Photograph looking upward at a tall ornate wooden dwajastambha flagstaff against a pale blue sky. The top is crowned with a carved, gilded head-like finial decorated with yellow marigold garlands and white feathery plumes. A red-and-white cloth flag flutters from the mast, held by a white rope running down the pole. The pole is banded with gold-toned metal ornamentation. No people are visible. - Nithyanandapedia

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Photograph looking upward at a tall ornate wooden dwajastambha flagstaff against a pale blue sky. The top is crowned with a carved, gilded head-like finial decorated with yellow marigold garlands and white feathery plumes. A red-and-white cloth flag flutters from the mast, held by a white rope running down the pole. The pole is banded with gold-toned metal ornamentation. No people are visible.

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