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A man in a rust-orange robe stands beside a tall copper-coloured ornamental pole wrapped in green mango leaves and grass bundles at its base, pulling on ropes that run up the pole toward a carved top fixture. He wears a long red and orange floral garland, layered rudraksha-style beads, a gold-toned necklace and bangles, and a red bindi. Clear blue sky and a palm frond are visible. The man appears to be the a person by appearance, with distinctive ornate necklaces and saffron-orange clothing, though this is uncertain.

A photograph of a tall, ornately carved copper-clad ritual pole with a red and white flower garland draped near its base, set against palm fronds and a pale sky. A man in a reddish-brown dhoti and shawl, wearing a beaded wooden-bead necklace, raises both arms to grip orange ropes running up toward the pole. A partly visible second person stands at the right edge, also holding a rope.

January 01 2017

2017-01-01 +1 copies

A tall copper dhwaja stambha (flagstaff) rises against a bright blue sky, its ribbed shaft decorated at the base with a carved copper-clad shrine-like platform, white and red flower garlands, and a fringe of green leaves and grass. A man in orange-red dhoti and shawl stands at right, wearing a long white-and-red flower garland and beaded necklaces with gold-toned ornaments, gripping a rope that runs up to the top of the pole. A palm tree and a covered walkway edge the frame. Ritual flagpole raising, possibly for a temple festival.

A tall wooden ritual flagstaff with a carved, ringed shaft rises against a bright sky, its top decorated with a carved finial and a small cloth flag. Its base is wrapped with green leaves and grass and draped with white and red flower garlands. A single person in saffron-orange clothing and a matching orange-red garland stands at right, pulling a rope that raises the flag, with a coconut palm behind and a roof edge at top left. The photograph is taken from below, looking up.

Photograph looking up at a tall, slender wooden flagstaff with carved ringed segments and a small ornate finial at its top, against a clear pale-blue sky with palm fronds below. Near the top, a small figure in orange cloth is perched on the finial. Strands of marigold-style flower garlands in red and white hang along the lower base of the pole. In the lower right, a person in a reddish-brown garment with a beaded garland around the neck stretches both arms overhead, gripping a long rope that runs up along the pole to the top.

Outdoor photograph under a bright blue sky with a tall, copper-coloured ceremonial pole rising diagonally from a decorated base. The pole has ringed, rope-like bands and a carved finial at the top, with bunches of green leaves and grass wrapped at its base, and two white ropes run up along it. A man in a rust-red robe stands at the lower right, holding one rope in his right hand and raising his left hand with palm open. He wears a long layered garland of gold-toned beads and pink flower strands, a rudraksha mala, red bangles, and a red tilak on his forehead. Palm fronds and a partial roof edge appear at the frame's edges.

August 23 2011

Low-angle photo of a tall wooden flagstaff with copper-banded sections, wrapped with a yellow and magenta flower garland near its carved base and topped by a small red and white flag. A single person in a red-orange robe and a beaded necklace stretches up on the right, pulling an orange cloth and rope toward the top of the pole. A coconut palm and a bright sky fill the background under a corrugated roof edge.

January 04 2015

A photograph taken from below of a man in a saffron-orange robe wrapped over one shoulder, wearing a long rudraksha mala of large beads. He holds an orange rope in his raised right hand, which runs up to a tall, ornately carved copper pillar topped with an orange flag against a blue sky with scattered clouds. A palm tree stands at right and another person in orange cloth is partially visible at the edge of the frame. Only the man and the partially visible person are physically present.

2010-10-18 +2 copies

Low-angle photo of a tall copper flagstaff (dhvajastambha) with a carved wooden-and-copper base wrapped in garlands of white jasmine and yellow marigolds, green leaves tied at its midsection, and a red-and-white flag at the top. A single man in dark maroon dhoti and maroon shawl, wearing a red and orange flower garland and gold ornaments, hauls on a rope to raise the flag. Coconut palms and a tree stand behind under an overcast sky.