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April 10 2016

Low-angle photo of a tall copper-clad ritual pole or dhvaja stambha rising against a pale overcast sky, with a carved wooden base wrapped in white and red flower garlands and palm fronds. A standing figure in an orange-red cloth and a long gold-and-bead necklace raises both hands toward the top of the pole, and a row of coconut palms stands behind. A bird-shaped emblem sits at the summit.

April 10 2016

January 01 2017

A 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.

Photograph from below of a tall copper flagpole, or dhvaja stambha, rising against a clear blue sky. Its banded copper shaft is topped by an ornate finial and a small orange-red flag, and it is tied with taut guy ropes. The base is a carved wooden structure draped with a white flower garland with red accents, green leafy foliage and dried grass. A man with bare upper body and a red-and-white garland around his neck pulls on the rope with both hands at the right edge of the frame. Coconut palm fronds are visible behind the pole.

2017-01-01 +4 copies

Photograph looking up at a tall copper-banded pole topped with a small ornate finial and an orange-and-white flag, mounted on a decorated wooden structure wrapped in white and orange flower garlands and green leaves. A man in a dark reddish cloth and flower garlands pulls a rope to raise or steady the pole. Coconut palms and a clear blue sky are behind it.

Low-angle photograph of a tall copper flagstaff (dhwajasthambha) rising from an ornate carved bronze-coloured base decorated with white and yellow marigold garlands and a palm-frond wrap. A red and gold flag is attached at the top. A man in red-brown ritual dress with a red and yellow garland and gold necklace stands beside the pole pulling its rope, and coconut palms and trees surround the courtyard under an overcast sky.

August 20 2014

2014-08-20 +1 copies

Photograph 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 copies

A tall wooden ritual flagstaff with a carved, ringed shaft rises against a bright sky, its top decorated with a carved finial and a small cloth flag. Its base is wrapped with green leaves and grass and draped with white and red flower garlands. A single person in saffron-orange clothing and a matching orange-red garland stands at right, pulling a rope that raises the flag, with a coconut palm behind and a roof edge at top left. The photograph is taken from below, looking up.

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.