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Photograph looking up at a tall copper-clad ritual flagpole or dhvaja stambha rising against a pale blue sky, its ring-banded copper shaft topped with a wooden crown and wrapped at the base with dried straw, green leaves and white jasmine garlands tied with red flowers. A man in a reddish-brown cloth and a garland pulls a rope to raise or steady the pole, while a coconut palm leans in from the right. Strings of small bulbs run across the top edge.

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January 01 20172017-01-01 +1 copiesA photograph taken looking upward at a tall, tapering copper pole or flagstaff rising from an ornate wooden base decorated with white jasmine garlands and red-and-white flower garlands, with green leaves and dried grass bound around its lower section. A person in the lower right, wearing a white garland and a reddish-brown cloth, pulls a rope that runs up the pole. A coconut palm and a clear pale blue sky fill the background, with strings of small lights and a cable running across the top of the frame.2017-01-01Outdoor photograph looking up at a tall copper-clad ceremonial pole. Green mango leaves and dried grass are bound around its base. A single person in a dark garment, with arms raised and holding a rope that runs up the pole, is partly visible at the lower right, wearing a garland. Tall coconut palms and a clear blue sky fill the background, with string lights strung overhead.2017-01-01Photograph looking upward at a tall copper dhwaja kambam (flagstaff) rising against a clear blue sky, its ringed copper body topped by a carved finial and a small orange pennant. The base of the pole is wrapped in white jasmine garlands with red flowers, fronds of palm leaves and a yellow marigold. Tall coconut palms stand beside it. At right, a person in a dark garment decorated with white and red garlands pulls on ropes that guide the pole, one arm raised. No readable text is visible on the pole itself.2017-01-01 +1 copiesJanuary 01 20172017-01-01January 01 20172017-01-01January 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.2015-01-04Outdoor 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 ceremonial flagstaff topped with a carved finial and a small saffron flag, decorated near its base with green leaves, dried grass and marigold garlands. A man with a bare upper body, a red bindi, orange garland and copper-coloured armlets pulls a rope attached to the pole under a clear blue sky, with palm fronds at the right edge and a tin roof at the upper left.2015-02-23February 23 20152015-02-23February 23 20152015-02-23 +1 copies