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Looking up at a tall copper-clad ceremonial pillar. Two men in orange and saffron dhotis stand at the base; the nearer one wears a red-orange flower garland and holds a small bundle of flowers, while the other, bare-shouldered with bangles, holds a shallow vessel. A palm tree and pale sky fill the background, and a thatched canopy with yellow leaf festoons is at the top left.

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January 04 20152015-01-04January 04 20152015-01-04Photograph of a tall copper dhwaja stambha (flagstaff) rising against a pale sky, its base decorated with white and red flower garlands, a white-and-green cloth band, and a bundle of dried grass and green leaves. A carved wooden-looking shrine base sits at the foot of the pole, and a small gilded finial with a figure stands at the top. To the right, a man in orange-red dhoti and shawl with a red and blue flower garland presses his palms together in anjali near a palm tree, while another person's arm holds a brass vessel at the right edge.2015-01-04January 04 20152015-01-04January 04 20152015-01-04Looking 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 20172017-01-01Low-angle photo of a tall copper ceremonial pole rising against a clear blue sky, its ringed surface wrapped with string and topped with a saffron cloth, fronds and green leaves. The base is a carved stone pedestal draped in white and orange marigold garlands. Two shirtless men in saffron-orange lower cloths stand at the base with arms raised, one with a dark beard and a rudraksha-style dark cord, the other with long hair, each holding a long rod or cord aloft toward the pole. A coconut palm stands behind them, and a string of small lights runs across the top edge.2017-01-01Low-angle outdoor photograph of a tall, slender copper dhwajastambha (flagstaff) rising against a pale blue sky, its base an ornate carved wooden pedestal wrapped in white and maroon cloth, draped with white and red flower garlands and green leaves, with a tuft of straw at its shoulder. Beneath a thatched palm-leaf canopy at the left edge, a man in an orange-red dhoti and shawl, wearing a red and orange flower garland and gold armlets, performs an aarti with a brass bell in one hand and a lamp in the other beside the pedestal; a coconut palm stands at right.2015-01-04January 01 20172017-01-01 +1 copiesJanuary 01 20172017-01-01February 23 20152015-02-23