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Photograph looking upward at a tall, ornately carved wooden ceremonial pole or flagstaff with ringed segments and a decorative finial at its top, rising beside a richly carved wooden structure draped with white and red flower garlands and green leaves. A person in a saffron-orange garment with red and white beaded necklaces and bangles pulls on ropes at the base of the pole, while a palm tree and bright sky appear in the background under a corrugated roof edge. The scene suggests a festival procession or temple ritual setup.

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October 03 20162016-10-03Low-angle photo of a tall copper dhvaja stambha (flagstaff) rising against a clear blue sky, with coconut palm fronds and a banana-leaf and coconut-frond bundle wrapped around its base. A bearded man in a reddish-brown cloth, wearing white jasmine garlands with red flower accents, stands at right pulling a rope that runs up toward the top of the pole, where a small flag and a golden finial are visible. White jasmine garlands also hang on the base structure. A small circular logo appears in the upper right corner.2017-01-01Looking up from ground level, a tall copper ritual flagstaff rises against a clear blue sky, its ringed copper body wrapped with white cord and topped with an orange cloth. Its base is a carved stone or wooden pedestal decorated with white jasmine garlands and yellow marigold strands, and green leaves are bound near the top. Two shirtless men in orange-brown dhotis stand at the base, raising their arms to hold and guide ropes that pull the pole upright. A coconut palm and a string of small lights are visible in the background.2017-01-01January 01 20172017-01-01January 01 20172017-01-01January 01 20172017-01-01January 01 20172017-01-01 +3 copiesOctober 03 20162016-10-03February 23 20152015-02-23 +1 copiesOutdoors under a pale evening sky, a tall copper-colored flagstaff or dhwaja stambham rises diagonally from the left, its banded shaft decorated near the base with green leaves and white flower garlands. A rope runs up from the staff. A man in a dark tunic with an orange-and-yellow marigold garland holds the rope and looks upward, while a second man in a dark shirt stands at the right edge in profile. Tall coconut palms and a glimpse of a roofed pavilion frame the scene.2016-10-03October 03 20162016-10-03 +2 copiesOctober 03 20162016-10-03