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Low-angle photograph of a tall wooden dhwaja stambha or ceremonial flagstaff rising against an overcast grey sky, wrapped in red and orange bands with a framed picture mounted near its top. Its base is dressed with straw, green leaf garlands and flower strands. A standing man in a dark traditional dhoti, with a rudraksha mala draped over his bare upper body, grips a rope tied to the pole and pulls it upward. Coconut palms and leafy trees frame the right side, and a tin-roofed shed edges the left.

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Low-angle photograph of a tall copper-clad ritual flagstaff or dhvaja stambha rising against a heavy grey overcast sky, with a coconut palm on the right and a dark roof edge on the left. A bare-chested man with a reddish-brown cloth around his waist stands at the base, pulling a rope that runs up the pole; the base is wrapped in dry palm-leaf fronds and a green garland. The pole tapers upward to a small ornate finial at the top.2016-08-27August 27 20162016-08-27August 27 20162016-08-27Photograph looking up at a tall copper ceremonial pole, wrapped in rings and decorated near its base with straw bundles and marigold garlands, rising toward a grey cloudy sky beside a palm tree and a corrugated roof edge. A bare-chested man in a dhoti with a wrap and beaded garlands stands at the base, gripping a rope that runs up the pole, appearing to hoist or raise it. The scene suggests a ritual flagpole raising. No readable event or a person identification is visible in the image itself.2016-08-27August 27 20162016-08-27September 26 20162016-09-26Low-angle photo of a tall copper-clad ceremonial pole topped with a feathered finial, rising against an overcast sky and palm trees. A wooden stone-carved base wrapped with marigold garlands stands in the foreground. Beside it, a man in reddish-brown robes and a red-orange marigold garland holds a rope or pole while raising the structure, with a gold pendant at his chest.2016-08-27April 10 20162016-04-10Low-angle outdoor photo of a tall copper-clad ceremonial pole topped with a small finial, wrapped in a thick band of dried grass or straw and decorated with marigold garlands and green leaves. A man in a red-and-maroon garment with a flower garland stands at its base beside the guide ropes, pulling on them and looking upward. Tall coconut palms and a cloudy grey sky frame the scene, with a canopy edge visible at the upper left.2016-08-27August 27 20162016-08-27October 07 20102010-10-07Outdoors 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.2016-10-03