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Low-angle outdoor photo of a tall copper flagstaff decorated with a red cloth and garlands, with an ornate copper-gilt shrine niche and seated golden deity murti at its base. A man with long dark hair and a red tilak wears an orange robe and a beaded mala, pulling a white cloth along the flagstaff rope under a blue sky with coconut palms and strings of small flags overhead. Flag hoisting ceremony, flaghoisting of the Brahmotsav festival. Only one person is visible.

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Outdoor flag-hoisting ceremony beneath a tall copper-clad flagstaff wrapped with decorative bands and garlanded with white and red flowers at its base. A man in orange robes and a long rudraksha-style gold bead necklace pulls a rope that raises a white cloth banner, with a red streamer above and string pennants strung between poles. Palm trees and a blue sky with clouds frame the scene, and several other people in white stand partly visible at the lower right.2007-12-23A tall copper-clad flagstaff with ornamental bands rises under a blue sky strung with small coloured lights and pennants. A figure in an orange-red robe with long dark hair and rudraksha beads pulls a rope to hoist a white and red cloth flag up the pole. A small shrine-like niche with a seated deity murti garlanded with white flowers is at the base. Coconut palms frame the right side. Two other people are partly visible at the lower right near offering trays.2007-12-23December 23 20072007-12-23Photograph taken from below of a tall polished copper flagstaff with ringed bands, decorated with strings of small coloured flags and a red cloth tied near its base with green leaves. A figure in saffron-orange robes with long dark hair and a beaded mala necklace stands beside it, hand raised near the pole, beneath a blue sky and palm fronds. A person in white clothing holding a metal vessel appears at the right edge. A small gilded deity murti is visible at the pole's base. This looks like a flag-hoisting ritual.2007-12-23Low-angle photo of a tall copper-clad flagstaff rising from an ornate wooden base decorated with white and yellow marigold garlands and green leaves. An orange pennant flutters at the top against a clear blue sky, with a white cloth banner hanging from it. A man in a rust-red garment and a rudraksha mala stands at right, gripping the rope and looking upward while raising the flag. A palm tree and a small white drone are visible in the background.2017-01-01December 23 20072007-12-23Photograph taken from a low angle of a flag-hoisting ceremony against a pale sky with palm trees. A figure in an orange-saffron robe with long, swept-back dark hair stands on a white-draped platform beside a tall copper-coloured pillar wrapped in white flowers, pulling a long white cloth upward on a pole with both hands. Strings of small flags and lights run up toward the top of the frame. Yellow marigold petals lie on the platform and white flower garlands hang on the pillar. Beneath a red-and-multicolour fringed parasol at right, several people in white and orange clothing stand among ceremonial trident staffs. Dark rudraksha-style beads and a gold bracelet are visible on the standing figure's wrist.2007-12-23December 23 20072007-12-23December 23 20072007-12-23June 09 20092009-06-09December 23 20072007-12-23A tall copper-clad flagstaff with bands of ornate metal rings rises against a blue sky, its base garlanded with white and red flowers and decorated with carved panels. Strings of small coloured lights and bunting radiate from the top of the pole. A person in an orange-red robe stands at right, one arm raised and hand gripping a rope that is tied to the pole, gazing upward as the flag is raised; coconut palms frame the scene. The top of the pole carries a red cloth bundle.2007-12-23