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A tall brown wooden pole rises against a pale sky, crowned with many small colourful pinwheels fixed on thin red rods. The pinwheels are striped in green, white, red, yellow and black, backlit by bright sunlight that shines through the spinning vanes near the top. No people are visible; the image shows only the decorated pole and its pinwheels.

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January 17 20072007-01-17Outdoor photo of a tall decorative tree-like structure with a straw-wrapped trunk and many spinning pinwheels of red, white and green paper attached on branch rods against a hazy grey sky. Power lines and poles run across the top, and a wooden lookout tower stands at right beside a tarpaulin-covered tent. Several small figures in colourful clothing walk on the dusty ground near the base, and a tractor-trailer is visible at lower left.2013-02-05A large decorative tree-like structure with a straw-wrapped trunk supports many circular wheels of red, yellow, green and white paper or plastic pinwheel-style fans, forming a dense canopy against a pale blue sky. No people or a person are visible in the frame.A photograph of a procession at the Kumbh Mela with tall bamboo poles topped by clusters of red, pink, yellow and multicoloured paper pinwheels. Several poles stand upright with garlands of pink and green artificial flowers hung from crossbars. In the foreground a boy in a red-and-blue checked shirt walks beside a woman in a deep red sari, and a person in orange robes stands behind the poles. Out of focus figures in orange and saffron clothing move through the crowd. No clearly identifiable a person appearance is visible.Looking up at a tall, slender pole or flagstaff against a pale overcast sky, topped with a carved wooden crossbar and a wooden plaque with an ornate circular carved medallion. Red and orange cloth banners hang from the pole, with green leaves tied near the top and rope lines running diagonally to the frame's edges. Partial carved wooden shapes appear at the left edge. The pole appears to be a dwajarohanam flagpole raising, with no people visible in the frame.2013-03-11March 11 20132013-03-11January 01 20172017-01-01April 21 20152015-04-21Photo taken from below of a tall copper-clad ceremonial flagstaff topped with an orange and yellow banner, rising against a clear blue sky beside a coconut palm. The lower base of the staff is wrapped with white and red-tipped garland strands, palm fronds and grass tufts. In the lower right, a bearded man with long dark hair, wearing a rust-orange cloth and a long white garland with red flowers, raises one arm high toward the staff, while another man in a dark garment stands behind him with his arm raised. The scene suggests a festival flag-raising procession with a palanquin-like wooden base.2017-01-01A tall, slender wooden flagstaff wrapped in spiral bands of white and gold-tinged cloth rises against a clear blue sky, topped by a small carved finial and a bright orange-saffron flag fluttering from a cross-piece. Taut ropes run up beside the pole, and green palm fronds are visible at the lower edge. The photo was taken from below, looking upward, during a flag-hoisting ceremony at a Brahmotsava celebration. No people are visible in the frame.2008-12-23 +1 copiesDecember 29 20092009-12-29October 15 20062006-10-15