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A man in orange saffron robes stands beside a tall copper dhwajastambha flagpost, decorated with white jasmine garlands and red flower strands. He holds a small brass bell in one hand and a handbell raised toward the pillar, looking upward. He wears a long white and red flower garland and a saffron shawl, with short dark hair and a red tilak on his forehead. Tall coconut palms and a bright sky frame the scene. a person: his orange robes, layered garlands and ritual bell fit the appearance cues, and he is the central figure performing a flagpost ritual. A small partially visible person stands at the right edge in the background.

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A photograph of a standing figure in a saffron-orange robe with a long swept-back dark hairstyle, wearing a garland of white flowers and red blossoms and a saffron-and-red garland around the neck. The figure holds a brass bell and a small brass vessel while standing beside a large ornate copper-coloured pillar or linga-style column, its base carved with relief patterns and wrapped with an orange cord and decorated with marigold and red flower garlands, dried grass and a small carved shrine niche. Palm trees and a bright sky form the background, with a pair of seated stone figures at the lower left and a pair of hands folded in prayer visible at the lower right edge.2010-02-12July 26 20102010-07-26A photograph of a copper dhwajastambha flagpost wrapped with white jasmine garlands and red and white flower strands, set on a stone base in an open outdoor area with coconut palms. A man in orange saffron robes with a white and red flower garland around his neck stands beside the pole, one arm raised toward its top. Behind him a second orange-clad figure is partly visible, and at the right edge a cameraman with a video camera films the scene. Small offerings and flowers lie at the base of the pole.2010-07-26July 26 20102010-07-26 +1 copiesJuly 26 20102010-07-26Outdoor photo of a man in an orange-saffron robe with long dark hair, wearing a garland of white, yellow, red and purple flowers, holding a brass bell in one hand and a lit brass aarti lamp with flame in the other, performing a ritual before a tall ornate copper-coloured shrine or utsava murti palanquin decorated with yellow and red flower garlands and dried wheat-like stalks. Palm fronds and smoke or incense haze fill the background. He smiles upward while performing the aarti.2009-12-23October 07 20112011-10-07December 23 20092009-12-23June 09 20092009-06-09A photograph of an outdoor ritual at a copper-clad pillar with a temple-style shrine on top, decorated with marigold and red flower garlands, dried palm fronds, and orange cloth wrapped around the column. A man in an orange-saffron robe with a white and red flower garland and a rudraksha-style mala stands on a raised platform, holding a brass lamp and a bell while smoke rises from the lamp. Palm trees and a clear sky are behind him, and a dark stone deity murti sits at the lower left. The pillar's base is carved with floral relief. a person (saffron robe, long hair, garlands and mala). One person is visible.2010-02-12July 15 20112011-07-15December 23 20082008-12-23