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A tall, slender copper pole rises steeply from the bottom of the frame toward a bright white sky, shot from a low angle. Its polished reddish-bronze surface is banded with rope-patterned copper rings spaced along its length, and a square wooden or metal platform with a finial sits at the top. Thin wires run alongside the pole, a palm frond and leaves appear at the lower right, and the edge of a vehicle or structure is visible at the upper left. No people are visible.

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Low-angle photograph of a tall copper flagstaff against a white sky, topped by an ornate carved finial and a small red-orange flag tied near its crown. Thin cables run alongside the pole, and a palm frond with fan-shaped leaves enters the lower right corner. The pole has rope-like ringed bands along its length. No people are visible in the scene, which suggests a dhwajarohanam flag-raising at a temple complex.2010-07-26Looking straight up from below at a tall, slender copper-coloured pillar with stacked ringed segments, capped at the top by a small carved figure and a white cloth draped over it. A metal lamp fixture hangs from a grey roof edge at the upper left, with thin cables running up toward the top of the pillar. The background is a bright, overcast white sky. No people are visible in the frame.2016-04-10April 10 20162016-04-10April 10 20162016-04-10March 01 20162016-03-01 +1 copiesUpward-angled view of a tall brass flagstaff against a bright white sky. Near the top is a copper or brass ornamental finial with scalloped, scrolled edges and stylized eye-like motifs. Below it, a square mounting plate holds a round ornate knob carved with floral patterns, and the pole beneath has repeated rope-twist bands. Yellow ropes run along the pole, and a dark garland or cord hangs from the mounting plate. No people are visible.2014-10-05A 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.2011-09-09March 01 20162016-03-01 +1 copiesUpward-angled photo of a tall copper flagstaff (dhvaja stambha) rising from a carved wooden base wrapped with green leaves, grass tufts and white and red flower garlands, with a copper finial at the top. A man in an orange-brown dhoti and a long multi-strand red and white flower garland stands at the right, arms raised and pulling ropes attached to the pole, in the act of raising the flagstaff. A palm tree and bright blue sky fill the background, with a corrugated roof edge at upper left.2015-02-23Low-angle photograph looking up at a tall copper-banded pole rising from the lower frame toward a corrugated metal roof edge at top left. The pole is wrapped with rings of copper or bronze bands and capped by a small ornate finial with a dark wooden base plate. A white cloth or streamer hangs from the top near the finial, and thin guy wires run diagonally from the pole to the edges of the frame. The background is bright white sky. No people are visible.2016-04-10December 23 20082008-12-23 +1 copiesApril 10 20162016-04-10