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Low-angle photo of a tall copper flagstaff (dhvajastambha) wrapped with bands and decorated with strings of small flags and bunting strung out to the sky. A figure in an orange-red robe with long dark hair and a beaded necklace reaches up and ties a red and white flag with green leaves to the top of the pole. Palm fronds appear at the right edge and a carved deity murti is visible on the pole's base, with flower garlands below it.

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December 23 20072007-12-23December 23 20072007-12-23December 23 20082008-12-23Photograph taken from below of a tall polished copper flagstaff with ringed bands, decorated with strings of small coloured flags and a red cloth tied near its base with green leaves. A figure in saffron-orange robes with long dark hair and a beaded mala necklace stands beside it, hand raised near the pole, beneath a blue sky and palm fronds. A person in white clothing holding a metal vessel appears at the right edge. A small gilded deity murti is visible at the pole's base. This looks like a flag-hoisting ritual.2007-12-23A tall copper-clad flagstaff with ornamental bands rises under a blue sky strung with small coloured lights and pennants. A figure in an orange-red robe with long dark hair and rudraksha beads pulls a rope to hoist a white and red cloth flag up the pole. A small shrine-like niche with a seated deity murti garlanded with white flowers is at the base. Coconut palms frame the right side. Two other people are partly visible at the lower right near offering trays.2007-12-23January 11 20162016-01-11December 23 20072007-12-23December 23 20072007-12-23December 23 20082008-12-23A tall copper dhwajastambha flagstaff rises against a pale evening sky, its base wrapped with yellow marigold garlands and a small carved shrine-like base. A person in orange robes and a rudraksha-style necklace hauls on a white rope that raises an orange flag, while a second man in orange stands behind him. Palm trees, strings of orange and yellow flower decorations and a canopy with colourful fringe frame the scene.2010-01-02 +1 copiesDecember 23 20072007-12-23A tall copper dwajastambha, the temple flagstaff, rises against a pale sky with a red flag streaming from its top. A man in an orange cloth wrapped over his head and shoulders, with an orange-and-beaded garland, pulls a long orange rope to raise the pole. Palm fronds, orange flower strings and marigold garlands decorate the base of the pole, and a power line crosses the sky.2010-01-02 +1 copies