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Outdoor photo of a flag-hoisting ceremony beside a white stone plinth with a copper-toned tiered flagstaff pillar wrapped in yellow and white flower garlands. Coconut palms rise behind. Four men in saffron-orange dhotis and shawls pull ropes that raise a flag, while a man in a white dhoti and white shawl stands nearby. One figure in front holds his hands in namaskar, and one barefoot man in orange at the far right grips the rope overhead. The ground is pale sand and gravel, with a small wooden stool and a low wall visible at the edge.

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Outdoor scene at a temple grounds beside a white wall and tall palm trees. Four men in saffron-orange robes stand in a line, hauling ropes to raise a large saffron flag with a white panel toward the sky. The foremost man on the left, with long dark hair, holds the rope with both hands and looks upward. Beside him a man in orange hands on another rope. Behind them two more men in orange clothing look up. A small table draped in pink cloth holds a brass lamp and a brass pot. A stool with an orange cloth sits at left beside a white pillar. Palm fronds fill the upper frame.2008-09-30Outdoor photograph of a white stone shrine base beside a tall ornate copper-toned pillar, with yellow and orange flower garlands hung on it, set among tall coconut palms. A man in orange robes holds a small vessel and a handbell while standing before the pillar. Behind him, a bearded man in orange-pink robes stands with hands folded, another man in orange robes stands with palms together in prayer, and a man in white clothing and orange shawl stands at the right edge, with a wooden chair set on the sandy ground nearby.2008-09-30A photograph of an outdoor flag-hoisting ceremony beneath palm trees in bright daylight. A tall copper flagstaff rises from a white stone platform, draped with yellow and orange marigold garlands. Several people in saffron-orange robes pull ropes to raise the flag, and one figure in orange stands with arms raised beside the pole. A seated devotee in white and another in an orange shawl sit in front, with offering plates and small pots on the platform. A red-and-gold parasol stands at the right, and a small group of onlookers in white watch from behind. A stone deity murti or lion-like carving is visible at the left edge.2008-12-23October 09 20082008-10-09December 23 20082008-12-23Outdoor photograph of a flag-hoisting ceremony at a white temple structure with pillars. A man in a saffron-orange robe with a rudraksha mala and long swept-back dark hair pulls a rope to raise a flag beside a large dark bronze kalasha-topped flagstaff. Beside him a younger man in orange holds the rope, and a woman in orange stands nearby. Other saffron-clad attendants and a few onlookers stand behind. A white-draped altar table holds a brass bell, a small lamp and scattered petals. Green trees fill the background.2009-09-14Outdoor photograph of a copper-clad ritual pillar on a raised orange-painted stone platform, decorated with a yellow-and-orange marigold garland and scattered petals. Two saffron-robed devotees pull an orange cord attached to the pillar; one stands at the top, the other bends forward with the rope. In the foreground a kneeling devotee in orange with hands pressed together in namaskar watches. Palm trees and an overcast sky sit behind. Right edge shows more people in orange and white garments. The pillar base has carved relief figures.2010-11-06 +1 copiesNovember 06 20102010-11-06July 02 20142014-07-02 +1 copiesNovember 06 20102010-11-06September 30 20082008-09-30September 14 20092009-09-14