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A tall copper temple finial or flagstaff against a pale blue sky. It has a fluted copper column base topped by tiered wooden platforms with scalloped edges, small hanging bells, and two copper finials shaped like pots. Orange cloth strips hang from the tiers and a pale cloth bundle sits at the top. Thin cables run down beside the column. No people are visible.

August 15 2014

August 26 2007

A tall copper-coloured ceremonial pole rises against a partly cloudy blue sky, topped by a tiered wooden crest with carved animal heads and finials. A thin red cloth strip hangs from the pole, and a rope runs alongside it. A second finial is visible at the lower right edge, beside a dark building roof. No people are visible.

October 07 2013

2013-10-07 +1 copies

Low-angle photograph of a tall ornate copper-toned pillar against a pale blue sky with wispy clouds. Atop the pillar is a stacked, tiered canopy with scalloped edges and finial-like tops, and a reddish-orange cloth and thin cord hang from its side. The pillar has a carved, bulbous capital and twisted rope-like bands along its shaft. No people are visible.

A tall ornate temple flagstaff, the dwajastambha, rises against a pale blue sky. Its wooden tiered platforms are decorated with small hanging bells, a golden animal figure perches on the top tier, and copper finials crown the top. A saffron-orange flag with a circular emblem flutters from its side, and a thin cable runs down the pole. The flagstaff's base is a carved copper-clad pillar. No people are visible, and the flag and pole suggest a dwajarohanam flag-hoisting setting.

A photograph of a tall copper dhwaja stambha, a ceremonial flagstaff, against a pale blue sky. The ornately carved copper base supports tiered wooden platforms with scalloped edges, each hung with small bells. Two copper finials with spiked tops rise above, and a golden figure of a seated animal sits at the summit. An orange saffron cloth flutters from the middle tier, and a few dry straw-like tufts hang from the upper section. No people are visible in the scene.

A tall brass or copper ceremonial flagstaff rises against an overcast grey sky. Its shaft is ringed with bands and topped by a tiered, multi-level finial with bells hanging from the tiers, a small seated animal figure, and an ornate urn-like top. A saffron-orange cloth streamer is tied to the mast, with a rope running down the pole. No people are visible.

A tall copper-coloured ceremonial pole or flagstaff rises against a pale blue sky with wispy clouds. Its top holds a tiered wooden-looking structure with small hanging bells and a pair of tall pointed finials, with dark feathery plumes at the upper corners, and a red cloth streamer flutters from the shaft. Green leaves appear at the lower left and a small spire top is visible at the bottom edge. No people are visible.

Tall copper temple flagstaff, dhwajasthambha, rising against a pale blue sky with wispy clouds. Its shaft is banded with decorative copper rings and topped by a tiered wooden shrine-like structure with hanging bells and a carved lion or animal figure, with a saffron-orange cloth fluttering from the middle. Ropes run down the pole. A second copper finial with spired knobs appears at lower right. No people are visible.

August 26 2007