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Looking up at a tall, slender copper-coloured ritual flagstaff or kodimaram with bands of ornamental rings and a decorated finial at its top, rising against a pale blue sky with clouds. A rope or cord is held taut from the pole by a person at right, whose arm and hand grip the line near palm fronds. Part of a dark tiled or corrugated roof edge and a light fixture appear at upper left. The raised pole suggests a festival or temple ritual, though no specific event is shown.

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April 10 20162016-04-10August 27 20162016-08-27A tall copper ceremonial pole rises diagonally against a pale sky, with a tuft of green leaves and grass near its base and rings of metal banding along its length. A person in the lower right, wearing red and gold garlands and a red-and-blue canopy or umbrella behind them, pulls on a rope attached to the pole. Palm fronds appear at the right edge and a corner of a shelter roof at upper left.2013-08-20August 20 20142014-08-20September 26 20162016-09-26Photograph looking up at a tall copper ceremonial pole, wrapped in rings and decorated near its base with straw bundles and marigold garlands, rising toward a grey cloudy sky beside a palm tree and a corrugated roof edge. A bare-chested man in a dhoti with a wrap and beaded garlands stands at the base, gripping a rope that runs up the pole, appearing to hoist or raise it. The scene suggests a ritual flagpole raising. No readable event or a person identification is visible in the image itself.2016-08-27A tall, dark wooden dhwajastambha flagpole rises toward a cloudy blue sky, its carved column wrapped in red cords and topped with a small ornate finial and a red-and-blue flag. At the lower right, a figure in a red-orange robe and rudraksha-style beaded necklace reaches up and pulls the red ropes that raise the flag, with a palm tree behind them. A tiled overhang edges the upper left of the frame.2010-10-18 +1 copiesLow-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.2017-01-01A tall ornate wooden ratha-style pole or chariot mast rises against a cloudy sky, decorated with white flower garlands wrapped around its base and a white flag at the top. Silhouetted at the bottom right, a man in dark ceremonial dress raises his arm and grips a rope tied to the mast, apparently hoisting it. Palm fronds frame the lower edges of the image. The scene suggests a festival or temple procession preparation, though the figure's face and clothing are too dark to make out.2016-04-10January 11 20162016-01-11Low-angle photograph of a tall copper-clad ritual flagstaff or dhvaja stambha rising against a heavy grey overcast sky, with a coconut palm on the right and a dark roof edge on the left. A bare-chested man with a reddish-brown cloth around his waist stands at the base, pulling a rope that runs up the pole; the base is wrapped in dry palm-leaf fronds and a green garland. The pole tapers upward to a small ornate finial at the top.2016-08-27October 03 20162016-10-03