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February 25 20072007-02-25A night photograph of an outdoor temple courtyard dominated by a tall, gleaming golden flagstaff rising above palm trees, with an orange and white flag near its top. At its base sits a white stepped platform holding a dark stone statue, its shoulders draped with yellow, red and white garlands. Stone sculptures stand to the left under a bright floodlight, and the ground is patterned with circular raked sand designs. No people are visible.2010-07-13Night photograph of an outdoor temple courtyard. A tall golden dhvaja flagstaff rises from a white stepped plinth, topped with an orange and white flag, and is wrapped near its base with garlands in yellow and red. In front of the plinth sits a dark stone murti of a seated deity, also decorated with yellow and red garlands. Coconut palms and dense greenery frame the scene, and a stone sculpture stands at the left edge. Concentric circular patterns are drawn on the sandy ground. No people are visible.2010-07-13A tall copper-coloured dwajastambha flagstaff rises from a white stepped plinth in an open dirt clearing, backed by coconut palms and trees under a pale blue evening sky. A black stone Nandi figure sits at the base of the pillar, garlanded with a white and marigold necklace. A white cloth is wrapped around the lower shaft, and orange cloth and green foliage hang near the top of the pole, which is capped with a decorative finial. No people are visible in the photograph.2006-12-23February 25 20072007-02-25October 07 20102010-10-07October 07 20102010-10-07Low-angle photograph of a tall copper-clad ritual flagstaff or dhvaja stambha rising against a heavy grey overcast sky, with a coconut palm on the right and a dark roof edge on the left. A bare-chested man with a reddish-brown cloth around his waist stands at the base, pulling a rope that runs up the pole; the base is wrapped in dry palm-leaf fronds and a green garland. The pole tapers upward to a small ornate finial at the top.2016-08-27October 07 20102010-10-07Dusk photograph of a tall copper-clad flagstaff rising from a white stepped plinth in an open sandy yard. The pole carries a red flag near the top and a decorated finial with feathery adornment. A coconut palm stands beside it under a grey cloudy sky, with dark trees behind. A single person in an orange robe walks along the sand at right. A small black plaque is set into the plinth. a person is not indicated on this page.2007-02-25Photograph of a tall copper dhvaja stambha (flagstaff) rising from an ornately carved base wrapped in marigold and white flower garlands, topped with a red-orange flag and finial, under a pale sky with palm trees at the edges. At the lower right, a man in an orange-red robe stands beside the base holding a brass oil lamp (aarti lamp) in one hand and a brass bell in the other, performing a ritual. No other clearly visible people, and the site appears to be a temple courtyard consistent with a flag-hoisting ceremony.2009-07-08January 02 20102010-01-02 +1 copies