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A bright sun glows through hazy grey sky above a tall ritual flagpole with a red and ochre finial and wrapped striped shaft, rising from the lower right, beside a dark building wall on the left. No people are visible in the frame. The pole appears to be a dhwajastambha, a temple flag mast, shown in silhouette against the sun.

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July 11 20102010-07-11July 11 20102010-07-11July 11 20102010-07-11Low-angle photograph of a tall, slender wooden or copper-clad pole rising against a pale blue sky, with a bright sun glowing behind its top. At the summit sits an ornate decorated head with a dark cloth or pennant hanging from it, and a rope runs down along the pole. To the right, the edge of a white metal roof structure with steel framing is visible. No people are present, and there is no visible a person candidate.2016-03-01Low-angle photograph looking up at a tall copper flagstaff or dhvaja stambha rising against a grey overcast sky. Thick copper bands wrap the pole, and at the top sits an ornate dark-metal finial draped with a red-and-white cloth and a red rope running down the mast. A dark roof edge runs along the left of the frame and a palm frond appears at the right. No people are visible.2010-10-07October 07 20102010-10-07Photograph looking straight up at a tall tapering copper-coloured pole topped by an ornate orange-toned figure, possibly a deity or mythical animal form, silhouetted against a bright sun surrounded by a large pale halo ring in a hazy sky with clouds. No people are visible; the pole and sunlit sky dominate the frame.2010-07-11Low-angle photograph of a tall wooden pole topped with an ornate carved and painted head or crown, its orange and red surfaces catching the light, set against a pale blue sky with a bright sun behind a cloud. A dark tiled roof with a small finial rises at the right, and palm fronds and leafy trees frame the edges. A dark pennant or cloth hangs from the pole. No people are visible.2017-01-01July 28 20102010-07-28 +1 copiesJuly 11 20102010-07-11A tall tapering wooden or pillar-like post rises against a pale blue sky, topped with a dark crowned or lamp-like finial glowing orange at its tip. A dark sloped roof with exposed structural trusses sits below it at the lower right, with a small finial on its ridge. Palm fronds frame the left edge. The scene is backlit and silhouetted, with no people visible.2017-01-01August 20 20142014-08-20 +1 copies