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January 01 20172017-01-01A tall copper flagstaff rises against a clear blue sky, its ornate copper top with scalloped edges and a garland of white flowers draped near the top. A salmon-pink cloth banner hangs from the staff, decorated with two dark bird figures and a white trident emblem, held taut by ropes. No people are visible; the view is a low upward angle of the dwajarohanam flag-hoisting at the temple.2016-01-11Low-angle photograph of a tall copper dwajastambha flagstaff rising against a clear blue sky at a temple. The copper pole has ringed bands and a carved capital at top, from which a pink-beige flag hangs, decorated with a white and yellow flower garland. Ropes run down from the flag. A building edge with a dark gutter is visible at the left edge. No people are visible in the frame.2016-01-11A photograph of a tall ornate copper and brass flagstaff (dhwaja stambha) against a clear blue sky. The staff has stacked tiered copper discs, small hanging bells, a finial topped with a pointed copper finial and straw tufts, and a carved base with bell ornaments. An orange flag with a white band and a small emblem flutters from the top. No people are visible.2010-01-02 +1 copiesA photograph of a tall ornate copper and silver dhwajastambha, a ritual flagpole, against a clear blue sky. Its segmented shaft is decorated with small hanging bells and capped by a pointed finial wrapped in dried straw. An orange flag with a large white circular emblem flies from the pole, and a thin white cord runs down the shaft. The pole rests on a carved metal base with bells and a lotus-patterned capital. No people are visible.2010-01-02 +1 copiesJanuary 11 20162016-01-11Photograph 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.2016-01-11November 26 20142014-11-26April 14 20132013-04-14 +3 copiesDecember 23 20092009-12-23A tall copper-and-brass dhwajastambha, the ritual flagstaff, rises against a clear blue sky. Its stacked tiered sections carry small bells and are topped by a finial wrapped in dried straw. A saffron-orange flag with a white emblem flutters from a cord beside the pole, and bells hang from the carved base with its carved lotus capital and animal figures. No people are visible.2010-01-02 +1 copiesJanuary 02 20102010-01-02 +1 copies