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Outdoor photograph of a yellow mobile crane lifting a grey stone deity murti on a cable sling against a pale white sky. Two people in orange and saffron clothing stand below with arms raised upward toward the lifted statue; the man on the left is bare-chested with a rudraksha mala, and the figure on the right wears orange robes and bangles. Red-orange flags flutter on poles beside them and green foliage and scaffolding frame the lower right.

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September 03 20162016-09-03Photo 11705616 +1 copiesOutdoor photo of a temple construction site where a crane lifts a grey stone deity sculpture. Several men in saffron-orange dhotis and shawls handle the lifting, with one bare-chested man in orange guiding the load. Rows of carved grey granite figures, including seated sages with beards and mala necklaces and a standing deity with a halo, rest on a red-brown plinth behind a wire mesh fence. Red and orange flags flank the scene under an overcast sky. Yellow crane arm and hook are visible at top left.2016-09-03September 03 20162016-09-03 +1 copiesPhoto taken from below of a tall copper-clad flagstaff rising against a pale grey sky, with a carved wooden ornamental crest at its top and a bundle of white and yellow flower garlands wrapped around its base pedestal. Two people in orange-saffron robes raise a red-orange flag on a rope. The person in the foreground wears a dark beaded mala around the neck and holds the flag fabric high; a second person beside them, in orange clothing, grips the rope and looks upward. Palm fronds and trees frame the sides of the image.2010-07-01October 18 20102010-10-18 +1 copiesOutdoor ritual scene at a tall ornate copper-toned kalasha-style pillar on a richly carved pedestal, decorated with yellow marigold garlands, red flower garlands and an orange cloth wrapped around its top. Two men in saffron-orange dhotis, one bare-chested, stand at the pillar reaching up to adjust the cloth and garlands. Behind them a row of people in orange and saffron clothing watch from a covered area beside a red-and-white tin roof, with palm trees and a bright sky above.2013-04-14November 06 20102010-11-06Low-angle photograph of a tall copper flagstaff or dhvaja stambha with ringed segments and a decorated top, its base wrapped in yellow marigold garlands and carved with a small figure. Two monks in saffron-orange robes stand on a red-tiled platform: one in the foreground at right with a bare shaved head and draped orange cloth, and a second at centre pulling an orange rope that runs up the pole. A small figure in red is suspended partway up the pole on a line, and a saffron cloth flutters from the shaft. A large corrugated roof edge and palm fronds frame the left and right, with a camera visible at left and a purple logo sticker at lower left.2010-11-06April 10 20162016-04-10Outdoor photo of two men in saffron and orange robes raising a copper dhwajastambha flagpole at a temple. The man on the left wears a red sleeveless top and red dhoti, his arms raised to the pole. The man on the right wears an orange wrap and dhoti with a maroon border, his back to the camera, his long dark hair tied up, guiding the pole. Ropes and white and orange flower garlands hang on the copper column. A dark stone deity murti stands at the lower right, with palm trees and an overcast sky behind.2009-07-08July 02 20142014-07-02 +1 copies