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September 18 20162016-09-18December 23 20082008-12-23 +1 copiesOctober 18 20102010-10-18 +1 copiesPhotograph looking up at a tall wooden dhwaja flagstaff against a clear blue sky, wrapped in spiral bands of orange and white cloth with a carved top and a small shrine-like cap. An orange saffron flag flutters from its upper section beside a thin rope, and a palm frond appears at the bottom right. This is the flag-hoisting pole of the Brahmotsava celebration. No people are visible in the frame.2008-12-23August 26 20072007-08-26Low-angle photograph looking up at a tall copper-clad flagstaff or dhwaja stambha rising against a pale blue sky with scattered clouds. The pole is banded with copper rings and topped with an ornate finial and a small pennant or cloth fluttering from it. A dark corrugated roof edge and a light fixture with cables frame the left side of the frame, and a palm frond appears at the lower right. No people are visible in the scene.2016-04-10Looking up at a tall, slender copper-coloured ritual flagstaff or kodimaram with bands of ornamental rings and a decorated finial at its top, rising against a pale blue sky with clouds. A rope or cord is held taut from the pole by a person at right, whose arm and hand grip the line near palm fronds. Part of a dark tiled or corrugated roof edge and a light fixture appear at upper left. The raised pole suggests a festival or temple ritual, though no specific event is shown.2016-04-10A tall copper-clad ritual pole, a dhwajastambha-like mast wrapped in copper bands and topped with a small finial, rises diagonally against an overcast grey sky. Its base is bound with bundles of dried straw and decorated with yellow marigold garlands and green leaves. A person in a dark garment, with a rudraksha-style mala at the neck, stands below holding a long rope that runs up toward the mast, and tall coconut palms frame the right side of the frame.2016-08-27 +1 copiesLow-angle photograph looking up at a tall, slender copper-toned flagstaff against a bright blue sky with scattered white clouds. The pole is wrapped in a spiral of white cloth and has a rust-coloured square crown at its top with a small orange flag fluttering from it. Two distant birds fly on the right side of the frame.2006-12-23September 28 20142014-09-28August 20 20142014-08-20 +1 copiesMarch 01 20162016-03-01