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A tall cylindrical ritual pillar, ringed with metal bands and topped with a small finial, rises against a bright sky with palm fronds at right. A figure with a shaved head and a saffron-orange garment stands at the base, holding a brass plate or bowl up to the pillar. Another figure in orange clothing and a marigold garland stands beside it. An orange flag hangs from a rope tied to the pillar, with a yellow flower garland along its edge and a green leaf bundle tied near the top. The scene resembles a flag-hoisting or ritual dhwajarohana-style rite in an open-air courtyard under a corrugated roof.

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April 14 20132013-04-14April 14 20132013-04-14April 10 20162016-04-10Low-angle photo of a tall, tapering wooden ritual pole (dhwaja-style staff) wrapped in carved bands, topped with a small red flag, and hung with marigold garlands near its base. Beside it, a white-shrouded bundle and an orange flag with a white border and painted emblem sit under a bright sun against palm fronds. Two figures in saffron-orange robes stand at right: one holds a large woven basket heaped with white flowers, while another, partly visible at the lower right, reaches toward it. A third standing figure in dark clothing with a garland and a sash stands between them. The setting appears outdoors at an ashram-style ceremony.2013-04-14A tall copper-clad flagstaff with a decorated finial rises against a clear blue sky beside a palm tree, its base wrapped with yellow and orange marigold garlands. A devotee in orange robes and a white and marigold garland pulls a rope to hoist an orange flag at the top, while another person in orange robes watches upward at the right edge. Two or three more people stand at the lower right. The scene is an outdoor flag-hoisting at a festival.2008-12-23Photograph looking up at a tall, ornate wooden ritual pole topped with orange marigold garlands and a cloth, set against a bright blue sky and palm fronds. Three men in ceremonial reddish-brown dhoti-style garments with striped borders stand at its base, one holding a rope and reaching up toward the pole, and another steadying it with a raised arm. The pole is wrapped with green leaves and a white flower garland with yellow blossoms near its base. A corrugated metal canopy with lights and a scaffolding frame runs along the right side. A faint archive copyright credit appears in the lower right corner.2016-03-01 +1 copiesLooking upward from ground level, a tall ornate copper-toned temple-style pole or dhvaja stambha rises against an overcast sky, its shaft banded with rings and crowned by a finial. Its base is wrapped in white and red-tipped garlands of jasmine-like flowers, and a pale flag or cloth hangs from the top. Palm fronds and coconut palms appear behind it. At the lower right, two women in red and orange garments stand near the pole; one raises an orange cloth with a painted design while the other works beside the base, the scene.2016-04-10Outdoor procession under a bright blue sky with a tall copper ritual pillar, wrapped with yellow and orange marigold garlands, red flowers and green leaves, rising from an ornate base. A person in orange and red clothing holds up a pair of brass vessels or bells, with a red and yellow parasol held over the procession beside them. Another person in white and orange, with a shaved head and a red cloth draped over the shoulder, plays a hand drum. Palm trees stand in the background.2016-03-01Outdoor photo of a tall copper-clad ritual pole, a dhwajastambha-style flagstaff, standing on a carved wooden base wrapped with green leaves and white jasmine garlands, with a small yellow and red pennant at the top. A bare-chested man with long dark hair and an orange cloth around his waist pulls a rope to raise the pole, while a second man in a dark robe with marigold garlands and a gold chain stands at the base. Coconut palms and a clear pale sky frame the scene. Two people are visible.2016-10-03Low-angle photograph of a tall copper ritual flagstaff or dhvaja stambha with ringed bands, topped by a small red cloth flag and fronted by a garland of yellow marigolds around its base. Two figures in saffron-orange robes stand at right, one holding a red rope that runs up to the pole. A corrugated roof edge and palm fronds frame the upper left and right, with a camera rig visible at left. The pole rises against an overcast sky.2010-11-06April 14 20132013-04-14April 10 20162016-04-10