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Photograph looking up at a tall copper kalasha-topped finial on a temple tower against a pale blue sky with clouds. The copper shaft has ringed bands and a decorative crown with orange cloth draped near the top, held by ropes. Marigold and red flower garlands hang on the base. In the lower right, a coconut palm frames the view. In the foreground a man in an orange shirt with an orange shawl looks up at the finial, and a second person in orange stands partly visible at the bottom edge.

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A tall copper dhwajastambha flagpole rises against a pale cloudy sky, its ringed copper shaft topped by a carved finial and an orange flag wrapped around it. Its base is decorated with white and yellow marigold garlands. A person in orange ochre robes stands at the lower right beside coconut palms, holding a rope that runs up toward the flag, apparently raising or hoisting the flagpole during the dwajarohanam ceremony at a temple.2009-07-08A photograph looking up at a tall copper flagstaff, banded with twisted copper rings and topped with a small finial, rising from a base decorated with yellow and orange marigold garlands and a relief panel of a tree. A priest in an orange-saffron dhoti and shawl, with a rudraksha mala around his neck and a shaved head, stands at right pulling on a rope to hoist an orange flag at the top of the pole. Blue sky and palm fronds are behind the pole.2011-03-05March 05 20112011-03-05 +1 copiesJuly 08 20092009-07-08July 08 20092009-07-08A tall copper flagstaff, wrapped in spiral copper bands and topped with a small copper finial and orange cloth, rises against a clear blue sky beside coconut palms. At its base, a stone plinth is garlanded with yellow and orange marigold strands. A standing man in orange robes and a white garland hauls on a long white rope to raise the flag. Beside him, a second person in orange robes with beaded necklaces stands near a red umbrella.2008-12-23December 23 20082008-12-23A tall, slender copper-toned flagpole rises against a clear blue sky, its shaft wrapped with twisted bands and topped by a small carved finial with a saffron-orange flag fluttering from it. The pole's base is decorated with garlands of yellow and maroon flowers and carved panels, one showing a tree motif. A lone person in an orange-saffron robe with a dark rudraksha-style mala around the neck stands at the right, both arms raised as they pull on a rope that runs up to the flag. Palm fronds frame the scene at the lower right, and a canopy edge appears at the top of the frame.2011-03-05A tall copper dwajastambha flagstaff rises against a pale cloudy sky, topped by a carved orange-painted finial, its base wrapped in marigold and white flower garlands. A single person in a long orange-red robe stands at the right, pulling a rope that runs up the pole, beside coconut palms. A carved stone figure stands partly visible near the base. This is the raising of a temple flagstaff.2009-07-08A tall, slender copper-toned flagstaff rises from a base wrapped with yellow and maroon marigold garlands and carved with a tree-motif panel. A single saffron-orange flag is tied near the top. One person in an orange robe with a rudraksha mala stands at the lower right, pulling on the ropes that raise the flag, with arms raised overhead. A palm tree and clear blue sky are behind, and a roof edge is visible at the top of the frame.2011-03-05Low-angle photo of a tall, polished metal flagstaff with a carved ornate base and a decorated finial at the top, from which a small saffron-orange flag flutters against a clear blue sky. Two taut guy ropes run diagonally up to the staff. In the lower left, a man in an orange short-sleeved shirt stands with his head bowed, partly cut off by the frame, and his arm extends toward the pole, apparently handling the rope during the flag hoisting. A white building edge is visible at the lower right.2008-09-30Photograph of a flag-hoisting ceremony at a Brahmotsava celebration. A tall copper-coloured ceremonial flagstaff, wrapped in spiral bands and topped with an ornate finial, rises against a bright blue sky beside coconut palms. At its base sits a carved stone pedestal draped with marigold and yellow garlands. A man in orange robes and a white garland pulls the rope that hoists the flag. Behind him, two more people in orange robes stand, one holding a brass offering plate, with beaded necklaces visible. Sunlight flares at the upper right.2008-12-23