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Upward-angled view of a tall, tapering wooden pole topped with a carved finial and floral garland, wrapped in straw and green leaves at its base and decorated with white and red flower garlands. A man in saffron-orange clothing, wearing a multi-strand red and white flower garland and a rudraksha-style necklace, pulls a thick white rope attached to the pole's top. A tall coconut palm and a canopy edge with yellow streamers appear in the frame against a pale sky.

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January 04 20152015-01-04Outdoor photo looking upward at a tall, slender copper pole topped with a small roofed finial and flower decoration. Near its base is an ornate copper-coloured shrine-like structure with a carved figure, dressed with white and red flower garlands, and a bundle of straw and green leaves is tied around the pole. A person in an orange-red garment and gold ornaments wears a red and blue flower garland and pulls on a thick rope attached to the pole, with a palm tree and clear sky behind. Yellow ribbons hang from a shelter edge at upper left.2015-01-04Photograph looking upward at a tall copper kalasha-like mast or flagstaff topped with a decorated finial, wrapped near its base in dry straw bundles and green leaves, with a garland of white and red flowers on the lower carved shrine-like base. A man in an orange-red dhoti and a red-orange beaded garland, with gold bangles on his raised arm, stands at right, reaching up to hold a rope that runs to the mast. Palm fronds and a bright sky are behind, with cream streamers hanging from a metal roof at the top left.2015-01-04January 04 20152015-01-04January 04 20152015-01-04A 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.2015-01-04January 04 20152015-01-04Outdoor photograph looking up at a tall, tapering copper-clad ritual pole rising against a pale sky, with a decorated base wrapped in flower garlands and green leaves and topped by a small ornate finial. A woman in an orange-red sari with a red and blue floral garland stands at right, pulling a thick white rope that runs up along the pole, her arm raised and a gold bangle on her wrist. Dry straw bundles are tied near the base. A palm tree fills the right side, and a tent edge with white ribbons appears at top left.2015-01-04Low-angle photo of a tall copper-clad ritual pole rising against a pale sky, its top decorated with a small shrine-like finial and flowers. Near its base a carved stone shrine with garlands of white and red flowers, and a bundle of dried grass and green leaves is tied around the pole. A man in a saffron-orange dhoti and shawl, wearing a red and white flower garland and gold bangles, stretches one arm high to grasp a rope attached to the pole. Coconut palm fronds and a corrugated roof edge with yellow ribbons frame the scene.2015-01-04January 04 20152015-01-04Photograph looking up at a tall copper-banded pole topped with a small ornate finial and an orange-and-white flag, mounted on a decorated wooden structure wrapped in white and orange flower garlands and green leaves. A man in a dark reddish cloth and flower garlands pulls a rope to raise or steady the pole. Coconut palms and a clear blue sky are behind it.2017-01-01January 01 20172017-01-01