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A tall copper dhwaja stambha, a ceremonial flagstaff, rises against a pale sky with palm fronds at right. Its base is a carved copper pedestal with a small shrine niche holding a seated deity murti, decorated with marigold and white jasmine garlands and a bundle of grass at the top. A man in a rust-red dhoti and wrap, with a long beard and long hair, a white flower garland around his neck and a rudraksha mala, holds a silver puja vessel toward the base. The scene is outdoors beside a corrugated roof edge and a security camera.

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September 26 20162016-09-26Outdoors under a pale sky, a tall copper ritual pillar (dhwaja-style staff) rises from an ornate base decorated with yellow marigold garlands and a carved deity murti. A man in a dark red-brown robe with a long white-and-yellow flower garland stands at right, holding a small brass ritual lamp and a bell, with palm fronds and trees around. Possibly a dhwaja or kodimaram-style flagpole ceremony. One person is visible.2016-09-26September 26 20162016-09-26September 26 20162016-09-26A tall copper flagpole topped with a red and gold banner stands on an ornate copper base decorated with yellow and white flower garlands. A bare-footed man in rust-red and brown robes, wearing a long white jasmine garland and rudraksha beads, pulls a rope to raise the pole, with his eyes closed. Several people stand behind him, including a man in white shirt and trousers with hands folded in prayer and orange-clad attendants. Palm trees and a security camera appear in the background, with flower petals scattered on the ground.2016-09-26A tall copper dhwaja stambha, a ceremonial flagpole with ringed copper bands, rises from an ornate carved stone base decorated with white and yellow flower garlands. A man in a rust-red dhoti and a long dark shawl stands barefoot on a red platform, wearing a white jasmine garland, holding a silver ritual vessel and a small bell, performing a puja. Long hair falls down his back. Several devotees in the background watch, some with hands folded. Palm trees and green foliage surround the scene under an overcast sky. a person is identified by long swept-back hair, a white garland and a shawl over the dhoti, consistent with the page's reference to a Nithya Satsang event.2016-09-26September 26 20162016-09-26A tall copper flagstaff with ringed segments rises above a carved copper base decorated with yellow and white flower garlands, set in an open courtyard beside palm trees. A barefoot man in a rust-orange dhoti and cloth wrap, wearing a long white flower garland and with long dark hair and beard, stands on a raised red platform holding a small ritual vessel and bell-like object toward the staff. Around him, a crowd of devotees in white and coloured saris stands with hands folded in prayer, and a cameraman in white crouches at the lower left. Flower petals and an orange cloth cover the platform, with a red-and-maroon cloth at the bottom edge. A saffron flag hangs from the top of the staff.2016-09-26April 10 20162016-04-10September 26 20162016-09-26September 26 20162016-09-26A tall copper flagstaff or dhvaja stambham rises diagonally against an overcast sky, its base wrapped in a straw bundle and draped with white and orange marigold garlands, with a small carved deity murti at the base. A standing man in a rust-red robe wears a gold necklace over a red-and-yellow marigold garland and a tilak on his forehead, looking up at the pole. A taut rope runs up beside the pole, and a building edge and palm fronds frame the scene.2016-08-27