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Outdoor photograph beside a tall copper flagstaff wrapped in copper bands and white cloth, draped with yellow and orange marigold garlands, rising from a stone base surrounded by palm-leaf baskets and small potted offerings. Behind it stand tall coconut palms under a clear blue sky. A figure with long dark hair, wearing a long-sleeved saffron robe and a white flower garland, stands with one hand raised in blessing near the flagstaff. Beside him, a younger man in saffron robes and rudraksha mala holds a brass tray, and another saffron-clad attendant stands at the right edge. A small red-and-saffron flag flutters on the left, consistent with a flag-hoisting ceremony. Several people are partly visible at the left edge.

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December 23 20082008-12-23 +1 copiesA photograph of an outdoor ritual beside a tall ornate copper-toned flagpole with a decorated metal base, wrapped in white cord and draped with yellow, orange and red marigold garlands. A long-haired figure in a flowing orange robe and white garland stands at the right, raising a small bell and offering in one hand, with a flower garland around the neck. Several saffron-robed men with rudraksha malas sit on a raised platform, hands joined or holding a tray of flowers and offerings. Potted green plants sit on the platform and coconut palms and a red-orange flag stand behind. A few onlookers in street clothes watch at the left. Probable Swamiji (long hair, orange robe, garland) performing a flag-hoisting puja at the Brahmotsava.2008-12-23December 23 20082008-12-23June 09 20092009-06-09Outdoor ritual at a copper-clad flagstaff on a raised white platform beneath coconut palms and a clear blue sky. The tall copper pole is wrapped in white cloth and draped with yellow and red marigold garlands; a small saffron flag flies at left. A man in an orange-saffron robe with a long swept-back hair and a white flower garland with rudraksha malas stands at centre holding a brass plate, apparently performing a flag-hoisting or pole-worship rite; the figure is consistent with the page's a person-led Brahmotsava context, though the face and presentation cues are only partly clear. A second saffron-robed priest in a dark beard kneels at the base offering a plate, and another bearded man in orange with a rudraksha garland stands at right. Potted banana-leaf plants and marigold petals line the platform, and a few spectators in red shirts and white clothes watch from the edges.2008-12-23 +1 copiesOutdoor photo of a copper flagstaff (dhvaja stambham) rising from a copper-clad base with floral garlands of white and red-yellow flowers and bundled straw decorations. A woman in saffron-orange robes stands at right, wearing a white and red flower garland, holding an orange cord that wraps the flagstaff. A second person in orange robes bends at left, pulling the cord. Coconut palms and a clear pale sky surround the scene, with a stone base at the bottom.2010-02-12November 06 20102010-11-06July 08 20092009-07-08A long-haired man in saffron-orange robes smiles while pulling a white rope on a tall copper flagstaff with floral garlands of yellow, orange and red flowers. Palm trees and a clear blue sky stand behind. A second saffron-robed man in a rudraksha mala bends at the right edge. Flower-decorated brass pots sit at the base. This is a flag-hoisting scene, probable Swamiji (probable) in the foreground, shown with long swept-back hair, saffron robes, a white garland and a gold ornamental necklace. Another devotee in saffron attends at right.2008-12-23Outdoor photo at a Brahmotsava-style ritual beside a tall copper flagstaff wrapped with white cloth and garlanded with yellow marigolds. A figure with long dark swept hair in an orange-saffron robe, wearing a garland, stands raised on a platform holding a small brass vessel and lamp toward the pole. Several devotees in matching orange robes sit or stand around the base, a trident is leaned against the pole, and a red fringed parasol and palm trees frame the bright blue sky. Swamiji (probable), the figure at the flagstaff, is performing the flag-hoisting ceremony, with the orange robes and long hair as visible cues.2008-12-23December 23 20082008-12-23 +1 copiesOutdoor ritual photo at a temple flag-mast setting under coconut palms and a blue sky. A large copper-toned ceremonial pillar, wrapped with white cloth and draped with yellow and orange marigold garlands, stands on a white platform strewn with yellow flower petals. A standing figure in long saffron-orange robes with long hair and a white flower garland holds a bell and a lamp, performing an offering. A young man in orange robes and a rudraksha mala sits with palms pressed together in prayer beside small woven-wrapped pots of green plants. At right, another seated figure in orange with a beaded necklace holds a tray of flowers. A red flag flutters at left.2008-12-23