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A tall copper-clad ritual pole, a dhwajastambha-like mast wrapped in copper bands and topped with a small finial, rises diagonally against an overcast grey sky. Its base is bound with bundles of dried straw and decorated with yellow marigold garlands and green leaves. A person in a dark garment, with a rudraksha-style mala at the neck, stands below holding a long rope that runs up toward the mast, and tall coconut palms frame the right side of the frame.

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August 27 20162016-08-27Low-angle outdoor photo of a tall copper-coloured ceremonial pole rising against an overcast sky, its lower section wrapped in straw-like bundles and garlands of white and orange flowers. A single person in a red garment with a beaded necklace and orange flower garlands stands below, pulling on ropes attached to the pole. Coconut palms and a canopy edge frame the scene.2016-08-27Low-angle photo of a tall copper-clad ceremonial flagstaff or dhwajastambha, wrapped with straw-like bands, hung with marigold garlands and leaf bunches, rising toward a cloudy sky beside coconut palms. A man in a rust-red garment with a rudraksha-style mala and gold-toned necklace stands at the base, pulling taut ropes that guide the pole. A blue-and-white logo sits top left.2016-08-27Low-angle outdoor photo of a tall copper-clad ceremonial pole topped with a small finial, wrapped in a thick band of dried grass or straw and decorated with marigold garlands and green leaves. A man in a red-and-maroon garment with a flower garland stands at its base beside the guide ropes, pulling on them and looking upward. Tall coconut palms and a cloudy grey sky frame the scene, with a canopy edge visible at the upper left.2016-08-27Photograph looking up at a tall copper ceremonial pole, wrapped in rings and decorated near its base with straw bundles and marigold garlands, rising toward a grey cloudy sky beside a palm tree and a corrugated roof edge. A bare-chested man in a dhoti with a wrap and beaded garlands stands at the base, gripping a rope that runs up the pole, appearing to hoist or raise it. The scene suggests a ritual flagpole raising. No readable event or a person identification is visible in the image itself.2016-08-27August 27 20162016-08-27August 27 20162016-08-27A tall copper ceremonial pole rises diagonally against a pale sky, with a tuft of green leaves and grass near its base and rings of metal banding along its length. A person in the lower right, wearing red and gold garlands and a red-and-blue canopy or umbrella behind them, pulls on a rope attached to the pole. Palm fronds appear at the right edge and a corner of a shelter roof at upper left.2013-08-20August 27 20162016-08-27Outdoors under a pale evening sky, a tall copper-colored flagstaff or dhwaja stambham rises diagonally from the left, its banded shaft decorated near the base with green leaves and white flower garlands. A rope runs up from the staff. A man in a dark tunic with an orange-and-yellow marigold garland holds the rope and looks upward, while a second man in a dark shirt stands at the right edge in profile. Tall coconut palms and a glimpse of a roofed pavilion frame the scene.2016-10-03August 20 20132013-08-20April 10 20162016-04-10