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October 18 2010

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A tall, dark wooden dhwajastambha flagpole rises toward a cloudy blue sky, its carved column wrapped in red cords and topped with a small ornate finial and a red-and-blue flag. At the lower right, a figure in a red-orange robe and rudraksha-style beaded necklace reaches up and pulls the red ropes that raise the flag, with a palm tree behind them. A tiled overhang edges the upper left of the frame.2010-10-18October 18 20102010-10-18 +1 copiesApril 10 20162016-04-10August 20 20142014-08-20Low-angle photograph of a tall copper-clad ritual flagstaff or dhvaja stambha rising against a heavy grey overcast sky, with a coconut palm on the right and a dark roof edge on the left. A bare-chested man with a reddish-brown cloth around his waist stands at the base, pulling a rope that runs up the pole; the base is wrapped in dry palm-leaf fronds and a green garland. The pole tapers upward to a small ornate finial at the top.2016-08-27A tall copper flagpole rises against a bright blue sky, wrapped in copper bands and topped with a red-orange finial. Its base is decorated with white and yellow marigold garlands. A palm tree stands at right. A man in an orange robe, arms raised, pulls orange ropes to hoist the flag up the pole, a flag-hoisting ceremony at an ashram event.2010-02-12Tall copper flagstaff rises against a pale blue sky with scattered clouds, topped by a carved finial with a red and white flag. Coconut palm fronds fill the right side. Near the base, a standing man in orange robes and a white and orange flower garland pulls the orange rope that runs up the pole, raising the flag. Ornately carved wooden base is decorated with marigold and white flower garlands.2010-02-12January 02 20102010-01-02 +1 copiesApril 10 20162016-04-10Low-angle photo of a tall copper flagstaff with spiral ridges rising against a bright blue sky, topped by a small ornate finial with an orange cloth. Its base is decorated with white and orange marigold garlands. A figure in an orange robe stands at right beside a coconut palm, holding an orange rope that runs up to the flagstaff, with a garland and beaded necklace visible at the chest. Wispy white clouds fill the sky.2010-02-12August 27 20162016-08-27April 14 20132013-04-14