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A figure in a red-orange dhoti and shawl with long dark hair reaches upward with one arm to touch the top of a carved copper-coloured ceremonial pillar. The figure wears a red and white flower garland and a gold bangle. The pillar is decorated with yellow marigold garlands, carved pilasters, a small shrine niche, and palm fronds at the top. Palm trees stand in the background and a second person in white is visible at the lower left edge.

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April 23 20122012-04-23A photograph of a man in a red silk dhoti and shawl with a red and yellow marigold garland draped over his shoulders, reaching up with both arms to a tall copper-coloured ornate pillar or kalasha-topped column decorated with yellow flower garlands and green leaves. Behind him, a second man in saffron-orange robes stands close, and at the lower left a few seated onlookers are visible. The pillar has a carved emblem panel and a carved base. Trees and bright sky fill the background. The scene appears to be an outdoor ritual dedication at a temple-like site.2012-04-23September 08 20152015-09-08April 23 20122012-04-23Low-angle photograph of a tall, slender ornate metal flagstaff or dhvaja stambha rising from a carved stone base decorated with floral garlands in yellow and magenta. A person in a red-orange dhoti and red shawl with gold-bordered edges stands at the base, raising the flagstaff with orange ropes wrapped around their hands and arms; a red-orange cloth is tied near the top. Coconut palm fronds and a pale sky fill the background.2011-08-23A man in saffron-orange robes and a rudraksha mala stands at the base of a tall ornate copper-and-brass flagstaff, reaching up with one arm to touch it. The pole is wrapped with garlands of yellow marigolds and red flowers, with a bundle of dried grass tied near its midpoint. Behind him stands a second man in white dhoti and shawl with a red border, holding a polished gold-coloured tray. Tall coconut palms and green foliage fill the background under a pale sky.2010-09-02A tall copper flagpole rises against a pale blue sky, banded with copper rings and wrapped with a braided rope, with an orange cord running up beside it. Its base is a carved, ornate copper pedestal decorated with white and orange-yellow marigold garlands and bundled straw or broom-like elements. A person in a flowing orange robe with a white and red flower garland bends forward at the base of the flagpole, hands near the pedestal, while coconut palms frame the right side of the scene. Stone sculptures are faintly visible at the lower left.2010-02-12A tall copper dhvaja stambha, a ceremonial flagpole with ringed copper segments, rises from an ornate carved stone base decorated with yellow and purple flower garlands. A single person in a red dhoti and red shawl, with a wooden rudraksha-style bead mala, stretches both arms upward to haul an orange flag on a rope at the top of the pole. Another person's hand and a brass plate are partly visible at the right edge. Palm trees stand behind against a white sky.2011-08-23A woman in a red sari with a gold-bordered edge stands at the base of an ornate terracotta-coloured shrine pillar, one arm raised to touch its carved top. Her wrist wears a red-and-gold bangle and a red garland of roses and white flowers drapes over her shoulder. The carved shrine has a tree motif on its side and is hung with yellow marigold garlands; a cream and orange cloth is wrapped around its top. Palm fronds frame the background in bright sunlight.2012-04-23A photograph of a copper flagstaff wrapped with yellow marigold and dark maroon flower garlands, with a carved tree motif on its ornate base. A person in saffron-orange robes with a dark rudraksha mala stands at the right, both arms raised and gripping a rope that runs up the pole, apparently hoisting a flag in the morning light, with coconut palms behind.2011-03-05A barefoot person in a saffron-orange robe with gold border and a rudraksha-style bead necklace hauls on an orange rope beside a tall copper flagstaff. The pole is wrapped in a chain, with a carved wooden shrine-like housing at its base, draped in white jasmine garlands with red flowers. Coconut palms and a carved stone figure stand in the background, under a pale sky.2011-07-15April 23 20122012-04-23