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Outdoor ritual photograph under bright sunlight with palm trees behind. A tall copper-toned ornate pillar or flagstaff, wrapped with a pink and white flower garland, stands at left, its base carved with relief figures. A figure in a maroon-red dhoti and upper cloth with a rudraksha-style bead necklace stands in silhouette, both hands gripping a long rope that rises to the top of a white-wrapped pole at right. Beside them a second person in dark clothing holds a brass plate with flowers and offerings. Another person in white sits lower at the bottom edge, with a brass vessel nearby.

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April 10 20162016-04-10January 04 20152015-01-04Outdoor photo of a tall copper ceremonial flagpole (dhvaja stambha) with ringed segments and an ornate top, standing on a decorated base with a small gold deity murti niche, garlanded with white and marigold flower strands and fronded with leaves. A man with long dark hair, bare-shouldered in a maroon-red cloth, wears red and yellow flower garlands and gold chains while hauling the pole's rope upward with both arms. A white-shirted onlooker stands at right, and a few people are partially visible at the lower left near the base, under a metal roof edge and palm trees. Visible people are about six.2016-08-27January 04 20152015-01-04Outdoor photo looking up at a tall copper ritual pole (kalasha-topped flagstaff) wrapped with straw and green leaves at its base, with a carved wooden shrine structure and garlands of white and red flowers at its foot. A man in an orange-red garment and red-orange beaded garlands with gold bangles hauls on a thick rope to raise the pole, while a second person with a bare back and dark hair is partly visible at left. Ribbons hang from a roof edge above and a palm tree stands at right under a pale sky.2015-01-04March 01 20162016-03-01 +1 copiesLow-angle outdoor photo of a tall copper ceremonial pole or flagstaff, ringed with copper bands and decorated with garlands of white flowers and red roses at its base, topped with a white cloth and a wooden fitting. A man with long black hair, wearing a red-brown garment, a multi-coloured flower garland with yellow and white blossoms, and gold armbands, stands beside the pole holding its ropes. Another person in a dark red cloth stands at right, with an orange umbrella and palm trees behind. The scene suggests a flag-raising or pole-hoisting ritual outdoors.2016-04-10Outdoor ritual photo under a bright sky with palm trees behind. Two priests in saffron-red dhotis with gold-yellow borders stand beside a large carved bronze-brown kalasha-shaped vessel draped with white jasmine garlands and red flower garlands. The priest on the right, bare-chested with a rudraksha mala and a sacred thread, holds an orange cord and raises his arm, while the priest in the center also raises an arm toward the top of the vessel, which is crowned with green leaves. A bald man in glasses and a white shirt stands at the lower right edge, partly visible. The scene suggests a temple abhishekam or pooja procession.2013-08-20 +1 copiesMarch 01 20162016-03-01Photograph taken from below of a tall copper dhwajasthambha or flagstaff rising against a pale evening sky under a tin roof edge. The mast is wrapped in rings and topped with a small finial and red-and-yellow cloth. Its base is a carved wooden or metal pedestal draped with white jasmine garlands, green leaves and a bundle of straw. A man in a dark robe wears a red-and-yellow marigold garland and a beaded necklace, and raises his arm to pull a rope that hoists the pole. Palm trees and leafy trees frame the right and left edges.2016-10-03Outdoor photo looking upward at a tall, slender copper pole topped with a small roofed finial and flower decoration. Near its base is an ornate copper-coloured shrine-like structure with a carved figure, dressed with white and red flower garlands, and a bundle of straw and green leaves is tied around the pole. A person in an orange-red garment and gold ornaments wears a red and blue flower garland and pulls on a thick rope attached to the pole, with a palm tree and clear sky behind. Yellow ribbons hang from a shelter edge at upper left.2015-01-04April 10 20162016-04-10