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Low-angle photo of a tall, slender copper-toned ceremonial pole, wrapped in decorative rope bands and topped with a small carved figure and flower garland, rising against pale blue sky with palm fronds below. Hanging from the lower left are white and red flower garlands. A man in a rust-red robe and a beaded necklace stands on the right, arms raised, hauling on two long ropes attached to the pole's top. A tiled roof edge frames the top of the image.

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November 22 20132013-11-22November 22 20132013-11-22A tall copper flagstaff, decorated with bands of rope-like ridges, rises diagonally from the lower left toward a small finial at the top. White and red flower garlands hang from its base. A bare-shouldered man in an orange-red cloth, with a beaded necklace, stands at right with both arms raised, pulling a long rope that runs up to the top of the staff. Coconut palm fronds and a pale sky fill the background. The scene appears to be a flag-hoisting moment at an outdoor ceremony.2013-11-22A tall, slender copper-coloured flagstaff or dhwaja stambha rises diagonally against a pale blue sky, its shaft wrapped with bands of rope-like moulding and draped with a white and red flower garland near the base. A small deity figure or finial sits atop the staff, with a green leaf or cloth tied near it. A single man in a rust-red or maroon dhoti-style garment and a beaded rudraksha-like mala around his neck stands at the lower right, reaching upward with both arms and pulling a long rope attached to the pole. Coconut palm fronds are visible behind him, and the bright sun glares at the upper right. One physical person is present.2013-11-22November 22 20132013-11-22November 22 20132013-11-22 +1 copiesA tall copper-clad temple flagstaff, banded with decorative rings and topped by a small carved finial with a green garland, rises against a clear pale sky. A person in an orange-red cloth wrap and a beaded mala necklace stands below, both arms raised and pulling ropes attached to the pole, which is draped with red and white flower garlands at its base. A palm tree and bright sunlight fill the background.2013-11-22November 22 20132013-11-22November 22 20132013-11-22Photograph taken upward toward a tall copper flagstaff with ringed bands and a wooden base wrapped in red and white flower garlands, topped by an orange flag. A man in a reddish-brown garment and beaded necklace stands at right, both arms raised, pulling two ropes that run up to the flagstaff top. Red flower petals scatter through the bright blue sky, and palm fronds rise behind him under a roofed structure at upper left.2013-11-22Photograph looking up at a tall, tapering wooden flagstaff with carved rings and garlands of white flowers and red garlands hanging on its base, topped by a small box-shaped finial with an orange and red cloth flag. A man in a maroon-red garment and a rudraksha-style beaded necklace stands at the lower right, both arms raised, pulling on ropes attached to the mast. Red flower petals scatter through the air at left against a bright blue sky, with palm fronds below.2013-11-22November 22 20132013-11-22