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Low-angle photograph looking up at a tall ornate copper-toned pole or staff topped with a decorated copper finial and a draped saffron-orange cloth. Thin taut cords run diagonally across the frame toward the finial, and a rectangular copper-coloured base plate sits behind the cloth. The sky is bright white with no people visible, and the image shows only ceremonial ritual objects.

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Upward-angled photograph against a plain white sky of a tall ceremonial pole topped with an ornate copper-brown finial shaped like a stylised carved head with a round recessed disc. A saffron-orange cloth is draped around the upper section, and a thin rope runs diagonally across the frame. The pole's lower section is wrapped in braided metal bands with a decorated brass or silver plate. No people are visible.2013-07-24July 24 20132013-07-24July 24 20132013-07-24September 08 20152015-09-08January 02 20102010-01-02 +1 copiesClose-up photograph of an ornate copper-toned ritual object against a bright white background, shot from below. A long curved copper and silver handle rises diagonally from a square copper base with a decorative ringed knob, wrapped with cords. At the top, a flat copper plate with a carved trefoil-like outline holds a bundle of red and orange cloth, with a thin curved blade-like element crossing it. No people are visible; the object appears to be a ceremonial implement, possibly a ritual staff or lamp stand.2013-07-24A tall ornate copper-toned flagstaff with a pointed finial topped by a bundle of straw-like tufts, rising against a plain white sky. A bright red flag streams sideways from a cord along the pole, with orange cords running down its length. Small bells hang from the tiered carved sections, and the base rests on a square platform with a decorated bronze-like capital. This is a dwajarohanam flagpole with no people visible.2010-01-02 +1 copiesLooking up at a tall ornate metal pole against a white sky. The pole has a decorated copper-toned finial with repeated rope-like banding and a circular medallion with embossed relief figures on a square mounting plate. Attached to the upper end is a flat copper-brown plate with scalloped edges, and a bundle of orange saffron cloth is tied to the pole with a cord hanging down. A curved metal hook or bracket curves across the mount. No people are visible.2013-09-11A tall ornate wooden and stone pillar. Its carved column supports a tiered wooden structure with projecting arms, from which small bells hang. Two bundled feathered or fibrous tufts sit at the top, and a red cloth or flag and a cord hang from the lower arm. No people are visible; the view is taken from below, looking upward.2007-10-08January 11 20162016-01-11July 24 20132013-07-24September 09 20142014-09-09