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A photograph taken looking upward beside a tall polished copper pole banded with rope-pattern rings, with green leaves and a palm frond at its base. Two long fabric banners hang from a cord strung across the frame: a pale salmon-orange banner on the left with a faint embroidered figure, and a rust-brown banner on the right with appliqued and embroidered imagery including a seated figure with long flowing hair, a blue-dark area, a dark silhouetted figure, and a white trident motif near the bottom. Coconut palm fronds and bright sky fill the background. A dark-haired head is partly visible at the bottom edge of the frame. Fresh flowers and leaves are tied at the top of the pole.

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April 14 20132013-04-14 +5 copiesLooking up at a tall polished copper pole ringed with decorative bands, beside two long rust-orange silk banners hanging from a cross-line against a blue sky and palm fronds. The right banner shows a dark blue trident emblem with a grey trident motif below. Small mirror pieces and white beads hang from the banner edges, and a dried flower garland is tied near the top. No people are visible.2017-01-01September 08 20152015-09-08September 08 20152015-09-08A cream cloth flag hangs from a tall copper flagstaff against a pale sky and palm fronds. Red printed motifs include a trident, a seated Nandi bull, a pair of folded hands or leaves, and an oil lamp. Strands of yellow and pink marigold garlands are draped over the top of the flag, and a hand with gold bangles holds the cloth at its lower edge. Flag hoisting ceremony, no a person visible.2015-04-21Low-angle photograph looking up a tall ribbed metal pole with a wooden top fitting. Attached near the top is a saffron-orange cloth flag with a red-and-black bundle tied to it with rope, decorated with green leaves and a bundle of grain or straw. Bright overexposed sky forms the background. No people are visible in the frame.2013-07-24Looking upward at a tall polished copper flagpole with ribbed, rope-patterned bands, topped with a cream cloth banner painted with red line drawings of deity figures and a hand gesture. Yellow and pink marigold garlands hang from the top of the pole. A palm frond is visible at the right edge against a pale sky. The scene suggests a flag hoisting ceremony, with the banner and garlands marking the sacred flag raising.2015-04-21April 14 20132013-04-14 +1 copiesA tall copper flagstaff rises diagonally on the left, wrapped with green leaves and topped with a small wooden canopy and a flag, with a carved wooden base hung with yellow marigold garlands. A saffron and cream flag is being hoisted on ropes beside it. In the centre, a man with a red-and-gold embellished garment, a red turban, layered beaded necklaces and bangles hauls on the rope. On the right, a bare-backed man with long dreadlocked hair and an orange cloth around his waist pulls on another rope. Coconut palms and an overcast sky are behind them.2016-12-14April 21 20152015-04-21Photograph of a tall copper dwajastambha flagstaff with banded copper rings rising against a pale sky, topped by an orange saffron flag with a small emblem and a wrapped orange cloth near its base, with decorative garlands at the bottom. A person in orange clothing stands at the lower right beside a palm tree, holding the flag rope and hauling it up during the flag-hoisting rite.2009-07-08Outdoor dvajarohanam flag-hoisting at a temple, shot from below. A tall copper flagstaff with ringed bands rises at left, wrapped with yellow marigold garlands, green leaves and straw bundles at its base beside a carved wooden shrine. Two saffron-and-red banners hang from the top, one with a trident emblem and figure imagery. A man in a rust-red robe and red-and-white flower garland with gold ornaments, a dark turban and bangles pulls the rope. A second man at right, bare-shouldered in orange cloth, works the rope above a wicker basket, with coconut palms behind under a pale sky.2016-12-14