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September 02 2010

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A tall copper flagpole with ringed bands rises against a pale sky, its base carved and wrapped with yellow and red marigold garlands. A saffron-clad man in an orange top and dhoti stands at right, looking upward while pulling a rope that raises a red flag bearing a blue emblem. Palm fronds frame the scene at the edges, and a single person is visible.2010-09-02February 28 20132013-02-28Low-angle photo of a tall, polished copper flagstaff with ring-patterned shaft, topped with a carved finial, decorated at its base with yellow and orange marigold garlands. A man in saffron-orange robes, with an orange top and red-orange lower cloth and a shawl, pulls a rope to raise a red flag up the pole beneath a bright sky with palm fronds at the edges. A partially visible second person stands at the far right edge. The scene suggests a flag hoisting ceremony.2010-09-02Photograph looking up at a tall, copper-clad ritual pole rising from an ornately carved wooden base wrapped with yellow marigold garlands and red flowers. At the top a small red-and-orange figure hangs from the pole's crown, and a rope runs down from it. In the lower right a single person in orange robes and a rudraksha-style bead necklace stands on the ground, arms raised, holding the orange cloth and ropes that lead up to the pole. Palm fronds and a covered roof edge frame the view against a bright sky.2011-08-23A tall copper dhwaja stambha (flagpole) rises against an overcast sky, its shaft wrapped in spiral copper rings and its base carved and draped with yellow marigold garlands. Two monks in saffron-orange robes stand on a red-painted platform: one in the foreground at right with a shaved head and draped robe, and a second beside the pole who is pulling an orange flag up on a rope. A corner of a metal roof and a palm frond appear at the edges.2010-11-06February 28 20132013-02-28August 23 20112011-08-23A tall copper dhvaja stambha, a ceremonial flagpole with ringed copper segments, rises from an ornate carved stone base decorated with yellow and purple flower garlands. A single person in a red dhoti and red shawl, with a wooden rudraksha-style bead mala, stretches both arms upward to haul an orange flag on a rope at the top of the pole. Another person's hand and a brass plate are partly visible at the right edge. Palm trees stand behind against a white sky.2011-08-23A tall copper flagpole rises against a pale blue sky, banded with copper rings and wrapped with a braided rope, with an orange cord running up beside it. Its base is a carved, ornate copper pedestal decorated with white and orange-yellow marigold garlands and bundled straw or broom-like elements. A person in a flowing orange robe with a white and red flower garland bends forward at the base of the flagpole, hands near the pedestal, while coconut palms frame the right side of the scene. Stone sculptures are faintly visible at the lower left.2010-02-12Low-angle photograph of a tall, slender ornate metal flagstaff or dhvaja stambha rising from a carved stone base decorated with floral garlands in yellow and magenta. A person in a red-orange dhoti and red shawl with gold-bordered edges stands at the base, raising the flagstaff with orange ropes wrapped around their hands and arms; a red-orange cloth is tied near the top. Coconut palm fronds and a pale sky fill the background.2011-08-23September 08 20152015-09-08September 02 20102010-09-02 +1 copies