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Low-angle photo looking up at a tall copper-banded pole or flagstaff rising against a clear blue sky. The base is a dark ornate stone shrine structure draped with a white flower garland and topped with green leaves and feathery grass. A palm tree stands behind it. A thin white cloth or rope runs up beside the pole. On the right edge a shirtless man in silhouette, wearing beaded cords, pulls or guides the cloth. A small white quadcopter drone hovers in the upper right sky.

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January 01 20172017-01-01January 01 20172017-01-01Low-angle photo of a tall copper ceremonial mast or flagstaff rising from an ornate wooden chariot-like base decorated with white jasmine garlands tied with red flowers, green mango leaves and dried grass bundles at its top. A bearded man in a rust-red robe with rudraksha beads and a red-flower garland stands at right, one hand raised toward the mast, looking upward. A coconut palm and blue sky fill the background, with a small white drone hovering near the top. One physical person is visible.2017-01-01A tall copper dhvaja stambha, a flagstaff with ringed copper bands, rises against a clear blue sky, topped by a carved finial and a small saffron flag. Its base is decorated with white jasmine garlands, red flower strands, green leaves and palm fronds. On the right, a man in a reddish-brown garment and garlands raises the rope that hoists the flag, his arms stretched upward. Palm trees frame the scene.2017-01-01Photo taken looking upward at a tall copper ceremonial pillar topped with a small red flag and gilded finial, its shaft wrapped in circular copper bands and decorated with white flower garlands and green leaves near the base. A man in the lower right wears a red-brown garment, a white flower garland and beaded necklaces, holding a rope that runs up the pillar, with a palm tree and clear blue sky behind. A small drone-like object is visible in the sky.2017-01-01Low-angle photograph of a tall copper ceremonial pole topped with a small ornate finial and a folded orange cloth, rising against a clear blue sky. Garlands of white flowers and red blossoms hang from the base of the pole, which is decorated with green leaves and a feathery fibre crown. Beside it, a man in an orange-brown cloth with a white flower garland pulls a rope to raise the pole, with a coconut palm behind him.2017-01-01 +1 copiesJanuary 01 20172017-01-01 +4 copiesJanuary 01 20172017-01-01Upward view of a tall copper-clad pole rising against a clear blue sky beside a coconut palm. Its base is a dark carved stone or wood plinth draped with white and marigold garlands, topped with green leaves and a palm-frond tuft. Two bare-chested men in orange-red dhotis reach up toward the top of the pole, one with long dark hair tied up. A string of small lights runs along the edge of a shaded canopy at the top left, and a saffron flag is tied near the pole's tip. The scene suggests a ritual pole raising at an ashram or temple.2017-01-01January 01 20172017-01-01Low-angle photo of a tall copper-banded flagstaff or ritual pole rising against a clear blue sky, its base wrapped in marigold and white flower garlands and decorated with green leaves and a bundle of straw. Two men in saffron-orange robes stand at the base, one reaching up with both hands to adjust a rope or cord on the pole while the other man, partly cropped at the right edge, raises an arm beside him. A tall coconut palm leans in from the right, and a corner of a roof and hanging wires appear at the top left.2017-01-01Low-angle photo of a tall copper dhvaja stambha (flagstaff) rising against a clear blue sky, with coconut palm fronds and a banana-leaf and coconut-frond bundle wrapped around its base. A bearded man in a reddish-brown cloth, wearing white jasmine garlands with red flower accents, stands at right pulling a rope that runs up toward the top of the pole, where a small flag and a golden finial are visible. White jasmine garlands also hang on the base structure. A small circular logo appears in the upper right corner.2017-01-01