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Photograph taken from below of a tall copper-clad ritual pole rising from a wooden base decorated with white jasmine garlands with red flowers, green leaves and dried grass. A man with a full dark beard, wearing a rust-red robe and a rudraksha mala, stands at the base, one hand holding a rust-red cloth that hangs from the pole. A white cloth and a red-and-white banner are being raised on a rope at the top, and a palm tree is visible behind. One person is physically present, and the appearance is uncertain for a person, so the figure is labelled only as a man in red robes.

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January 01 20172017-01-01January 01 20172017-01-01Photograph looking up at a tall copper-banded pole topped with a small ornate finial and an orange-and-white flag, mounted on a decorated wooden structure wrapped in white and orange flower garlands and green leaves. A man in a dark reddish cloth and flower garlands pulls a rope to raise or steady the pole. Coconut palms and a clear blue sky are behind it.2017-01-01Upward-angled photo of a tall copper flagstaff with ringed bands rising from a carved wooden base decorated with white jasmine garlands, red flowers and green leaves, with palm fronds at the top. A pinkish-orange and white cloth flag streams from the top and a second red-orange banner hangs from the pole. In the lower centre, a bearded man with long dark hair, wearing a red-orange robe and a rudraksha mala with garlands, sits beside the base under the bright sky, while a second person in red-orange cloth stands near the flag rope on the right.2017-01-01Photograph taken from below of a man in a maroon-red robe and a long garland of white jasmine and red roses draped over his shoulders, with a dark rudraksha mala around his neck. He has a trimmed beard, a vertical mark on his forehead, and long dark hair, and holds green leaves and a bundle of grain stalks while a hand on the left holds a copper vessel. Behind him rises a tall copper pillar wrapped with a white cloth and topped with a red and orange flag, under a pale sky. A woven basket and a white cloth sit at the lower left. a person, given the long hair, rudraksha mala and garlands, though the appearance is only partly visible.2017-01-01Low-angle photo of a tall, ornate copper-and-wood pillar wrapped with white and red flower garlands, topped with a small figure, rising under an overcast sky with palm fronds behind. In the foreground a woman in a rust-orange sari with a red-and-white flower garland and gold bangles holds a rope tied to the pillar. At right, a man in an orange cloth and white dhoti pulls on a rope, raising the pillar.2016-04-10October 03 20162016-10-03January 01 20172017-01-01Photograph from below of a tall copper flagpole, or dhvaja stambha, rising against a clear blue sky. Its banded copper shaft is topped by an ornate finial and a small orange-red flag, and it is tied with taut guy ropes. The base is a carved wooden structure draped with a white flower garland with red accents, green leafy foliage and dried grass. A man with bare upper body and a red-and-white garland around his neck pulls on the rope with both hands at the right edge of the frame. Coconut palm fronds are visible behind the pole.2017-01-01 +4 copiesOutdoor flag-hoisting ceremony beneath a tall copper-clad flagstaff wrapped with decorative bands and garlanded with white and red flowers at its base. A man in orange robes and a long rudraksha-style gold bead necklace pulls a rope that raises a white cloth banner, with a red streamer above and string pennants strung between poles. Palm trees and a blue sky with clouds frame the scene, and several other people in white stand partly visible at the lower right.2007-12-23Low-angle photograph of a tall copper flagstaff (dhwajasthambha) rising from an ornate carved bronze-coloured base decorated with white and yellow marigold garlands and a palm-frond wrap. A red and gold flag is attached at the top. A man in red-brown ritual dress with a red and yellow garland and gold necklace stands beside the pole pulling its rope, and coconut palms and trees surround the courtyard under an overcast sky.2016-08-27A photograph taken from below of a tall copper-banded ceremonial pole or dhwaja topped with an orange and white flag, set atop a carved stone base decorated with white jasmine garlands and green leaves. Beside it, a bearded man in a rust-red robe with a rudraksha-style mala stands with one arm raised, gripping the pole area. Behind him a second figure in dark clothing is partly visible. A tall coconut palm and clear blue sky fill the background.2017-01-01 +1 copies