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Looking up at a tall, slender copper dhvaja stambha (flagstaff) rising from an ornate carved wooden base wrapped with a white cloth and green leaves, and decorated with yellow and red marigold garlands. Beside it, a man in an orange-red dhoti and shawl with a red turban and a long white garland holds a lit oil lamp or torch flame aloft. Behind him, a man with long dark braided hair and an orange wrap holds a brass tray. Coconut palms and a security camera appear in the background, with a small rope strung with flags overhead.

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December 03 20162016-12-03A tall copper flagstaff, wound with copper bands and topped with leaves and white cloth, rises from a carved stone base draped with yellow and red marigold garlands. A priest in a red-brown dhoti and a red turban stands at the base holding a small metal vessel and wears a long white flower garland. Beside him, a man with long braided hair in an orange dhoti reaches toward the pole from a golden-railed platform. Coconut palms and a security camera appear in the background. The scene resembles a flagstaff raising ritual.2016-12-03December 03 20162016-12-03December 03 20162016-12-03October 03 20162016-10-03Low-angle photograph of a tall, ornate copper dhvajastambha-style flagpole rising against a pale sky, its base carved and decorated with flower garlands and leafy greenery near the top. A bearded man in a reddish-brown robe and a red-and-yellow marigold garland stands beside it, pulling a rope that runs up the pole, a ritual act of raising the flag. Coconut palms and trees frame the scene, and a partly visible person's hands are raised in namaskar at the right edge. Ceremonial raising of a flagstaff at an outdoor temple-style site.2016-10-03 +1 copiesLow-angle photo of a tall copper flagstaff (dhvajastambha) rising against a pale sky, its wooden base carved and wrapped with white and yellow flower garlands and green leaves. A man with long dark hair and a dark beard, wearing a marigold garland with orange and red flowers, a rudraksha-style necklace and a dark robe, pulls a rope that guides the pole. Another person in dark clothing and an orange cloth stands at the right edge. A palm tree and foliage fill the background, and a tiny logo sits at the lower left. Two people are visible in the scene; the visible man's appearance is consistent with the page's a person reference only partially, so the identity is unsure.2016-10-03Looking upward from ground level, a tall carved wooden dhwaja stambha (flagstaff) rises against a pale sky, its ringed shaft wrapped with green leaves and grass at the base and draped with white and orange-red marigold garlands around the carved pedestal. A woman in an orange-red sari and matching orange-red marigold garland stands at right, holding a brass handbell in one hand and a small brass lamp with flame in the other, with a palm tree behind her. Two people are not visible; one person is physically present, not a depiction.2015-02-23A tall copper dhvaja stambha, or flagstaff, rises beside a carved wooden base hung with yellow and red marigold garlands and wrapped in white and green cloth, topped with mango leaves. A bearded man in a maroon-red robe and matching red turban, wearing a heavy gold necklace, rudraksha mala and a flower garland, holds a small brass vessel and bell in an aarti-style offering. Beside him a bare-chested man in orange dhoti with long hair and palms pressed together stands in prayer. Coconut palms and a crowd at the edge of the platform complete the outdoor ritual scene.2016-12-03February 28 20132013-02-28October 03 20162016-10-03A tall copper dhvajastambha flagstaff rises from an ornate bronze-coloured base decorated with white jasmine garlands and green leaves, a yellow and red cloth at its top. A bearded man in a dark reddish-brown robe and a yellow-red-white marigold garland pulls a rope to raise the flag, with coconut palms and trees behind. Other figures stand in the background near an orange umbrella. a person: long hair and a wrap-style robe with a marigold garland and ceremonial necklaces. Festival flagpole raising.2016-10-03 +2 copies