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Low-angle photograph of a tall, slender wooden or copper-clad pole rising against a pale blue sky, with a bright sun glowing behind its top. At the summit sits an ornate decorated head with a dark cloth or pennant hanging from it, and a rope runs down along the pole. To the right, the edge of a white metal roof structure with steel framing is visible. No people are present, and there is no visible a person candidate.

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Low-angle photograph of a tall wooden pillar or ratha-style column topped by an ornate carved canopy glowing orange against a bright sky, with the sun haloed behind it. A red-and-white flag with a tuft hangs from a rope beside the pillar, and a building roof edge with a finial is at right. No people are visible.2016-03-01 +1 copiesMarch 01 20162016-03-01Photograph looking up at a tall copper flagstaff against a clear blue sky, with a building's eave at the left edge. The copper pole is wrapped in bands of rope-like rings and topped by a carved wooden or copper crown-like capital with a small cloth banner or flag hanging from it, showing a faded emblem. Ropes run down along the pole, used for hoisting the flag. No people are visible. This relates to the dwajarohanam flag-hoisting ceremony that begins a Brahmotsavam at a temple.2016-01-11A tall tapering wooden or pillar-like post rises against a pale blue sky, topped with a dark crowned or lamp-like finial glowing orange at its tip. A dark sloped roof with exposed structural trusses sits below it at the lower right, with a small finial on its ridge. Palm fronds frame the left edge. The scene is backlit and silhouetted, with no people visible.2017-01-01September 09 20142014-09-09November 22 20132013-11-22 +2 copiesMarch 01 20162016-03-01Low-angle photograph looking up at a tall copper flagstaff or dhvaja stambha rising against a grey overcast sky. Thick copper bands wrap the pole, and at the top sits an ornate dark-metal finial draped with a red-and-white cloth and a red rope running down the mast. A dark roof edge runs along the left of the frame and a palm frond appears at the right. No people are visible.2010-10-07Low-angle photograph of a tall copper dwajastambha flagstaff rising against a clear blue sky at a temple. The copper pole has ringed bands and a carved capital at top, from which a pink-beige flag hangs, decorated with a white and yellow flower garland. Ropes run down from the flag. A building edge with a dark gutter is visible at the left edge. No people are visible in the frame.2016-01-11March 01 20162016-03-01 +1 copiesMarch 01 20162016-03-01 +1 copiesMarch 10 20132013-03-10