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A photograph taken looking upward at a tall, tapering copper pole or flagstaff rising from an ornate wooden base decorated with white jasmine garlands and red-and-white flower garlands, with green leaves and dried grass bound around its lower section. A person in the lower right, wearing a white garland and a reddish-brown cloth, pulls a rope that runs up the pole. A coconut palm and a clear pale blue sky fill the background, with strings of small lights and a cable running across the top of the frame.

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Photograph looking up at a tall copper-clad ritual flagpole or dhvaja stambha rising against a pale blue sky, its ring-banded copper shaft topped with a wooden crown and wrapped at the base with dried straw, green leaves and white jasmine garlands tied with red flowers. A man in a reddish-brown cloth and a garland pulls a rope to raise or steady the pole, while a coconut palm leans in from the right. Strings of small bulbs run across the top edge.2017-01-01January 01 20172017-01-01 +1 copiesOutdoor 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.2017-01-01Low-angle photo of a tall copper ceremonial flagstaff topped with a carved finial and a small saffron flag, decorated near its base with green leaves, dried grass and marigold garlands. A man with a bare upper body, a red bindi, orange garland and copper-coloured armlets pulls a rope attached to the pole under a clear blue sky, with palm fronds at the right edge and a tin roof at the upper left.2015-02-23Photograph looking upward at a tall copper dhwaja kambam (flagstaff) rising against a clear blue sky, its ringed copper body topped by a carved finial and a small orange pennant. The base of the pole is wrapped in white jasmine garlands with red flowers, fronds of palm leaves and a yellow marigold. Tall coconut palms stand beside it. At right, a person in a dark garment decorated with white and red garlands pulls on ropes that guide the pole, one arm raised. No readable text is visible on the pole itself.2017-01-01 +1 copiesOutdoor photograph of a tall copper pillar topped with a bundle of green leaves and a grass-like tuft, set on a carved brown stone base decorated with white and yellow marigold garlands and red flower accents. Beside it stands a bearded man with long dark hair, wearing a maroon-red robe, a rudraksha mala and a white garland of flowers with red blossoms, his eyes closed in devotion. A hand from the right holds a small metal vessel near him. A coconut palm and clear blue sky form the background.2017-01-01February 17 20142014-02-17A photograph of a tall copper ceremonial flagstaff with a bulbous base, garlanded with white jasmine and red flower strings, rising against a bright sky beside palm trees. A man in a rust-red robe with a gold necklace and flower garland stands at its base, one hand on the staff and gazing upward as he pulls a rope attached to a white banner at the top. A red and gold umbrella and a partly visible figure stand at the right edge, with a flag held aloft in the upper right. The scene suggests a flag-hoisting ritual at an outdoor ashram courtyard.2016-04-10A tall copper dhwaja stambha (flagstaff) rises against a bright blue sky, its ribbed shaft decorated at the base with a carved copper-clad shrine-like platform, white and red flower garlands, and a fringe of green leaves and grass. A man in orange-red dhoti and shawl stands at right, wearing a long white-and-red flower garland and beaded necklaces with gold-toned ornaments, gripping a rope that runs up to the top of the pole. A palm tree and a covered walkway edge the frame. Ritual flagpole raising, possibly for a temple festival.2015-02-23January 01 20172017-01-01A tall wooden ritual flagstaff with a carved, ringed shaft rises against a bright sky, its top decorated with a carved finial and a small cloth flag. Its base is wrapped with green leaves and grass and draped with white and red flower garlands. A single person in saffron-orange clothing and a matching orange-red garland stands at right, pulling a rope that raises the flag, with a coconut palm behind and a roof edge at top left. The photograph is taken from below, looking up.2015-02-23A tall copper-clad ritual flagstaff, ringed with decorative bands and topped by a carved finial, rises against a bright blue sky under an open roof edge with a metal frame. Green leaves and grass bundles are tied at its base over a carved stone pedestal, and yellow and white flower garlands hang beside it. A man in a reddish-orange dhoti and shawl, wearing layered red, white and yellow flower garlands, a tilak on his forehead and beaded bangles, holds the pulling rope and steadies the staff as it is raised.2015-02-23