raised step, arms stretched upward, gripping a white and orange cloth strand tied to a tall ornate copper ritual pillar wrapped in yellow, red and white flower garlands. The copper pillar has carved relief panels and bunches of dried grass fixed to its top. The man wears several flower garlands in white, yellow, red and purple. Beside him, lower-right, two men in orange clothing hold the rope, one with a shaved head and one with sacred marks on his forehead, with a large spray of marigold garlands at the base. The scene suggests a ritual flag-raising or pole-hoisting at a temple celebration.2009-12-23A flag-hoisting ceremony at an outdoor temple courtyard beside a tall copper flagstaff decorated with white and red flower garlands. A person in a saffron-orange robe with a golden border and a rudraksha mala stands on a raised platform, gripping an orange rope that runs up toward the top of the pole. Behind the flagstaff, a shaved-headed priest in white dhoti and shawl with a gold-bordered cloth and gold necklace pulls the cord from the lower right. Palm fronds and a small crowd of onlookers, some holding up phones, stand in the background.2011-07-15