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Outdoor photo of a tall decorative tree-like structure with a straw-wrapped trunk and many spinning pinwheels of red, white and green paper attached on branch rods against a hazy grey sky. Power lines and poles run across the top, and a wooden lookout tower stands at right beside a tarpaulin-covered tent. Several small figures in colourful clothing walk on the dusty ground near the base, and a tractor-trailer is visible at lower left.

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Outdoor photo on a wide sandy open ground at a large fair site under hazy sky. Centre: a tall tree-like decoration of a bamboo or wooden pole with many round pinwheel-style discs in red, white and green fixed on branch-like arms. Two young men stand in front: the left one in a striped sweater and grey trousers with arms folded, the right one in a brown jacket holding a small object. Behind them, a tractor and trailer, tents, a wooden watch tower with a flag, light poles and distant figures in colourful clothing. A small green-and-orange decoration hangs from a stick at the lower left. No a person candidate is visible.2013-02-05A tall brown wooden pole rises against a pale sky, crowned with many small colourful pinwheels fixed on thin red rods. The pinwheels are striped in green, white, red, yellow and black, backlit by bright sunlight that shines through the spinning vanes near the top. No people are visible; the image shows only the decorated pole and its pinwheels.A photograph of a procession at the Kumbh Mela with tall bamboo poles topped by clusters of red, pink, yellow and multicoloured paper pinwheels. Several poles stand upright with garlands of pink and green artificial flowers hung from crossbars. In the foreground a boy in a red-and-blue checked shirt walks beside a woman in a deep red sari, and a person in orange robes stands behind the poles. Out of focus figures in orange and saffron clothing move through the crowd. No clearly identifiable a person appearance is visible.Outdoor photograph of a tall, slender copper-coloured flagstaff rising from a white square base in a palm-lined grounds, with an orange cloth hanging from its middle and a small flag or finial at the top against a pale blue sky. Coconut palms surround the pole, and stone sculptures stand to the left near a white boundary wall. At the right, a crowd of devotees gathers in the background, several wearing white and orange clothing, with yellow and orange ceremonial umbrellas visible. The scene suggests a flag-hoisting ceremony, but no specific individual is clearly identifiable.2010-02-12October 08 20072007-10-08December 14 20162016-12-14October 18 20102010-10-18 +1 copiesA photograph looking up at a tall copper-banded pole against a pale sky. Near the top, a bundle wrapped in red and white cloth is tied with orange rope and hung with green leaves and a sheaf of dried grass, suspended from a thin orange cord. No people are visible in the frame.2013-03-10Outdoor temple ground under a pale blue sky with palm trees. A tall copper-coloured ceremonial flagstaff or dhvaja stambha stands in the centre on a white base decorated with garlands, and a small white shrine or peetha sits at its foot with a seated murti adorned with flower garlands. Strings of leaves and red and orange flowers hang from wires overhead. To the right, yellow decorated vehicles with flower garlands and a red-and-gold canopy stand ready. Several people in white dhotis and saris, one woman in red, walk around the area and a few sit near the foreground.2010-01-01Low-angle photo looking up a tall striped wooden pole, decorated with white and yellow flower garlands, green leaves and a fringe of palm fronds, topped with a small ornament, under a corrugated metal roof edge and a pale blue sky with clouds. On the right, a person in a red and maroon garment with garlands stretches an arm up, holding a rope or cord attached to the pole, which is seen in silhouette against the light.2014-08-20July 08 20092009-07-08A tall ornate wooden flagstaff rises against a pale blue sky, its upper section carved and decorated with stacked brass or copper ornaments, bells and a tufted finial. An orange saffron flag with a small white and green panel hangs from the pole, and the carved base with a capital is visible at the bottom. No people are visible in the frame.2010-02-12