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A tall ornate wooden flagstaff with ringed carved bands rises from a carved temple-style base decorated with garlands and flowers, topped by a yellow flag bearing a painted sun, trident and bird motifs. Palm fronds are tied to the pole. A person in red and white ritual clothing with floral garlands reaches up to pull the flag cord, and a bald man in white is visible at the lower right edge. Coconut palms and a metal roof frame the bright, washed-out outdoor scene.

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March 01 20162016-03-01Photograph looking up at a tall wooden flagstaff or dhwaja stambha in a courtyard under a bright sky with palm trees at the left edge. The pole is wrapped in red and white bands and topped with a cluster of orange and red flowers, with a red cloth tied near the top. Its base is a carved stone pedestal decorated with white and yellow flower garlands and green leaves. A bare-bodied figure in a red cloth stands at the left beside the pole, looking up, and a second person is partly visible at the right. A red and gold umbrella stands nearby under a metal roof at the right.2016-03-01 +1 copiesFebruary 23 20152015-02-23 +1 copiesMarch 01 20162016-03-01Low-angle photograph of a tall wooden ritual pole, a dhvaja-style flagstaff wrapped in twisted rope and decorated with a bundle of green leaves and grass at its base, strung with white and yellow marigold garlands and red flowers. A small red-and-gold umbrella and a red flag hang beside it. A person in a red garment stands at the left base, adjusting the pole, while a second figure in dark clothing is partly visible at the right. Blue sky and palm trees surround the scene, with a metal-roofed pavilion at the right edge.2016-03-01March 01 20162016-03-01 +1 copiesFebruary 23 20152015-02-23A tall gleaming copper-gold dhwajastambha (flagstaff) rises from an ornate stone base wrapped with yellow marigold garlands and green leaves, topped with a decorated finial and a saffron pennant. A person in red-orange robes stands at the base reaching up to the pole, while onlookers in white and orange gather beneath a metal-roofed pavilion; a tall palm tree and green trees frame the scene and ceremonial orange-and-red banners with trident emblems stand at left.2012-04-23A tall copper flagstaff, or dhvaja stambha, rises toward a clear blue sky, its ringed shaft wrapped with bands of carved ornament. Its base is draped with green leaves, straw-like grass and garlands of white and red flowers, and a small deity murti stands at the base. A yellow marigold garland with grass hangs from a rope at left beside a metal roof. At lower right, a man in an orange-red dhoti and shawl, wearing a rudraksha-style mala of beads and a flower garland, a vertical tilak on his forehead, holds the rope that raises the pole with one hand. Palm fronds appear at the edges.2015-02-23Photograph looking upward at a tall, copper-coloured ceremonial pole wrapped in rope bands, topped by a dark floral crown-like finial, its base dressed with green palm-leaf fronds, white and yellow marigold garlands and red flowers. Bright sun flares at the top against a clear blue sky. A person in a red garment with a red floral garland stands at the left base, and another figure in red-brown clothing is partly visible at the lower right. A red-and-gold umbrella and a dark red banner hang near the pole, beside a metal-framed roof with a security camera.2016-03-01Photograph of a tall copper dhvaja stambha (flagstaff) rising against a bright pale sky, its wooden-carved base wrapped in white and red flower garlands and topped with green leaves and grass. A red cloth flag flutters at the summit. At right, a person in a rust-orange dress with bangles and a coral-and-green flower garland holds a rope raising the pole. A palm tree and a canopy edge appear at the frame's top left.2015-02-23December 30 20172017-12-30