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Looking steeply upward at a tall, copper-coloured ceremonial flagstaff with ringed bands along its shaft, topped by a carved wooden finial and a rectangular ornate box-like crown. A red-orange cloth flutters from the top, thin ropes run down the pole, and petals and flower bits scatter in the air near the top. A palm frond fills the lower right corner against a plain white sky. No people are visible in the frame.

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A tall wooden ceremonial flagstaff rises against an overcast grey sky, its carved and ringed shaft bound with bands along its length. At the top, an ornate carved finial sits above an orange-red saffron flag that flutters in the wind, with a dark emblem on the cloth. Thin orange ropes run down from the mast, and small scattered petals or confetti drift in the air around it. A palm frond is visible at the lower right corner. No people are visible in the scene.2009-09-29February 28 20132013-02-28March 01 20162016-03-01 +1 copiesLow-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.2010-07-26July 13 20142014-07-13February 28 20132013-02-28A 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.2011-09-09September 18 20162016-09-18A tall cylindrical wooden or stone-patterned pillar rises diagonally against a pale white sky, topped with an ornate carved wooden capital and a small red-orange flag fluttering from its top. Metal scaffolding and a corrugated grey roof edge appear at the left edge of the frame, with thin ropes running down along the pillar. No people are visible in the scene.2011-08-23December 23 20082008-12-23 +1 copiesSeptember 08 20152015-09-08October 14 20132013-10-14