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Upward view of a tall copper-coloured flagstaff against a pale, overcast sky. The pole is wrapped with twisted rope or braided ornamentation and mounted on a square base plate. At the top, a wavy, scalloped copper finial is decorated with a small bundle of flowers and green leaves, with thin guy ropes running from the top down the pole. No people are visible.

August 31 2014

Looking up at a tall ornate metal pole topped with a flat copper or bronze fitting shaped like a scalloped fan, decorated with a bunch of purple and yellow-green flowers tied with a pink cloth. The pole has embossed floral bands and a square mounting plate, set against a pale sky. No people are visible.

September 11 2013

Low-angle photograph of a decorated ceremonial metal pole against a pale blue sky. Near the top, a brown-and-pink cloth wrapped object is adorned with a garland of purple and green flowers, and cords run down along the pole. The pole has an ornate, engraved silver-toned cylindrical section with a square metal bracket and a scalloped copper-toned cross-piece. No physical people are visible.

Low-angle photo looking up at a tall ornate copper-coloured flagstaff topped with a decorated square bracket. The copper finish shows embossed floral and scroll motifs, a rope runs taut alongside the pole, and a bunch of green leaves and flowers is tied near the top. The background is a pale overcast sky. No people are visible, and the flag-raising ceremony suggested by the page is not shown.

August 27 2016

Low-angle photo of a tall ornate metal pole against a pale sky. Near the top, a copper-coloured bracket holds a bundle of purple and green flowers and a small brown cloth or fruit-like bundle, with ropes or cords running down the pole. The pole is silver-toned with engraved bands, mounted on a square dark plate with a circular engraved medallion. No people are visible in the frame.

Photograph from below of a tall copper flagpole, or dhvaja stambha, rising against a clear blue sky. Its banded copper shaft is topped by an ornate finial and a small orange-red flag, and it is tied with taut guy ropes. The base is a carved wooden structure draped with a white flower garland with red accents, green leafy foliage and dried grass. A man with bare upper body and a red-and-white garland around his neck pulls on the rope with both hands at the right edge of the frame. Coconut palm fronds are visible behind the pole.

2017-01-01 +4 copies

A low-angle photograph looking up at an ornate ceremonial structure against a pale blue sky. A carved wooden bracket with scalloped, cut-out edges and metal bolts is decorated with a bundle of purple and orange flowers and green leaves. A polished silver cylindrical pillar with repoussé floral and scroll patterns and a square base rises from the lower right, with thin rope lines running diagonally across the frame. No people are visible.

Low-angle photo looking up at a tall copper flagpole topped with an ornate copper finial of scalloped, floral-cut plates, decorated with yellow flower garlands and green leaves. A dark cloth is wrapped around the top, and ropes run diagonally from the pole against a pale overcast sky. The pole has a carved base with a square mounting plate. No people are visible; this appears to depict a dhwajarohanam flag-hoisting at a temple.

Low-angle photograph of a tall copper dhwajastambha, the flagstaff of a temple, rising against an overcast sky. Its carved, scalloped copper top holds a small flag-like cloth draped over a square frame, decorated with yellow flowers and green leaves tied to the top. Ropes run down the pole. No people are visible.