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Low-angle outdoor photo of a tall, slender copper dhvaja stambha (flagpole) rising against a pale blue sky, wrapped with ring-like copper bands and topped with a small flag. Its base is decorated with leafy greens, white and orange marigold garlands, and a carved shrine-like housing holding a small figure. At right, a woman in a dark orange sari with a marigold garland around her neck holds a brass lamp that emits smoke and rings a handbell while standing near a palm tree. A corner of a metal roof is visible at upper left.

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A tall, copper-clad ritual pillar rises steeply against a pale blue sky, its twisted ribbed shaft topped by a small red flag and wrapped at the base with green leaves and grass. Garlands of white and red flowers hang on the lower carved section. At the right, a man in an orange-red dhoti and a long orange-red flower garland holds a brass bell and a lit flame on a small handheld lamp, with palm fronds behind him. A corrugated roof edge is visible at the upper left.2015-02-23February 23 20152015-02-23February 23 20152015-02-23January 04 20152015-01-04A tall copper-clad ritual pillar, a dhvaja or flagstaff, rises against a pale sky beneath a palm frond at the top, wrapped near its base with green leaves, a white and orange cloth, and white and red flower garlands. At the bottom right, a priest in an orange-red dhoti with a red and orange flower garland stands and performs puja, holding a brass bell in one hand and a small oil lamp in the other. A coconut palm and a metal canopy edge the frame. The dhvaja is consistent with a temple flagstaff ritual; the page excerpt concerns a satsang, but no a person candidate is clearly visible.2015-01-04February 23 20152015-02-23January 04 20152015-01-04November 22 20132013-11-22February 23 20152015-02-23A 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.2006-12-23July 08 20092009-07-08February 23 20152015-02-23