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Photograph of a large copper kalasha-style finial or pinnacle being installed on a temple structure under a scaffold of bare wooden poles and bamboo. Two men work on the scaffold: one in a teal shirt and loincloth reaches up to steady the copper column, the other in a checked shirt and plaid lungi stands at right, gesturing with one hand. The copper pillar has tiered ornamental bands, a carved lotus-like base and gold-coloured vertical fittings. Plastic water containers sit in the foreground and a blue sky shows above. No a person is visible.

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Looking up from below at a tall copper column. Two workers in shirts and cloths stand at its base, one on the left in dark clothes and a cap, the other on the right in a green checked shirt, both grasping the column and a bamboo scaffold lashed with rope. Thick bamboo poles surround the copper pillar against a clear blue sky.2006-12-22Looking upward at a tall copper kalasha-style pillar or flagstaff rising from an ornate metal base decorated with floral and figural relief. Bamboo poles tied with rope surround and support the copper column against a clear pale blue sky. Two men stand at the base: one on the right wears a light checked shirt, a dark cloth wrapped on his head, and holds the column; another on the left in a dark shirt reaches toward the base.2006-12-22December 22 20062006-12-22A young man in a brown t-shirt and checked lungi sits on a concrete plinth beside a large polished copper kalasha-shaped vessel with embossed floral bands. Wooden scaffolding poles and lashed timber rails frame the scene, with coconut palms and a clear blue sky behind. A small red-and-white tin sits at his feet on the concrete base, and a white pillar rises beside the scaffolding. The setting suggests construction or installation work at an outdoor site.2006-12-19Outdoor photo of a bamboo scaffold wrapped around a tall copper-coloured kalasha pillar being raised at a temple site beside a grey stone Nandi bull. A bare-chested man in white dhoti grips a long wooden pole while another in a white dhoti and a man in a white vest stand near the base; a man in checked shirt stands at right. At right, a figure in an orange-saffron robe and long dark hair, appearing to be a sannyasi, steadies the pole with both hands. Palm trees and tall trees surround the site under a cloudy sky; a few people sit on the scaffolding. Sand, bricks and debris lie on the ground.2006-12-22December 22 20062006-12-22Outdoor temple construction scene: a tall copper-clad flagstaff or kodimaram-like pillar stands inside a bamboo scaffold frame in sandy ground with coconut palms behind. A grey stone nandi bull sits on a stepped granite base beside it. Four men work together: a bare-chested man in a white dhoti leans on a long dark pole, a man in a yellow dhoti holds the pole, a man in a white vest and white dhoti stands behind, and on the right a man in an orange saffron dhoti and shawl grips the pole. Other figures are visible in the background near the scaffold. Offering items and cloth lie on sacks in front, with a brass plate on the ground.2006-12-22December 22 20062006-12-22December 22 20062006-12-22December 22 20062006-12-22December 22 20062006-12-22December 22 20062006-12-22