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A tall copper-coloured pole, banded with raised rings, rises against a pale sky. A saffron-orange cloth is tied around the pole with golden cord and chain, and a coconut palm frond with a hanging orange streamer and a wrapped palm trunk stands beside it. No people are visible.

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December 10 20112011-12-10 +1 copiesClose upward view of a polished copper or brass pole with repeated decorative rope-pattern bands around its shaft. Near the top, a bundle of red and black fabric is tied with a gold cord to a wooden stick, hanging from the pole against a bright white sky. A thin gold cord runs diagonally at the top right. No people are visible.2013-07-24December 23 20082008-12-23 +1 copiesFebruary 23 20152015-02-23August 23 20112011-08-23A man in orange-saffron cloth, bare-chested with a shawl draped over his shoulder, pulls a rope to raise a tall copper ritual pillar topped with a red-tipped finial. The pillar is decorated with rings and a small seated figure carved near its base. Coconut palms and a metal-roofed shelter frame the scene under a pale sky, and a few hands and a phone are visible at the lower edge. a person cues are the long swept-back hair and saffron shawl, but the face is turned away and appearance alone is uncertain.2013-02-28A tall copper-coloured ceremonial pole rises against an overcast white sky, topped with a wooden platform holding a red-draped object. Green coconut palm fronds appear at the lower part of the frame. No people are visible in the scene.2007-09-24Looking upward at a tall, polished copper flagpole with ringed bands, topped by a carved orange finial with a fringe of yellow and pink flower garlands. A white flag with drawn figures in red and black hangs from the top, held by ropes and a trailing white banner. Bright pale sky and a metal structure at the top edge. No people are visible in the frame.2015-04-21October 05 20142014-10-05A tall wooden ritual flagstaff with a carved, ringed shaft rises against a bright sky, its top decorated with a carved finial and a small cloth flag. Its base is wrapped with green leaves and grass and draped with white and red flower garlands. A single person in saffron-orange clothing and a matching orange-red garland stands at right, pulling a rope that raises the flag, with a coconut palm behind and a roof edge at top left. The photograph is taken from below, looking up.2015-02-23A tall copper dhwaja stambha (flagstaff) rises against a bright blue sky, its ribbed shaft decorated at the base with a carved copper-clad shrine-like platform, white and red flower garlands, and a fringe of green leaves and grass. A man in orange-red dhoti and shawl stands at right, wearing a long white-and-red flower garland and beaded necklaces with gold-toned ornaments, gripping a rope that runs up to the top of the pole. A palm tree and a covered walkway edge the frame. Ritual flagpole raising, possibly for a temple festival.2015-02-23A tall, slender ceremonial flagstaff rises against a clear blue sky above palm fronds. Near its top is an ornate orange-gold finial with a tuft of fibre, atop a square metal bracket and a bulbous copper-toned base. The pole is banded with bright red-brown rings and wrapped with strips, and a saffron-orange pennant with a white emblem hangs from a rope beside it. Thin guy wires run toward the top. No people are visible.2008-12-23