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A tall wooden flagpole, banded with bronze or copper rings, rises diagonally against a deep blue sky. A red and orange cloth flag is tied near its tip, with a white rope running down the pole. Triangular pennants with purple and pink designs hang from a white canopy frame in the upper left corner. No people are visible.

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October 03 20162016-10-03Low-angle photograph looking up at a tall copper flagstaff or dhvaja stambha rising against a grey overcast sky. Thick copper bands wrap the pole, and at the top sits an ornate dark-metal finial draped with a red-and-white cloth and a red rope running down the mast. A dark roof edge runs along the left of the frame and a palm frond appears at the right. No people are visible.2010-10-07October 03 20162016-10-03A tall copper cylindrical pole rises against a bright blue sky with scattered white clouds. Its top carries an ornate copper fitting with a red cloth or flag tied to it and red ropes running down the pole. A dark metal roof frame with steel trusses is visible at the left edge. No people are visible in the scene.2010-10-18 +2 copiesDecember 20 20102010-12-20July 22 20132013-07-22March 01 20162016-03-01October 07 20102010-10-07Photograph looking up at a tall copper-coloured ornate flagstaff against a clear pale blue sky. A carved, decorated wooden crown-like top sits on the pole with a saffron-orange and white flag attached to its side, held by red ropes running down toward the pole. No people are visible. Ornate bands wrap the lower column.2010-10-07A tall, segmented copper or bronze pole rises diagonally against a pale blue evening sky, topped with a small wooden platform decorated with green leaves and an orange cloth streamer. Thin ropes run down from the top of the pole. A corrugated metal roof edge fills the left foreground, and a palm frond appears at the right edge. A partially visible figure with a head and shoulder stands at the roof edge near the top left, only faintly visible and not clearly identifiable. The scene appears to be an outdoor ceremonial structure, possibly a flagpole or ritual pole.2013-03-10Photograph looking up at a tall copper flagstaff against a clear blue sky, with a building's eave at the left edge. The copper pole is wrapped in bands of rope-like rings and topped by a carved wooden or copper crown-like capital with a small cloth banner or flag hanging from it, showing a faded emblem. Ropes run down along the pole, used for hoisting the flag. No people are visible. This relates to the dwajarohanam flag-hoisting ceremony that begins a Brahmotsavam at a temple.2016-01-11March 01 20162016-03-01