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Outdoor photograph of a tall dark wooden flagstaff on a white-walled terrace with green trees behind. A man in orange robes with a rudraksha mala and long dark hair reaches up to tie a white cord around the pole's upper section, while another orange-robed person at left reaches in to hold the cord. A small silver oil lamp and a brass bowl sit on a gold-embroidered cloth at the base, scattered with petals, beside an orange offering on a plate. At right, a woman holds a flower-filled basket and a child peers over the wall; a man in a green shirt stands nearby. Dressed in orange robes and white clothing, the people gather for a flag-hoisting ritual.

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Outdoor photo on a white-railed rooftop terrace with palm and tree foliage behind. A bronze dhwaja stambha, a tall brown metal flagpole with ornate tiered sections and gold accents, stands on a white plinth draped in a gold-embroidered cloth. Two monastic men in saffron-orange robes pull ropes at the pole: the man on the left wears a dark-red bordered orange wrap and has long hair, while the central man in orange with a rudraksha mala grips the rope near the top. A third man in a white dhoti stands behind them. On the plinth sit a silver bowl, a brass plate with fruit, a small brass vessel and scattered rose petals. To the right, a man in orange holds a tray with sweets, and a group of devotees including women in saris and a child watch. +1 copiesSeptember 14 20092009-09-14Outdoor photo of a flag-hoisting ceremony at a temple-like site. A man with long dark hair in a sleeveless saffron-orange robe, with a rudraksha mala at his neck, pulls a white rope upward with one arm raised, watching it rise. Beside him a man in orange robes holds the rope at a white plinth, which is draped in a cream embroidered cloth and holds a bell, a small brass dish, flower petals and a tray of offerings. Behind the plinth stands a tall carved dark-wood flagstaff with decorative bands and finials. In the background a cameraman in white with an orange shawl films, a young boy in white stands by, and several devotees in casual clothes including a woman in a pink salwar kameez watch from among green trees.2009-09-14Outdoor photo of two men in saffron and orange robes raising a copper dhwajastambha flagpole at a temple. The man on the left wears a red sleeveless top and red dhoti, his arms raised to the pole. The man on the right wears an orange wrap and dhoti with a maroon border, his back to the camera, his long dark hair tied up, guiding the pole. Ropes and white and orange flower garlands hang on the copper column. A dark stone deity murti stands at the lower right, with palm trees and an overcast sky behind.2009-07-08A tall copper dhwajastambha flagpole stands on a white platform beneath coconut palms, its base wrapped in marigold and yellow flower garlands and orange-tipped streamers hanging from the mast. A man in orange robes with a red forehead mark and a rudraksha-style bead necklace stands at the pole, one hand raised to its top. Beside him another orange-robed man holds a tray of yellow flowers. Below, devotees in white and orange stand on the ground, and a dark stone shivalinga-like object with garlands sits at the lower left.2010-01-02 +1 copiesOutdoor ritual photograph showing a tall polished copper flagstaff (dwajastambha) rising from an ornate copper base decorated with yellow and orange marigold garlands and hanging orange flower strands. A man in an orange robe with a matching shawl and a beaded necklace stands on a white platform, one hand raised to the pole. Beside him, a second person in orange robes holds a tray of flowers. Coconut palms rise behind the scene. In the foreground, a black stone deity murti stands at left, and a crowd of devotees in white and orange clothing watches from below. a person: the standing man wears orange robes, a beaded necklace and a shawl, but the cues are limited, so the identity remains uncertain.2010-01-02 +1 copiesOutdoor ritual scene beside a white temple gateway with a tall bronze-brown ornate stone pillar or kalasha-topped column wrapped with a white cord. A young man in orange saffron robes, with a red tilak on his forehead and long dark hair, wears a rudraksha mala and stands before the pillar, reaching toward a tray of flower petals. A second person in orange clothing stands at the right edge holding the tray. A crowd of devotees in white clothes watches from the left behind a low white wall, with palm trees and green foliage in the background.2009-09-14September 14 20092009-09-14September 14 20092009-09-14 +1 copiesNovember 06 20102010-11-06September 14 20092009-09-14December 23 20082008-12-23