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December 18 20132013-12-18A photograph looking up at a tall polished copper dhwajastambha flagpole against a clear blue evening sky. At its top is a carved dark wooden platform with a small figure wrapped in orange cloth and garlanded with white and red flowers, hanging from ropes during a dwajarohanam flag-raising. A white cloth banner trails down beside the pole, and a dark building edge with a lamp runs along the left side. No people are clearly visible.2013-12-18A copper dhwaja stambha (flagstaff) rises against a clear blue sky, topped by a dark wooden carved platform decorated with white and red flower garlands and a dried grass tuft. An orange flag is being raised on the pole, with a white cloth hanging from it and ropes running down the staff. The copper pole has ornate chased bands and a decorative capital. No people are visible in the frame.2013-12-18Looking up from below at a tall, polished copper dhwaja (flagstaff) rising against a clear blue sky, wrapped with twisted white rope and bands of ornate gold-toned metal. At the top sits a dark wooden-carved crown-like platform decorated with red and orange cloth, flower petals and a small bunch of straw or grass. Guide ropes stretch diagonally from the top toward the ground. A dark building edge fills the left side of the frame. This shows the flag-hoisting moment of a dwajarohanam ceremony, with no people visible in the frame.2013-12-18Photo looking up at a tall copper-clad dhwaja (flagstaff) against a clear blue evening sky. The copper pole has bands of twisted rope decoration and a wide ornate capital at its top. At the top sits a dark wooden frame with carved scalloped edges, from which a red and white flag bundle or garland hangs, tied with white rope and yellow cords. A round blue logo sits in the upper right corner. No people are visible.2013-12-18Low-angle photograph of a tall copper dhwajastambha, the flagstaff of a temple, rising against a pale overcast sky. The copper pole is wrapped with ringed bands and rope-like moulding. At the top sits a carved wooden ornamental crown with a small orange cloth tied to it and a bundle of straw or fibre, with ropes running down the pole. A palm frond edges the lower right corner. No people are visible.2009-07-08December 18 20132013-12-18Low-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.2014-08-31December 18 20132013-12-18A tall copper-clad flagstaff rises against a clear blue sky, wrapped in twisted copper bands and draped with yellow and orange marigold garlands at its base. Its carved wooden finial holds a small saffron flag. Beneath it, on the right, a person in an orange-saffron robe and a long rudraksha mala pulls a rope, raising the flag, with a palm tree behind. The flagstaff base shows a carved panel of a tree. The scene suggests a flag hoisting ritual.2011-03-05December 18 20132013-12-18Upward view of a tall copper flagpole against a pale blue sky with scattered white clouds. The pole is wrapped in bands of twisted copper cable and capped with an ornate orange-red finial with a small tuft at the top. Red ropes run down the length of the pole, and palm fronds appear in the lower right corner. A small blue circular logo sits in the lower left. No people are visible.2010-02-12