Low-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. - Nithyanandapedia

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Low-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.

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Low-angle photograph looking up at a tall ceremonial flagpole against a bright blue sky with wispy clouds. The pole is wrapped in white cloth strips and bands of decorative metal rings, and it is topped by a copper-coloured pennant-shaped finial. Its base is bound with straw or dried grass. Two small birds fly in the distance on the right. No people are visible in the frame.

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Low-angle photo of a tall, slender ornamental pillar rising against a clear pale blue sky with a thin crescent moon visible. The pillar is wrapped in ridged, rope-like bands and topped with a small carved platform bearing an orange and white cloth. Its base is draped with a garland of yellow and red flowers, and a carved seated figure is visible near the bottom. Dry palm fronds are tied at the base. No people are visible.

A photograph looking up at a tall copper-colored flagstaff or dhvaja stambha rising against a partly cloudy blue sky, its base framed by the dark underside of a roof overhang. A red cloth or banner flutters from the top, with a red cord running down the pole. No people are visible in the frame.

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Low-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.

A tall ornate wooden and stone pillar. Its carved column supports a tiered wooden structure with projecting arms, from which small bells hang. Two bundled feathered or fibrous tufts sit at the top, and a red cloth or flag and a cord hang from the lower arm. No people are visible; the view is taken from below, looking upward.

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Looking straight up from below at a tall, slender copper-coloured pillar with stacked ringed segments, capped at the top by a small carved figure and a white cloth draped over it. A metal lamp fixture hangs from a grey roof edge at the upper left, with thin cables running up toward the top of the pillar. The background is a bright, overcast white sky. No people are visible in the frame.