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Low-angle photo of a tall, tapering copper pole topped with a copper finial, raised outdoors under a clear blue sky. A small deity figure in a shrine-like niche sits near its base, wrapped in white and red flower garlands, with dried grass and green leaves tied around it. Two thin ropes rise along the pole. At right, several shaven-headed men in orange-red garments and beaded necks hold brass plates and vessels, one wearing a red-and-orange garland. A metal roof edge and palm fronds appear at the edges.

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A tall copper dhvaja stambha, a ceremonial flagpole with ringed copper segments and a flag at its top, rises against a clear blue sky beneath a corrugated roof edge. Its base is wrapped with green leaves, grain stalks, white and red flower garlands, and a small deity murti in a niche. In the lower right, three shaved-headed priests in saffron-orange dhotis and shawls hold silver plates and vessels, one offering flower garlands. Palm fronds appear at the right edge.2015-02-23February 23 20152015-02-23February 23 20152015-02-23February 23 20152015-02-23February 23 20152015-02-23A tall copper-clad ritual flagstaff, ringed with decorative bands and topped by a carved finial, rises against a bright blue sky under an open roof edge with a metal frame. Green leaves and grass bundles are tied at its base over a carved stone pedestal, and yellow and white flower garlands hang beside it. A man in a reddish-orange dhoti and shawl, wearing layered red, white and yellow flower garlands, a tilak on his forehead and beaded bangles, holds the pulling rope and steadies the staff as it is raised.2015-02-23February 23 20152015-02-23February 28 20132013-02-28September 26 20162016-09-26March 01 20162016-03-01 +1 copiesSeptember 26 20162016-09-26Upward view of a tall, ribbed copper column topped with a copper finial and hanging bell, rising from a decorated base at a temple-like shrine. A bundle of grass and leaves is tied at the base, with a yellow marigold garland and a white-wrapped bundle hanging from a rope near the column. A bare-chested man in a saffron-orange dhoti and a red-coral garland, wearing beaded bangles, stretches his arm toward the base. A small deity murti sits at the base flanked by garlands of white and red flowers. Blue sky and a palm frond are visible at the right.2015-02-23