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December 20 20102010-12-20December 20 20102010-12-20Outdoor 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.2016-10-03December 23 20072007-12-23A tall copper dwajastambha flagstaff rises from an ornate base wrapped in white and orange flower garlands, with a carved finial at the top against a cloudy sky with palm trees. On the right, a man in a saffron-orange robe stands at the base pulling a rope that runs up the pole, appearing to hoist it during the flag-raising at a temple. Another person in orange is partly visible at the lower right edge, and a dark stone sculpture stands near the base.2009-07-08A tall copper ritual pole (dhvaja-style flagstaff) rises from an ornate copper base, wrapped with white cloth and tied with a white cord, topped by a carved finial with a small red cloth streamer. Its base is wrapped in white cloth, green leaves and grass, and garlanded with white and red flower strands. A woman in an orange-red sari with a red-and-blue flower garland stands at left, hands together at the base. Yellow-white leaf strings hang on a canopy overhead. The scene is outdoors under a metal-roofed pavilion.2015-01-04Outdoor photo of a tall, polished copper ceremonial flagpole (dhvajastambha) rising under a corrugated metal shelter roof against a pale sky. Its base is wrapped in white cloth and dressed with green leaves, grass sprigs and white and red garlands. A woman in a rust-orange sari and a long red-and-white coral necklace reaches up to the pole's base, adjusting decorations. At the lower left edge, a partly visible figure in orange garments and a rudraksha-style necklace sits in the frame. Strands of paper-like yellow leaves hang from wires across the shelter.2015-01-04February 23 20152015-02-23February 23 20152015-02-23A tall copper ritual pole or dhwaja-like structure rises diagonally against a pale sky, its base wrapped in green leaves, grass and garlands of white and red flowers. A man in an orange-red dhoti and a pink flower garland with gold-toned beads raises ropes to lift the pole, with other hands visible at the right edge. Coconut palms and a corrugated roof edge frame the scene.2015-02-23Outdoors under a pale evening sky, a tall copper-colored flagstaff or dhwaja stambham rises diagonally from the left, its banded shaft decorated near the base with green leaves and white flower garlands. A rope runs up from the staff. A man in a dark tunic with an orange-and-yellow marigold garland holds the rope and looks upward, while a second man in a dark shirt stands at the right edge in profile. Tall coconut palms and a glimpse of a roofed pavilion frame the scene.2016-10-03A tall copper dwajastambha flagstaff rises against a bright blue sky with white clouds, its ringed shaft wrapped with a white and red flower garland at the base and topped by a saffron flag bearing a blue emblem. A person in saffron robes with a white-and-red flower garland stands at the lower right, gripping the hoisting rope with both hands raised toward the flag, while coconut palms frame the scene. This appears to be the flag-hoisting moment of a temple dwajarohanam.2009-06-09