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Low-angle photograph of a tall copper flagstaff or dhvaja stambha with ringed segments and a decorated top, its base wrapped in yellow marigold garlands and carved with a small figure. Two monks in saffron-orange robes stand on a red-tiled platform: one in the foreground at right with a bare shaved head and draped orange cloth, and a second at centre pulling an orange rope that runs up the pole. A small figure in red is suspended partway up the pole on a line, and a saffron cloth flutters from the shaft. A large corrugated roof edge and palm fronds frame the left and right, with a camera visible at left and a purple logo sticker at lower left.

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November 06 20102010-11-06November 06 20102010-11-06Low-angle photo of a tall copper dhwajasthamba (flagstaff) with a carved base wrapped in marigold garlands, topped by a small red flag and a carved finial. Two monks in orange saffron robes stand on a red platform: one at right looks up with bare shoulder and hands on an orange rope pulling the flag, the other at far right stands with a bare shoulder and shaved head. A videographer at left holds a camera with a monitor, partly visible under a corrugated roof. Palm trees and overcast sky fill the background.2010-11-06Low-angle outdoor photo of a tall, tapering copper flagstaff or dhwaja stambha rising above a red tiled temple roof under an overcast sky. Its base is wrapped with yellow marigold garlands and carries a small carved deity niche. Two people in saffron-orange robes stand on the roof at right, pulling orange ropes that guide the pole upward. A dark metal roof canopy edges the upper left corner.2010-11-06July 15 20112011-07-15November 06 20102010-11-06A tall copper dhwaja stambha (flagpole) rises against a pale sky beside a coconut palm, its base wrapped in white and red flower garlands. Two men in saffron-orange robes stand at its base; the nearer man holds up an orange flag bearing a white emblem while a rope runs up the pole, and the man on the right, in orange, raises his hands in reverence. The scene reads as a dhwajarohanam (flag-hoisting) ceremony with the flag being raised.2010-07-26Outdoor photograph of a dhwajarohanam flag-hoisting at a tall copper dhwaja stambha (flagstaff) rising from a white platform, wrapped in white and red flower garlands and marigold strands at its base. An orange saffron flag is being raised up the pole by a person in orange robes and a white flower garland with a red-and-white bead necklace, pulling the rope with both hands while looking upward. A second person in orange robes stands at right with hands on hips, watching. Coconut palm fronds and an overcast white sky fill the background.2010-07-26A tall copper dhvaja (flagstaff) rises against an overcast sky, its lower section wrapped in a yellow-orange marigold garland and set on a stepped, ornately carved base with small deity figures. Two sannyasis in saffron-orange robes pull ropes to raise or steady the flagstaff from a red-tiled rooftop, one with a rudraksha mala visible at his neck. A corner of a metal awning and palm fronds frame the left and right edges.2010-11-06July 26 20102010-07-26November 06 20102010-11-06November 06 20102010-11-06