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Night photograph of a tall copper pillar topped with a copper canopy and a gilded seated figure in a small niche. A person in an orange robe with a red-orange shawl and a flower garland stands on a white platform and reaches up with flowers toward the pillar's top, looking upward. Beside them, a second person in orange and maroon ritual dress stands at the right edge. Dark background. Consistent with a ritual offering of flowers at a copper post during a night ceremony.

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Night photograph of a tall copper ceremonial pillar or flagstaff with a seated gilded deity figure in a niche on its base, wrapped with white cord. A person in saffron-orange robes and a pink-red shawl with a red flower garland raises one hand while flower petals scatter through the air. A second person in orange stands at the right edge, and a third figure in orange is partly visible behind the pillar. a person: the central figure has a shaved head or short hair and wears a saffron robe, pink shawl and garland; appearance alone is not distinctive enough to confirm identity, so the claim is noted only as a candidate. The pillar and offering scene suggest a temple festival ritual.2008-01-03January 03 20082008-01-03January 03 20082008-01-03November 12 20102010-11-12February 06 20142014-02-06Night photograph of a flag-hoisting at a tall copper flagstaff. A man in long wavy dark hair, wearing a pink-orange shawl over saffron robes and a red-and-orange floral garland, stands at right gripping the flag cloth on the pole. Beside him a man in orange robes with a red border kneels on a white platform, pulling the orange and red flag up the pole. A third person in white with an orange shawl sits in the lower foreground. The copper pole is carved with bands and rope is wound around it. The rope and pole stand against a black night sky. Ornate copper-coloured carving marks the flagstaff base.2008-01-03Night photograph of two men in saffron-orange robes handling a tall ornate copper pillar wrapped with rope and straw, possibly a ceremonial pole or kalasha-style support. The man on the left wears an orange shawl and a red-and-white flower garland and stands with one hand raised; the man on the right wears an orange robe with a red border and a tilak on his forehead, raising both arms to grip the rope. A gilded seated figure appears on the pillar's central panel. A third robed person is partly visible behind, and a few spectators stand at the bottom edge against a dark background.2008-01-03February 06 20142014-02-06January 03 20082008-01-03A standing figure in orange-saffron robes and a draped orange cloth over the head, wearing a beaded rudraksha-style mala, holds a flame in one hand and a small brass bell in the other beside a tall copper dhvaja-style pole wrapped with orange cord and decorated with yellow and orange marigold garlands. Palm fronds and strings of red flowers hang from the pole and a coconut palm behind it. Two seated devotees in white and orange, one with hands folded in namaskar, sit at the white platform base strewn with petals. The setting is a temple courtyard at dusk.2010-01-02 +1 copiesNight photograph of a large bronze lamp stand, a deepam, with carved panels and a tall tiered column, set on an orange-painted platform strewn with flower petals. A bald man in saffron-orange robes with gold borders holds a brass tray or vessel toward the lamp, while a second person in orange robes and a leopard-print shawl stands with palms pressed together beside him. At the right edge, a young man in a white dhoti with maroon borders kneels and reaches toward the lamp. The scene is lit by the lamp's glow against a dark background.2010-11-21November 12 20102010-11-12