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Outdoor temple courtyard under a large open-sided roof shelter during a flag-hoisting ceremony. A tall polished copper-gold flagstaff with a multi-tiered finial rises at right, with a ropes running down to a saffron flag. Several people in orange and saffron garments and white dhotis stand in a crowd. Near the pole, a man in a reddish-brown garment pulls the ropes. Three large decorated umbrella-like fans with red, blue and white patterned panels are held upright at left, and a golden ornamental umbrella stands in the middle. Tall palm trees and a clear blue sky frame the scene.

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February 23 20152015-02-23February 23 20152015-02-23August 31 20142014-08-31A procession of ceremonial attendants in orange and saffron garments walks across a paved courtyard under a open-sided pavilion with palm trees behind. Central figure in a deep orange robe and a multi-strand marigold garland stands out, flanked by men holding long ceremonial staffs topped with orange fan-shaped banners bearing a circular emblem, and carrying a trident and a long curved horn. Men in white dhotis with orange borders carry a decorated canopy and drums. Bright daylight casts long shadows on the ground.2015-02-23A procession on a red carpet walks toward a temple shrine under a yellow canopy. A central man in a saffron-and-gold dhoti and white flower garland, with a rudraksha mala, walks with hands folded. Two men in orange cloth carry a teal-fringed ceremonial parasol and a decorated staff, and others carry flagged poles and a tray of flowers. Women in orange and red saris line the path with hands folded in greeting, while people in white and red clothing stand behind. A stone temple with a small deity murti sits in the background among trees.2014-08-31February 23 20152015-02-23February 28 20132013-02-28January 01 20172017-01-01 +1 copiesNovember 06 20102010-11-06A procession in an open courtyard beneath a canopy with a large umbrella-like parasol in red, yellow, green and blue tassels. Several people in saffron and orange clothing walk in line; women wear orange saris and beaded necklaces, and a bald man in a saffron cloth and garlands carries a ceremonial staff. Behind them stands a shrine with a deity murti group on a dais, and two white decorative standards with a blue emblem are carried. Young boys in yellow-orange dhotis and beaded garlands stand to the right, and a man in white is at the back.2015-02-23December 22 20182018-12-22 +2 copiesLow-angle photo of a tall copper flagstaff or dhvaja stambha rising from an orange stone base decorated with yellow marigold garlands and a few pink flowers. Two saffron-robed men stand on the base: one in the foreground holds a copper plate, while the other holds a small brass lamp with a lit flame, with smoke rising. A third man in white dhoti and shirt stands at right with hands folded in prayer. A coconut palm and a roofed structure frame the scene against an overcast sky.2010-11-06