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November 22 20132013-11-22Photo looking up at a tall copper-clad dhwaja (flagstaff) against a clear blue evening sky. The copper pole has bands of twisted rope decoration and a wide ornate capital at its top. At the top sits a dark wooden frame with carved scalloped edges, from which a red and white flag bundle or garland hangs, tied with white rope and yellow cords. A round blue logo sits in the upper right corner. No people are visible.2013-12-18Looking up from below at a tall, polished copper dhwaja (flagstaff) rising against a clear blue sky, wrapped with twisted white rope and bands of ornate gold-toned metal. At the top sits a dark wooden-carved crown-like platform decorated with red and orange cloth, flower petals and a small bunch of straw or grass. Guide ropes stretch diagonally from the top toward the ground. A dark building edge fills the left side of the frame. This shows the flag-hoisting moment of a dwajarohanam ceremony, with no people visible in the frame.2013-12-18A photograph looking up at a tall polished copper dhwajastambha flagpole against a clear blue evening sky. At its top is a carved dark wooden platform with a small figure wrapped in orange cloth and garlanded with white and red flowers, hanging from ropes during a dwajarohanam flag-raising. A white cloth banner trails down beside the pole, and a dark building edge with a lamp runs along the left side. No people are clearly visible.2013-12-18Low-angle photograph of a tall copper dwajastambha flagstaff rising against a clear blue sky at a temple. The copper pole has ringed bands and a carved capital at top, from which a pink-beige flag hangs, decorated with a white and yellow flower garland. Ropes run down from the flag. A building edge with a dark gutter is visible at the left edge. No people are visible in the frame.2016-01-11January 11 20162016-01-11November 22 20132013-11-22 +2 copiesA photograph looking up at an ornate copper flagstaff, or dhwaja stambha, against a pale blue sky. The copper pole has embossed bands and a square base, with a copper pennant-like finial above. Yellow marigold garlands and red and white flowers are tied near the top, with a white rope or cloth running down from the flag. Green leaves and a sugarcane-like stalk appear at the left edge. No people are visible. This shows the flag raising for the Nithyanandeshwara Brahmotsavam festival.2014-11-26October 03 20162016-10-03December 18 20132013-12-18January 11 20162016-01-11A tall copper-coloured ceremonial flagstaff or dhwaja stambha rises steeply against a pale blue sky, its surface banded with twisted rope-like rings. At the top sits an ornate wooden or gilded finial with a small red-and-white cloth or flag fluttering from it, with taut guy wires running up to it. On the left, the edge of a corrugated metal roof and a white dome security camera are visible. Seen from below, no people are present in the frame.2016-03-01 +1 copies