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A tall copper dwajastambha flagstaff rises against a pale blue sky, wrapped in white cloth and spiral metal bands, with a bundle of grass and green leaves tied near its base. Its lower pedestal is decorated with yellow and white marigold garlands, red flowers and mango leaves, and a small carved niche holds a metal figure. At the lower left, a man with long dark hair and a bare upper body wears an orange dhoti and holds a lamp or flame-bearing vessel toward the pole, appearing to perform a flag-hoisting ritual. The scene is a photograph taken from below looking up.

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A tall copper dhwaja stambha (flag mast) rises against a pale blue sky, wrapped in spiral copper bands and white cloth, with a feathered tuft at its top. Its base is decorated with garlands of yellow marigolds and red-and-white flowers, leaves, and a copper pedestal with small deity figures. At the lower left, a person in an orange-saffron cloth raises a small brass vessel with a lamp or incense, sending up smoke-like wisps toward the mast. The composition is shot from below, emphasising the height of the pole.2006-12-23Photograph taken from below of a tall copper flagpole (dwajastambha) wrapped in spiraling copper bands and white cloth, with a tuft of grass and green leaves near the top. Its base, a copper pedestal with a small shrine niche holding a deity murti, is garlanded with yellow marigold and red-and-white flower garlands. A man with long, loose dark hair, bare-chested and wearing an orange ochre cloth wrapped around his waist and draped over his left shoulder, stands at left holding a small oil lamp with a flame near the base of the pole, performing a lamp offering. Clear blue sky and trees are behind.2006-12-23A tall copper flagstaff (dwajastambha) wrapped in white cloth and decorated with garlands of yellow marigolds and red and white flowers, with a small copper shrine housing a deity murti near its base, rises against a pale blue sky. At left, a shirtless man in an orange cloth wrap stretches one arm toward the top of the pole, holding a round black plate with coins or small items. Grass and green leaves are tied near the top of the pole. Small birds fly in the upper right. A corner logo appears at lower left.2006-12-23A photograph taken from below of a tall copper dwajastambha flagstaff, wrapped with white cloth and bands and crowned with dried grass and leaves, against a bright blue sky. Its base is decorated with yellow and white marigold garlands, red flowers, green leaves and fruit. At left, a man with long dark hair and bare upper body, wearing an orange saffron dhoti-style wrap, stands holding a lit oil lamp or aarti flame toward the pole. Palm trees frame the lower left of the scene.2006-12-23Photograph taken looking upward at a tall, slender copper pole with spiral ring bands, topped with a small ornate canopy and a dark bell-like finial, and draped at its base with green leaves, grass and white and red flower garlands. A woman in a red-orange sari with a matching orange-red flower garland stands at right, holding a brass lamp with a flame in one hand and a small handheld bell in the other, with a palm tree and bright sky behind. The pole is. The woman is the only visible physical person.2015-02-23A tall copper dwajastambha flagstaff rises against a bright blue sky, wrapped in white cloth and bound with copper bands, its base decorated with yellow and white marigold garlands, red flowers, green leaves and a bundle of dried grass. A man in orange ochre robes, bare-armed with long curly hair, stands at left lifting a black metal lamp or incense burner toward the pole's base while holding a small brass vessel in his other hand, with smoke rising from the lamp. Two birds fly in the open sky.2006-12-23July 08 20092009-07-08A tall copper dwajastambha flagstaff rises against a pale blue sky, wrapped in white cloth and bound with straw and green leaves near its top. Its base is decorated with yellow and white marigold garlands, red flowers and a small copper shrine niche holding a deity murti. In the lower left, a man with long dark hair and bare shoulders, wearing an orange cloth wrap, holds a small vessel and pours or sprinkles liquid toward the pole, as part of a flag-hoisting ritual during a dwajarohanam ceremony.2006-12-23December 23 20062006-12-23Photograph of a tall copper dhvaja stambha (flagstaff) rising from an ornately carved base wrapped in marigold and white flower garlands, topped with a red-orange flag and finial, under a pale sky with palm trees at the edges. At the lower right, a man in an orange-red robe stands beside the base holding a brass oil lamp (aarti lamp) in one hand and a brass bell in the other, performing a ritual. No other clearly visible people, and the site appears to be a temple courtyard consistent with a flag-hoisting ceremony.2009-07-08October 07 20102010-10-07January 02 20092009-01-02