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A 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.

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August 20 20142014-08-20August 20 20142014-08-20 +1 copiesAugust 20 20142014-08-20 +1 copiesApril 10 20162016-04-10Low-angle outdoor photo of a tall copper-coloured ceremonial pole rising against an overcast sky, its lower section wrapped in straw-like bundles and garlands of white and orange flowers. A single person in a red garment with a beaded necklace and orange flower garlands stands below, pulling on ropes attached to the pole. Coconut palms and a canopy edge frame the scene.2016-08-27Looking 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.2016-04-10August 20 20132013-08-20January 01 20172017-01-01Outdoors under a pale evening sky, a tall copper-colored flagstaff or dhwaja stambham rises diagonally from the left, its banded shaft decorated near the base with green leaves and white flower garlands. A rope runs up from the staff. A man in a dark tunic with an orange-and-yellow marigold garland holds the rope and looks upward, while a second man in a dark shirt stands at the right edge in profile. Tall coconut palms and a glimpse of a roofed pavilion frame the scene.2016-10-03August 27 20162016-08-27Upward view under bright sunlight of a tall, cylindrical wooden pole banded in white and red, topped with a small carved finial, wrapped with white jasmine garlands and green leaves near its base. A thin rope runs from the pole's top down to a bare arm reaching up from the right edge, where a person in an orange-red garment with gold-toned ornamental trim holds it. A corrugated metal roof edge is visible at the left. The scene suggests a ritual raising of a ceremonial pole; no clear deity form or name is visible.2014-08-20 +1 copiesJanuary 01 20172017-01-01