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Photograph of a tall copper dhvaja stambha (flagstaff) rising against a bright pale sky, its wooden-carved base wrapped in white and red flower garlands and topped with green leaves and grass. A red cloth flag flutters at the summit. At right, a person in a rust-orange dress with bangles and a coral-and-green flower garland holds a rope raising the pole. A palm tree and a canopy edge appear at the frame's top left.

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February 23 20152015-02-23 +1 copiesA tall copper flagstaff, or dhvaja stambha, rises toward a clear blue sky, its ringed shaft wrapped with bands of carved ornament. Its base is draped with green leaves, straw-like grass and garlands of white and red flowers, and a small deity murti stands at the base. A yellow marigold garland with grass hangs from a rope at left beside a metal roof. At lower right, a man in an orange-red dhoti and shawl, wearing a rudraksha-style mala of beads and a flower garland, a vertical tilak on his forehead, holds the rope that raises the pole with one hand. Palm fronds appear at the edges.2015-02-23February 23 20152015-02-23February 23 20152015-02-23February 23 20152015-02-23 +1 copiesLow-angle photo of a tall, tapering copper-coloured dhvaja pole rising from an ornately carved wooden base wrapped with white and red flower garlands and green leaves, topped by a carved finial. A man in an orange-red dhoti and a red-orange flower garland, with beaded bracelets and a gold-toned chain, stands at right pulling a rope that runs up the pole, lifting or raising it. Coconut palms and bright sky appear behind him, with a sheltering roof edge at the top left.2015-02-23January 01 20172017-01-01 +1 copiesA tall copper dhwajasthambha (flagstaff) rises steeply against a bright sky, its ringed shaft topped with a carved finial and wrapped at the base with fresh green leaves, grass and white-and-red flower garlands on a carved stone pedestal. A man in saffron-orange dhoti and shawl, wearing layered coral-and-gold necklaces and armlets, stands at right beside a coconut palm and pulls a rope to hoist a saffron flag up the pole. Overhead a metal roof edge frames the view. Only one person is visible, and his face is turned upward, so the identity of the flag-raiser cannot be confirmed from appearance.2015-02-23Outdoor photograph looking up at a tall copper-clad ceremonial pole. Green mango leaves and dried grass are bound around its base. A single person in a dark garment, with arms raised and holding a rope that runs up the pole, is partly visible at the lower right, wearing a garland. Tall coconut palms and a clear blue sky fill the background, with string lights strung overhead.2017-01-01February 23 20152015-02-23February 23 20152015-02-23February 23 20152015-02-23