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Outdoors under a corrugated metal roof and palm trees, a person in a long orange-saffron robe stands on an orange-painted raised platform beside a tall copper flagstaff. The flagstaff has a carved base, copper bands, and garlands of orange and yellow flowers with a bundle of green leaves tied at its top. The standing person holds a small lamp or offering vessel toward the pole, with a flame visible. Beside them, a man in white dhoti and shawl with a sacred thread stands near the platform. In the foreground, several men in white dhotis and shawls stand around, one holding a brass tray of flowers. Other people in white and orange clothing stand at the right edge near an orange wall, some with hands folded.

January 02 2009

Outdoor photograph of a ritual at a tall ornate copper-clad pillar wrapped with white and orange cloth and strung with yellow, red and white flower garlands. A man with shoulder-length dark hair, wearing an orange saffron robe, a rudraksha mala and a flower garland, stands on a white platform raising a brass bell and a lit camphor flame in one hand while holding a bell in the other, smoke rising beside him. Coconut palm fronds stand behind, and a person in orange clothing is partly visible at the lower right near a brass plate. Petals are scattered on the platform.

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A photograph of a copper flagstaff (dhvaja stambha) with a decorated ornate base, draped with a garland of yellow and orange flowers and bound with rope. In the foreground a man in an orange dhoti with a rudraksha mala around his neck stands holding a bell and a lit flame toward the base of the pole, performing a flag-hoisting ritual. Behind him a man in white dhoti and shawl with a gold necklace holds a silver tray, and another man in orange stands further back. Palm trees and a blue sky appear behind a open-sided roofed pavilion.

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July 08 2009

A tall copper dwajastambha flagstaff rises against a pale blue sky, wrapped in white cloth and spiral metal bands, with a bundle of grass and green leaves tied near its base. Its lower pedestal is decorated with yellow and white marigold garlands, red flowers and mango leaves, and a small carved niche holds a metal figure. At the lower left, a man with long dark hair and a bare upper body wears an orange dhoti and holds a lamp or flame-bearing vessel toward the pole, appearing to perform a flag-hoisting ritual. The scene is a photograph taken from below looking up.

A photograph of an outdoor ritual at a copper-clad pillar with a temple-style shrine on top, decorated with marigold and red flower garlands, dried palm fronds, and orange cloth wrapped around the column. A man in an orange-saffron robe with a white and red flower garland and a rudraksha-style mala stands on a raised platform, holding a brass lamp and a bell while smoke rises from the lamp. Palm trees and a clear sky are behind him, and a dark stone deity murti sits at the lower left. The pillar's base is carved with floral relief. a person (saffron robe, long hair, garlands and mala). One person is visible.

A photograph of a tall copper pillar with a carved bronze base and a seated figure niche, wrapped with orange cord and draped with yellow marigold garlands. A standing figure in orange saffron robes and a long rudraksha mala holds a brass oil lamp aloft with one hand and a brass bell in the other, gazing upward under an overcast sky. Wisps of smoke rise from the lamp. Another person stands partly visible at the right edge. The setting is outdoors on a raised platform, with palm trees behind. Swamiji (probable): the figure has long hair and distinctive saffron robes and rudraksha mala, performing a lamp ritual.