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October 08 2007

A tall ornate temple flagstaff or ritual pillar with a square wooden base carved with floral medallions. Above, three tiered wooden platforms with scalloped edges hang small bronze bells, and a red and orange cloth drapes over the upper section against a pale sky. No people are visible.

October 08 2007

A photograph of the upper part of a tiered wooden ritual structure against a pale sky. Three scalloped wooden shelves are stacked on metal posts, each hung with small brass bells. A carved horse or bull head sits on the top left shelf, and two metal finials with dried straw or grass bundles rise above. Red and blue cloth streamers hang from the lower shelf. No people are visible.

Close view of a tiered wooden temple-style structure against a pale grey sky, with three scalloped wooden platforms supported on metal posts. Small brass bells hang from the edges of each tier. Two metal kalasha-like finials with dried grass or straw bundles rise at the top, and a red and blue cloth is tied to the lower tier. No people are visible; the structure appears to be a ceremonial tower or rath-like fixture used in a puja 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 ornate wooden structure atop a carved stone pillar against a pale sky, photographed from below. The wooden frame has stacked tiers with scalloped edges, small hanging bells, and two tufted finials at the top, with a red cloth and a cable running down the side. No people are visible. The image resembles a ceremonial pole or temple-associated fixture rather than a clearly identified ritual.

Low-angle photograph looking up at a tall ornate ceremonial pole against a pale sky. The pole has a carved silver-toned base with floral bands and a wooden multi-tiered structure with scalloped edges, small hanging bells, and two tufts of dried grass or straw on top. A red cloth is tied around the upper tier, and a thin cable runs down beside the pole. No people are visible.

A tall ornate copper flagstaff. Its ornately carved base is wrapped with rope and it has several tiered wooden platforms with scalloped edges, hanging brass bells and small copper finials at the top. A golden recumbent bull figure rests on the upper tier, and an orange cloth flutters from the side. No people are visible, and no one in the image can be identified as a person.

A tall ornate copper flagstaff, with a stacked, lotus-like finial and bell-hung tiers, rises from a carved stone column against a pale blue sky. A saffron-orange flag with a white and green emblem streams from a rope near the base. Dry grass tufts decorate the top. No people are visible in the scene.

December 22 2011

A photograph looking up at a tall ornate wooden structure with carved, scalloped tiers topped by two decorative finials, one with a feathered or fibrous crest. Hanging brass bells dangle from the tiers and corners, and red and orange cloth drapes over the upper section. A carved stone or plaster column with floral motifs supports it against a pale sky. No people are visible; the structure appears to be a ritual or festival pole used during a Pradosha puja at AadiKailaasa, Bengaluru.