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A tall copper-coloured ceremonial flagstaff or dhvaja stambha rises diagonally against a bright blue sky, its base carved with architectural panels, wrapped with green leaves and grass at the top and draped with white and red flower garlands. At right, a man in a reddish-orange dhoti and a pink-white flower garland holds the rope that raises the pole, with palm fronds behind him. A sunlit shelter roof edge appears at top left.

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February 23 20152015-02-23Photograph looking upward at a tall, ribbed copper or brass ceremonial pole topped with a finial, rising from a carved and decorated base wrapped in jasmine and marigold garlands and leafy greenery. A person in a saffron-orange garment wearing a long pink-and-white flower garland and a rudraksha-style necklace stands at right, pulling on a rope attached to the pole under bright sunlight beneath a palm tree and a covered roof edge. The scene suggests a temple ritual raising of a decorated pole.2015-02-23Low-angle outdoor photo of a tall, tapering copper-coloured ceremonial pole topped with a carved finial, rising against a bright blue sky. The base is a carved wooden or copper structure wrapped in white and orange flower garlands and green leaves. A man in a rust-orange garment and a coral-pink flower garland stands at right, pulling a rope attached to the pole with both hands; he wears a red-orange forehead mark and bangles. Palm trees and a corrugated roof edge frame the scene.2015-02-23February 23 20152015-02-23February 23 20152015-02-23A tall copper ritual pole or dhwaja-like structure rises diagonally against a pale sky, its base wrapped in green leaves, grass and garlands of white and red flowers. A man in an orange-red dhoti and a pink flower garland with gold-toned beads raises ropes to lift the pole, with other hands visible at the right edge. Coconut palms and a corrugated roof edge frame the scene.2015-02-23A tall copper ritual pole rises against a pale sky, its ribbed shaft topped with a carved finial and a bundle of straw and green leaves wrapped near the base. A bare-chested man in an orange-red dhoti with a red and blue flower garland pulls a rope to raise it, his arms stretched overhead. Below, a decorated wooden shrine-like structure is hung with white and red flower garlands, with a small figure visible inside. Palm fronds and a tin roof edge with yellow streamers frame the upper left.2015-01-04February 23 20152015-02-23February 23 20152015-02-23February 23 20152015-02-23Photograph taken from below of a tall copper-coloured ornamental pillar or flagstaff topped with a small box and flag, its base wrapped with white and red flower garlands on a carved wooden or stone pedestal. Beside it, a man in a rust-orange wrap with a gold necklace and red-and-white garlands looks upward with both hands raised, apparently gripping a rope. Coconut palms and an overcast sky fill the background under a tin roof edge.2016-04-10Low-angle outdoor photo of a tall, tapering wooden ritual pole topped with a carved finial, its base wrapped in white and red flower garlands and green leaves, set beneath a metal roof edge against a bright sky with palm fronds. A single man in an orange-red garment, wearing a long pink-and-white flower garland and beaded bracelets, grips the ropes that hang from the pole and pulls them to raise it. Palm trees and sunlight frame the scene. The pole appears to be a ceremonial raising, possibly for a festival or temple ritual.2015-02-23