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A photograph looking up at a tall ornate brass or copper pole topped by a carved wooden bracket with scalloped edges and round brass fittings. A bundle wrapped in red and white cloth with orange cord hangs from the bracket, surrounded by green leaves, and orange ropes run up to the top. The sky behind is pale blue. No people are visible in the frame.

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September 09 20142014-09-09A tall copper dhwaja (flagstaff) rises against a pale blue sky, viewed from below. Its top carries a copper finial with scalloped edges, draped with yellow marigold garlands, green leaves and white flowers. Thick white ropes run down the pole, and the pole is decorated with embossed, ornate copper bands. No people are visible; the scene shows the flag-raising for a festival.2014-11-26October 05 20132013-10-05October 05 20132013-10-05Low-angle view against a dusk-blue sky of a large copper ornamental finial mounted on a copper pole. The copper piece has scalloped, repoussé-style curves and a central round boss, with a red cloth draped over its top and a white flower garland with a small wick or stem at the peak. The pole and a square copper plate behind it show polished, hammered copper bands. No people are visible.2013-07-22A photograph looking upward at a tall polished copper-and-brass pole topped by a dark wooden bracket with carved fretwork and a gilded ornamental cap. A saffron-orange cloth and a green leafy sprig hang from the top, with thin ropes running down the pole. Small flecks drift in the air. No people are visible; the pale blue sky forms the backdrop, with a brass lamp or vessel at the left edge.2013-03-10October 05 20132013-10-05Outdoor photo beside a tall copper kalasha-style pillar topped with green leaves and wheat-like sheaves, its base decorated with marigold and white flower garlands and a carved seated deity murti in a niche. A bare-chested priest in orange-red dhoti and red-orange flower garland raises a bell and a lit lamp toward the pillar under bright sky, with palm trees behind. In the right foreground, a bald man in saffron shawl and rudraksha beads stands in profile, wearing glasses. Coconut palms and a red-roofed structure appear at left, with a few people in the far distance.2015-02-23September 09 20132013-09-09A photograph taken looking upward against a pale blue sky at a tall, ornately carved golden-brown wooden pole topped by a flat, scalloped wooden crossbar with a square base. Green leaves and red and white cloth strips are tied near the top, with thin ropes running down along the pole. No people are visible in the frame.2013-03-10August 20 20142014-08-20 +1 copiesOutdoor evening scene at dusk with a tall copper-and-wood ratha or chariot-like structure topped with a mango-leaf canopy and white flower garlands. A man with bare upper body and a saffron-orange dhoti pulls an orange rope tied to the structure, his right arm raised. He wears a red-and-multicolour beaded mala and a gold necklace, with gold bangles. Palm trees and a dark sky form the background, with a camera and a partially visible bald head at the lower edges.2013-07-22