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Low-angle photograph looking up at a tall, polished copper flagstaff with ornate spiral bands and a decorative carved wooden finial at the top. A cloth flag with red and maroon folds is tied near the top with cords, against a plain overcast white sky. A small square metal plate is fixed beside the finial. No people are visible.

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October 05 20142014-10-05October 05 20142014-10-05October 05 20142014-10-05Low-angle outdoor photograph of a tall copper-coloured ceremonial pole or dhvaja stambha raised against a pale sky, topped with a red and gold finial and a bundle of straw and green leaves wrapped around its base. A man in an orange-red dhoti and garland of red, white and blue flowers stands at right, arms raised and gripping a thick white rope attached to the pole, smiling. Gold bangles and a gold necklace are visible. A partially visible bare-shouldered man with grey hair and a rudraksha-style necklace stands at left. Below, a small ornate wooden shrine-like structure decorated with white and orange flower garlands sits at the pole's base. Coconut palms and a strip of canopy with yellow ribbons frame the top of the image.2015-01-04April 10 20162016-04-10July 26 20102010-07-26Looking steeply upward from beneath a grey corrugated metal canopy, a tall, slender copper-coloured column rises against a bright white sky. The column is built from stacked ringed segments and topped by an ornately carved wooden or copper capital with a small white cloth or banner draped over it. Thin cables run diagonally down from the top toward the lower frame. A white dome-shaped security camera is mounted on the canopy edge at left. No people are visible.2016-04-10April 10 20162016-04-10Low-angle photograph looking up a tall, polished copper-clad flagstaff against a pale white sky. The pole has ornate ring bands and a decorative bracket with a carved wooden finial and round engraved metal plates. A bundled wrapped object with dark fabric, feather-like plumes and ropes is being hoisted up the pole. No physical people are visible in the frame.2014-10-05April 10 20162016-04-10Looking up at a tall, slender pole or flagstaff against a pale overcast sky, topped with a carved wooden crossbar and a wooden plaque with an ornate circular carved medallion. Red and orange cloth banners hang from the pole, with green leaves tied near the top and rope lines running diagonally to the frame's edges. Partial carved wooden shapes appear at the left edge. The pole appears to be a dwajarohanam flagpole raising, with no people visible in the frame.2013-03-11Looking upward at a tall, polished copper flagpole with ringed bands, topped by a carved orange finial with a fringe of yellow and pink flower garlands. A white flag with drawn figures in red and black hangs from the top, held by ropes and a trailing white banner. Bright pale sky and a metal structure at the top edge. No people are visible in the frame.2015-04-21