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Low-angle outdoor photograph of a tall copper flagstaff (dhvaja stambha) rising against a cloudy sky, with a red-and-gold flag at its top and a bound thatch-like wrap and marigold garlands with leaves around its carved stone base. A person in a dark red-maroon robe with a red-and-yellow marigold garland and a rudraksha-style neck mala grips a rope attached to the pole and pulls it upward. A coconut palm and trees frame the right side.

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August 27 20162016-08-27A tall copper dhvajastambha flagstaff rises from an ornate bronze-coloured base decorated with white jasmine garlands and green leaves, a yellow and red cloth at its top. A bearded man in a dark reddish-brown robe and a yellow-red-white marigold garland pulls a rope to raise the flag, with coconut palms and trees behind. Other figures stand in the background near an orange umbrella. a person: long hair and a wrap-style robe with a marigold garland and ceremonial necklaces. Festival flagpole raising.2016-10-03 +2 copiesOctober 03 20162016-10-03October 03 20162016-10-03Low-angle photograph of a tall, ornate copper dhvajastambha-style flagpole rising against a pale sky, its base carved and decorated with flower garlands and leafy greenery near the top. A bearded man in a reddish-brown robe and a red-and-yellow marigold garland stands beside it, pulling a rope that runs up the pole, a ritual act of raising the flag. Coconut palms and trees frame the scene, and a partly visible person's hands are raised in namaskar at the right edge. Ceremonial raising of a flagstaff at an outdoor temple-style site.2016-10-03 +1 copiesOctober 03 20162016-10-03October 03 20162016-10-03Photograph taken from below of a tall copper dhwajasthambha or flagstaff rising against a pale evening sky under a tin roof edge. The mast is wrapped in rings and topped with a small finial and red-and-yellow cloth. Its base is a carved wooden or metal pedestal draped with white jasmine garlands, green leaves and a bundle of straw. A man in a dark robe wears a red-and-yellow marigold garland and a beaded necklace, and raises his arm to pull a rope that hoists the pole. Palm trees and leafy trees frame the right and left edges.2016-10-03October 03 20162016-10-03 +1 copiesOctober 03 20162016-10-03October 03 20162016-10-03October 03 20162016-10-03