A photograph looking up at a tall copper flagpole against a pale blue sky. Its top holds a copper scalloped, cloud-like finial with dry straw tufts and small spiked ornaments. An ornate copper base with engraved floral and rope-like patterns sits on the pole. An orange-saffron flag is tied to the pole with orange ropes, and a thin silver-toned cord runs alongside. No people are visible. - Nithyanandapedia

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A photograph looking up at a tall copper flagpole against a pale blue sky. Its top holds a copper scalloped, cloud-like finial with dry straw tufts and small spiked ornaments. An ornate copper base with engraved floral and rope-like patterns sits on the pole. An orange-saffron flag is tied to the pole with orange ropes, and a thin silver-toned cord runs alongside. No people are visible.

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