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A photograph taken from a low angle against a bright overcast sky, showing a dhwaja stambha (flagpole) being raised. A long red-orange cloth with green leaves tied near its top hangs from the pole. On the left, a carved, gilded pillar wrapped in yellow marigold garlands stands near the base. A man with long, dark, swept-back hair wears an orange-saffron robe, an amber-beaded necklace and a bracelet, and holds the rope that hauls the flag upward while gazing up. Beside him, a man with short white hair and glasses wears an orange shawl over a white garment and grips the rope with both hands. A partially visible person stands at the lower right edge. A tall stone structure rises faintly in the hazy background.

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Low-angle outdoor photo of a dhvaja (flag) raising at a temple. A man in orange-red robes with long dark swept-back hair and multiple rudraksha malas hauls a rope that lifts a saffron-red flag decorated with green leaves up a tall ornate copper-toned pillar wrapped with yellow marigold garlands. A grey sky and a distant temple spire are visible behind. The robed man's distinctive long hair and rudraksha malas match the Swamiji (probable) cues, and the page indicates his presence, so he is treated as a probable candidate and the appearance-based label is applied; he is pulling the rope as a priest or devotee. One person is visible.2006-09-29Outdoor ceremony beside a large ornate copper-coloured kalasha-topped pillar with a carved lotus-petal base, draped with white and red flower garlands. A man in a rust-orange robe with a long rudraksha and gold necklace stands at center, holding the pillar and wearing a flower garland, with a matching orange umbrella behind him. At right, a man in white dhoti with gold border and long hair raises a rust-orange banner bearing a black emblem of a dove and a figure. Coconut palms and a bright sky frame the scene, with a few people partly visible below. a person is shown at center with a rudraksha mala and gold necklace.2016-04-10Outdoor photograph of a flag-hoisting ceremony beneath coconut palms in bright daylight. A person in long flowing saffron-orange robes, with long dark hair swept back, grips a thick white rope that runs up a polished copper flagstaff decorated with bands and a carved shrine-like base wrapped in straw and garlanded with yellow and red flowers. A second young man in matching orange robes and a beaded necklace stands beside him. The scene reads as the start of a Brahmotsava procession.2008-12-23September 29 20062006-09-29September 29 20062006-09-29December 22 20112011-12-22A photograph on a rooftop near a white temple gopuram. On the left, a copper-toned dhwaja stambha pillar is wrapped in a red cloth, white-and-orange wrapping and a garland of yellow marigolds, with a thatched cover above. Beside him a man in white kurta and dhoti holds a bundle of white cloth, and a rope runs up from the pillar. The temple tower behind is white with small finials and bare scaffolding nearby.2006-09-29September 29 20062006-09-29December 23 20092009-12-23April 21 20152015-04-21April 10 20162016-04-10March 02 20112011-03-02