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Night photograph of a tall copper ritual standard or pillar against a dark blue sky. Near the top, an orange cloth wrapped around a cylindrical copper element is decorated with a band of white flowers and green leaves, with thin strands hanging below. The copper body has repoussé ornamental panels and a sunburst-like disc. No people are visible in the frame.

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July 22 20132013-07-22July 22 20132013-07-22Night photograph looking upward at a tall dark copper or bronze pole topped by an ornate copper bracket. Hanging from the bracket is a bundle wrapped in orange saffron cloth, tied with a white flower garland and a rope, with long dried grass stalks tucked in beside it. The background is a dark navy night sky. No people are visible. The bundle appears to be a ceremonial offering or ritual object suspended on the pole.2013-07-22Low-angle view looking up at a large copper-coloured ceremonial ornament against a deep blue dusk sky. The carved copper head has a fierce stylised face with a large round eye and toothed jaw, mounted on a square copper plate attached to a cylindrical copper shaft with ring bands. A red cloth drapes over the head with a white flower garland and a small decorative tuft on top. Taut wires run diagonally across the frame. No people are visible.2013-07-22July 22 20132013-07-22July 22 20132013-07-22Night photograph of the upper end of a large ornate metal ratha or chariot structure against a deep blue sky. The copper-coloured, repoussé panel carries a stylised face-like design with round recessed medallions and scalloped edges, a bright orange cloth bundle and white flower garland sit on top, and loose strands of cord and fibre trail from the structure. Warm lights glint off the metal, and a boxed mechanical framework with wheels and rigging is visible at right. No people are visible.2013-07-22A photograph looking up at an ornate copper flagstaff, or dhwaja stambha, against a pale blue sky. The copper pole has embossed bands and a square base, with a copper pennant-like finial above. Yellow marigold garlands and red and white flowers are tied near the top, with a white rope or cloth running down from the flag. Green leaves and a sugarcane-like stalk appear at the left edge. No people are visible. This shows the flag raising for the Nithyanandeshwara Brahmotsavam festival.2014-11-26November 26 20142014-11-26A copper dhwaja stambha (flagstaff) rises against a clear blue sky, topped by a dark wooden carved platform decorated with white and red flower garlands and a dried grass tuft. An orange flag is being raised on the pole, with a white cloth hanging from it and ropes running down the staff. The copper pole has ornate chased bands and a decorative capital. No people are visible in the frame.2013-12-18A photograph looking steeply upward at a tall, ornate copper-coloured pole against a dark blue night sky. The pole has a decorated finial with scrolled, carved metalwork and a flat plate at the top. A red flag with a blue emblem hangs from the pole, and thin ropes run alongside it. A white metal structure edges the left side of the frame. No people are visible.2013-07-22Close outdoor photograph of a tall copper dhwajastambha flagstaff against a clear blue sky during a dhwajarohanam. The copper pole has ornately carved bands and a tiered wooden crown with two copper finials, draped with white and red flower garlands and dry grass tassels. An orange and white flag is being raised up the mast on a rope. No people are visible in the frame.2013-12-18