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Looking up at a tall, tapering copper flagstaff or dhvajastambha topped with a decorative finial, its base wrapped in green leaves and grass and draped with white and red flower garlands. A single person in a rust-orange garment and a layered pink-and-white flower garland stands at the right, gripping the ropes that raise the pole, with a coconut palm and bright sky behind.

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Low-angle outdoor photo of a very tall copper-coloured ritual flagstaff rising against a pale sky. Its base is a carved ornate pedestal draped with white and red flower garlands and topped by a bundle of green leaves and grass. Ropes run up the pole to its finial. At right, a person in a saffron-orange garment wears a long pink-and-red flower garland and stands at the ropes, pulling them upward. Palm fronds and a covered roof edge frame the top left and right corners.2015-02-23A tall copper dhwaja stambha, a flagstaff ringed with copper bands, rises against a bright sky beneath a corrugated roof edge. Its base is wrapped with white and red flower garlands and green leaves, with a reddish-gold ornamental shrine-like pedestal. A priest in a rust-coloured dhoti and a long coral-and-white flower garland stands at right, both arms raised, hauling on ropes that run up the pole toward a small flag or cloth at the top. Palm fronds appear at the right edge.2015-02-23Low-angle photo of a tall copper-coloured ceremonial pole topped with a carved finial, its lower base a carved wooden or copper shrine-like form wrapped in white and red flower garlands and green leaves. Beside it, a man in an orange-red dhoti or cloth stands at the right edge, holding a rope that runs up to the pole, wearing a pink flower garland, beaded necklaces and armlets. Palm fronds and a bright sky surround the scene, with a sheltered roof edge at the upper left.2015-02-23Low-angle photo of a tall copper ceremonial pole topped with a small carved finial, rising against a pale blue sky. Its base is a carved wooden or stone pedestal wrapped in white and red flower garlands, with green leaves and grass tied at its midpoint. A man in a red-orange dhoti and wrap, wearing layered flower garlands and gold-toned ornaments, stands at right pulling a rope that runs up toward the pole top. A palm tree and a corrugated roof edge frame the top left and right of the view.2015-02-23February 23 20152015-02-23 +1 copiesFebruary 23 20152015-02-23February 23 20152015-02-23February 23 20152015-02-23Photograph looking upward at a tall, slender copper flagstaff topped with a carved finial, its lower shrine-like base wrapped in green leaves, grass and white and red flower garlands. A man in a red-orange robe with a rudraksha mala and a pink-and-white flower garland stands at right, pulling a rope attached to the pole under a bright sky with a palm tree behind him. The scene suggests a ritual raising of a ceremonial pole.2015-02-23Low-angle outdoor photo of a tall, slender copper-coloured ceremonial flagstaff or dhvaja stambha rising against a pale blue sky, its top ornamented with a carved finial. The lower base is a carved wooden or copper shrine-like structure wrapped with white and red flower garlands and a wreath of green leaves and grass. On the right, a man in saffron-orange clothing stands wearing a long red-and-white flower garland and several beaded necklaces, pulling on ropes that run up beside the pole. A palm tree and a corrugated roof edge frame the top left. A small purple logo appears in the upper right corner.2015-02-23February 23 20152015-02-23February 23 20152015-02-23