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A tall, slender copper dhwajastambha, the ceremonial flagstaff, rises against a plain white sky beside a metal-framed roof. The pole is ringed with ribbed copper bands and topped with a small decorated copper canopy wrapped in orange and yellow flowers. Its base is wrapped in green grass, leaves and a rope, and a yellow marigold garland hangs around a small gilded seated figure set in a niche on the plinth. Palm trees appear at the bottom edge. No people are visible.

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A tall copper dhwajasthambha, a ceremonial flagstaff, rises steeply from a bundle of green straw at its base, with banded copper rings along its length and an ornate capital at the top. A saffron-orange cloth flag streams from a rope on its side, and a garland of yellow and orange flowers hangs from the left under a metal roof edge. A palm frond appears at the right against a bright sky. No people are visible. This matches the dwajarohana flag-raising ritual noted on the page, though that is not visible in the photo itself.2011-09-09December 23 20062006-12-23Photograph of a tall copper dhvaja stambha (flagstaff) rising against a bright pale sky, its wooden-carved base wrapped in white and red flower garlands and topped with green leaves and grass. A red cloth flag flutters at the summit. At right, a person in a rust-orange dress with bangles and a coral-and-green flower garland holds a rope raising the pole. A palm tree and a canopy edge appear at the frame's top left.2015-02-23A tall copper flagstaff or dhvaja stambha rises against a pale blue sky, its shaft wrapped in decorative copper bands and cords. At the top sits a tiered carved wooden or copper crown-like finial with bell-like pendants, a small red cloth hanging from it, and a pointed copper finial on the right side. A thin orange rope runs down the pole, and a partial view of another copper finial and a dark metal structure appears at the right edge. No people are visible.2013-01-12A tall, polished copper dhwajasthambha flagstaff rises from a stone base carved with small shrine motifs, topped by a finial with a red cloth fluttering from its upper bracket. A corrugated metal roof with steel trusses shelters the area, and a red-and-cream canopy and a small shrine with a deity are visible at lower left. Green trees fill the background. No people are visible in the scene.2013-10-22February 23 20152015-02-23A tall copper flagstaff, or dhvaja stambha, rises toward a clear blue sky, its ringed shaft wrapped with bands of carved ornament. Its base is draped with green leaves, straw-like grass and garlands of white and red flowers, and a small deity murti stands at the base. A yellow marigold garland with grass hangs from a rope at left beside a metal roof. At lower right, a man in an orange-red dhoti and shawl, wearing a rudraksha-style mala of beads and a flower garland, a vertical tilak on his forehead, holds the rope that raises the pole with one hand. Palm fronds appear at the edges.2015-02-23February 23 20152015-02-23A tall, polished copper dhwajastambha (flagstaff) rises steeply against a clear blue sky, its segmented shaft ringed with decorative bands and topped by an ornate finial with a small carved crown-like element. Its base is wrapped with pink and white flower garlands and sits in front of a carved stone plinth on a metal-framed open canopy roof. Two lower finial pieces appear along the roof edge. No people are visible.2013-11-21September 08 20152015-09-08A tall copper ceremonial pole with ringed bands rises against a pale sky, topped by a carved finial and tied with white rope. Straw bundles and green leaves are bound at its base, and a person in an orange-red garment and red-and-blue flower garland pulls the rope upward with one bare arm, wearing gold bangles. A grey stage truss runs along the left edge. The figure's face is not shown, so no appearance-based identification is made.2015-01-04January 23 20112011-01-23 +1 copies