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Photo of a tall copper-clad ritual pillar or dhwajasthambha rising from an ornate wooden base decorated with white jasmine garlands, marigolds and red flowers, topped with palm fronds and green leaves and a small flag. A man in a dark maroon robe with a rudraksha mala and flower garland stands at right, holding a bell and a small oil lamp with a flame, beside a tall palm tree against a pale sky. Appearance-based candidate for Swamiji (probable) standing by the pillar, performing a lamp-and-bell ritual, with long hair and beard and a rudraksha mala. The image is cropped at the top and the lower-left corner carries the archive copyright overlay.

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A tall copper-clad flagstaff rises against a pale blue sky beside a palm tree. Its wooden base is carved and garlanded with white jasmine and red flower strands and marigolds. A bearded man stands at right in a deep maroon robe with a rudraksha mala, holding a silver bell in one hand and a lit oil lamp in the other, performing a ritual near the pole.2017-01-01January 01 20172017-01-01A photograph looking up at a tall copper pole rising from a carved wooden base decorated with white flower garlands, red flowers, green leaves and dried grass tufts. A saffron-orange flag hangs from the top and a long pale cloth streams down beside the pole. At the lower right a bearded man in reddish-brown robes and a dark rudraksha-style mala holds the cloth, with flower garlands around his shoulders. Palm trees and a pale sky fill the background.2017-01-01A tall copper flagstaff, wound with copper bands and topped with leaves and white cloth, rises from a carved stone base draped with yellow and red marigold garlands. A priest in a red-brown dhoti and a red turban stands at the base holding a small metal vessel and wears a long white flower garland. Beside him, a man with long braided hair in an orange dhoti reaches toward the pole from a golden-railed platform. Coconut palms and a security camera appear in the background. The scene resembles a flagstaff raising ritual.2016-12-03October 03 20162016-10-03 +1 copiesLow-angle photograph of a tall copper dwajastambha flagstaff rising against a pale blue sky with clouds. The pole is wrapped in a spiral of metal bands and draped with a white cloth and orange flag fabric at the top. Its base is a carved copper pedestal decorated with yellow marigold garlands and green leaves. Beside it, a man in an orange robe with a white-and-yellow flower garland and red tilak raises a small lit lamp in one hand and holds a silver handbell in the other, while coconut palm fronds stand behind him. A tiny flame is visible near the lamp. The scene appears to be a flag-hoisting rite at a temple-style procession.2006-12-23A bearded man with long dark hair and a white vibhuti marking on his forehead stands beside a carved wooden temple pillar draped in white and red flower garlands and green leaves. He wears a maroon-brown robe, a long brown rudraksha mala across his chest, and a red thread on his wrist, gripping a rope that hangs from above while he looks upward. A partly visible attendant in an orange dhoti with gold border stands at the right edge. Palm fronds and a golden lattice structure fill the background. Appearance-based label: probable Swamiji, identified by long hair, rudraksha mala and distinctive ritual dress, but this remains uncertain.2017-01-01A tall copper flagstaff stands on a decorated copper base with garlands of yellow and orange flowers and a bundle of grass at its top, in an open courtyard beneath a corrugated roof hung with floral garlands and lanterns. A bearded man in a saffron-orange robe and a white flower garland pulls a rope tied to the flagstaff, his hands raised, while standing on a red-draped platform. Other people in white and orange clothing are visible at the left edge and along the lower right, including drummers seated in a row beside a red wall. Palm trees and a green tree are in the background under an overcast sky.2016-11-29A photograph of a smiling person in a maroon turban and maroon robe with gold-bordered hems, wearing a long white and red flower garland and rudraksha malas, reaching toward a copper kalasha finial on a green-covered platform, with a second robed attendant in maroon behind and a saffron flag and palm trees in the background. Outdoor ritual setting consistent with a temple consecration.2014-06-29 +2 copiesPhotograph taken from below of a tall copper-clad ritual pole rising from a wooden base decorated with white jasmine garlands with red flowers, green leaves and dried grass. A man with a full dark beard, wearing a rust-red robe and a rudraksha mala, stands at the base, one hand holding a rust-red cloth that hangs from the pole. A white cloth and a red-and-white banner are being raised on a rope at the top, and a palm tree is visible behind. One person is physically present, and the appearance is uncertain for a person, so the figure is labelled only as a man in red robes.2017-01-01February 28 20132013-02-28December 03 20162016-12-03