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Photograph looking up at a tall, slender wooden flagstaff with carved ringed segments and a small ornate finial at its top, against a clear pale-blue sky with palm fronds below. Near the top, a small figure in orange cloth is perched on the finial. Strands of marigold-style flower garlands in red and white hang along the lower base of the pole. In the lower right, a person in a reddish-brown garment with a beaded garland around the neck stretches both arms overhead, gripping a long rope that runs up along the pole to the top.

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A tall, slender copper-coloured flagstaff or dhwaja stambha rises diagonally against a pale blue sky, its shaft wrapped with bands of rope-like moulding and draped with a white and red flower garland near the base. A small deity figure or finial sits atop the staff, with a green leaf or cloth tied near it. A single man in a rust-red or maroon dhoti-style garment and a beaded rudraksha-like mala around his neck stands at the lower right, reaching upward with both arms and pulling a long rope attached to the pole. Coconut palm fronds are visible behind him, and the bright sun glares at the upper right. One physical person is present.2013-11-22November 22 20132013-11-22Low-angle photo of a tall, polished copper-toned pole with rope-wrapped bands rising against a clear blue sky, topped by a small ornate finial with an orange saffron flag fluttering from it. Garlands of red and white flowers hang on the pole's base. A single person in a saffron-orange robe with a beaded mala necklace stands at the lower right, arms raised, hauling on the ropes that run up to the flag, with a coconut palm frame behind. The person is seen from behind and partly cropped, with no visible face.2013-11-22November 22 20132013-11-22A tall copper flagstaff, decorated with bands of rope-like ridges, rises diagonally from the lower left toward a small finial at the top. White and red flower garlands hang from its base. A bare-shouldered man in an orange-red cloth, with a beaded necklace, stands at right with both arms raised, pulling a long rope that runs up to the top of the staff. Coconut palm fronds and a pale sky fill the background. The scene appears to be a flag-hoisting moment at an outdoor ceremony.2013-11-22November 22 20132013-11-22A tall, slender copper-toned flagpole rises against a clear blue sky, its shaft wrapped with twisted bands and topped by a small carved finial with a saffron-orange flag fluttering from it. The pole's base is decorated with garlands of yellow and maroon flowers and carved panels, one showing a tree motif. A lone person in an orange-saffron robe with a dark rudraksha-style mala around the neck stands at the right, both arms raised as they pull on a rope that runs up to the flag. Palm fronds frame the scene at the lower right, and a canopy edge appears at the top of the frame.2011-03-05Low-angle outdoor photo of a tall copper flagstaff or dhvaja stambha with rope-bound rings, a small deity figure and garland at its top, and red and white flower garlands draped on its base. A bare-chested man in a reddish-orange cloth and a rudraksha-style bead necklace stands at the right, raising both arms to pull the ropes. Coconut palms and a clear pale sky frame the scene.2013-11-22November 22 20132013-11-22February 23 20152015-02-23November 22 20132013-11-22August 23 20112011-08-23