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Looking up at a tall copper flagpole topped with an ornate copper finial and a decorative metal platform. A saffron-orange flag is tied to the pole, with yellow ropes running up beside it against a pale overcast sky. A smaller copper spire is visible at the lower left. No people are visible in the frame.

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August 23 20112011-08-23July 08 20092009-07-08July 13 20142014-07-13November 16 20152015-11-16September 02 20102010-09-02A tall copper flagstaff or dhvaja stambha rises against a pale blue sky, its shaft wrapped in decorative copper bands and cords. At the top sits a tiered carved wooden or copper crown-like finial with bell-like pendants, a small red cloth hanging from it, and a pointed copper finial on the right side. A thin orange rope runs down the pole, and a partial view of another copper finial and a dark metal structure appears at the right edge. No people are visible.2013-01-12September 08 20152015-09-08Photograph looking up at a tall, copper-clad ritual pole rising from an ornately carved wooden base wrapped with yellow marigold garlands and red flowers. At the top a small red-and-orange figure hangs from the pole's crown, and a rope runs down from it. In the lower right a single person in orange robes and a rudraksha-style bead necklace stands on the ground, arms raised, holding the orange cloth and ropes that lead up to the pole. Palm fronds and a covered roof edge frame the view against a bright sky.2011-08-23Photograph looking up at a tall polished copper dwajastambha (flagpole) with rope-like bands wound around its shaft, topped by a copper capital and a carved wooden-and-metal finial with orange cloth tied to it and dark plumes at the crown. Taut guy wires run up to the top against a pale overcast sky. No people are visible in the frame. The flagpole is the main subject of this temple flag-hoisting setting.2009-07-08June 09 20092009-06-09September 08 20152015-09-08 +1 copiesSeptember 10 20122012-09-10