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Looking upward at a tall, polished copper flagstaff rising from a small ornate base with carved niches and a standing figure relief, topped by a red and orange cloth canopy with a fringed finial. A woman in an orange top stands at the lower left, one arm raised to the mast and holding a garland of yellow and purple flowers. A corrugated metal roof with steel trusses runs along the left edge, and a sliver of another person is visible at the far right and far left edges. Ropes run up the pole to the canopy.

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Low-angle photo of a tall, polished metal flagstaff with a carved ornate base and a decorated finial at the top, from which a small saffron-orange flag flutters against a clear blue sky. Two taut guy ropes run diagonally up to the staff. In the lower left, a man in an orange short-sleeved shirt stands with his head bowed, partly cut off by the frame, and his arm extends toward the pole, apparently handling the rope during the flag hoisting. A white building edge is visible at the lower right.2008-09-30Photograph looking up at a tall copper kalasha-topped finial on a temple tower against a pale blue sky with clouds. The copper shaft has ringed bands and a decorative crown with orange cloth draped near the top, held by ropes. Marigold and red flower garlands hang on the base. In the lower right, a coconut palm frames the view. In the foreground a man in an orange shirt with an orange shawl looks up at the finial, and a second person in orange stands partly visible at the bottom edge.2008-10-09A tall copper dhwajastambha flagpole rises against a pale cloudy sky, its ringed copper shaft topped by a carved finial and an orange flag wrapped around it. Its base is decorated with white and yellow marigold garlands. A person in orange ochre robes stands at the lower right beside coconut palms, holding a rope that runs up toward the flag, apparently raising or hoisting the flagpole during the dwajarohanam ceremony at a temple.2009-07-08Outdoor photograph of a tall copper flagstaff (dhvaja stambha) rising against a clear blue sky, its top crowned with a carved ornamental finial and ropes running up beside it. The flagstaff stands on a large ornate copper base decorated with yellow and red marigold garlands and straw bundles. In the lower left, a figure in long-haired, flowing orange robes stands near the ropes, apparently hauling or guiding the flag-hoisting, with a person in orange beside a brass lamp and devotees and onlookers at the bottom edge. A striped canopy and a 'Nithyanandeshwara Temple' sign sit at left and palm trees appear at right. The figure's face is not visible; his appearance does not clearly support identifying him as a person.2008-12-23A tall copper flagstaff, wrapped in twisted copper bands, rises from an ornate stone base strung with yellow and orange marigold garlands, topped by a small carved finial and a saffron flag. A figure in an orange-red robe and a rudraksha mala hauls on a rope beside the pole, while another person in white reaches up from the lower right. A corrugated metal roof shelter and a blue sky with palm trees frame the scene.2010-09-02Looking 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.2016-04-10Low-angle photograph of a tall, slender wooden flagstaff with copper-banded rings rising toward a bright sky, its top fitted with a carved finial and an orange cloth streamer. Its carved base is decorated with white jasmine and red flower garlands. A figure in orange robes with an orange head covering stands at left, pulling on a rope tied to the pole, while a person in white is partly visible at the far left edge. A green coconut palm leans in at right under a metal roof edge.2011-07-15December 24 20092009-12-24January 02 20102010-01-02 +1 copiesOutdoor photo of a tall, polished copper ceremonial flagpole (dhvajastambha) rising under a corrugated metal shelter roof against a pale sky. Its base is wrapped in white cloth and dressed with green leaves, grass sprigs and white and red garlands. A woman in a rust-orange sari and a long red-and-white coral necklace reaches up to the pole's base, adjusting decorations. At the lower left edge, a partly visible figure in orange garments and a rudraksha-style necklace sits in the frame. Strands of paper-like yellow leaves hang from wires across the shelter.2015-01-04Looking up at a tall, slender copper dhvaja-stambha (flagstaff) rising against a clear blue sky, its shaft wrapped in repeating bands of decorative moulding and topped with an ornate copper finial. The base is decorated with garlands of pink and white flowers and sits within an open-sided shelter with a corrugated roof and steel trusses. A smaller copper finial stands beside it on the roof edge. A small brass lamp hangs near the base. No people are visible.2013-11-22A tall copper dhwajastambha, the flagstaff of a temple, rises against a pale evening sky, its shaft wound with bands and crowned by a dark carved finial with a red flag fluttering from a cord. Palm fronds and a tree frame the left and bottom, and orange and marigold garlands hang from strings on the right. At the lower right, a person in a saffron-orange robe with the head covered holds the rope that raises the flag, while yellow and orange garlands decorate the base of the pole.2010-01-02 +1 copies