A tall copper flagpole rises against a bright blue sky, wrapped in copper bands and topped with a red-orange finial. Its base is decorated with white and yellow marigold garlands. A palm tree stands at right. A man in an orange robe, arms raised, pulls orange ropes to hoist the flag up the pole, a flag-hoisting ceremony at an ashram event. - Nithyanandapedia

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A tall copper flagpole rises against a bright blue sky, wrapped in copper bands and topped with a red-orange finial. Its base is decorated with white and yellow marigold garlands. A palm tree stands at right. A man in an orange robe, arms raised, pulls orange ropes to hoist the flag up the pole, a flag-hoisting ceremony at an ashram event.

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Low-angle photo of a tall copper flagstaff with spiral ridges rising against a bright blue sky, topped by a small ornate finial with an orange cloth. Its base is decorated with white and orange marigold garlands. A figure in an orange robe stands at right beside a coconut palm, holding an orange rope that runs up to the flagstaff, with a garland and beaded necklace visible at the chest. Wispy white clouds fill the sky.

Tall copper flagstaff rises against a pale blue sky with scattered clouds, topped by a carved finial with a red and white flag. Coconut palm fronds fill the right side. Near the base, a standing man in orange robes and a white and orange flower garland pulls the orange rope that runs up the pole, raising the flag. Ornately carved wooden base is decorated with marigold and white flower garlands.

A photograph taken from below of a tall, slender copper flagstaff with ring-like bands and a carved wooden finial at its top, rising from a carved stone base wrapped with white flower garlands and a bundled broom-like cluster. An orange saffron flag is being hoisted on ropes and yellow powder is scattering from it. Two men in saffron-orange robes stand at the base: the taller one, with long dark hair and a dark rudraksha mala, grips a rope overhead while looking upward; the other, in an orange wrap, kneels beside him holding a rope, also looking up. Palm fronds and a tree frame the sky at the edges.

A tall copper-clad flagstaff rises diagonally against a clear blue sky, wrapped in spiralling copper bands and a white rope, with a saffron flag fluttering at its top above a carved ornamental finial. Lower left, a stone shrine base is decorated with yellow and red marigold garlands. A coconut palm stands at right. In the lower right, a man in an orange-saffron cloth and a garland pulls the rope to hoist the flag, while a second man in orange with a garland is partly visible beside him. The scene shows a flag-hoisting moment.

December 23 2008

A tall copper flagstaff rises against a bright blue sky, topped with a carved finial and a red-orange flag, while orange flower petals scatter down its length. At the base, a man in orange robes and a white and orange garland raises one arm beside the pole, with a palm tree behind him and marigold garlands wrapped around the staff's base. A thin orange rope runs up the pole, consistent with a flag-hoisting ceremony.

A tall, slender copper flagstaff rises against a pale blue sky with scattered clouds, topped by a carved finial and an orange flag hanging from its ropes. At the base, a person in an orange-saffron garment with white and orange flower garlands holds the rope while standing beside a decorated stone plinth draped with marigold garlands. A coconut palm frames the right side of the frame. The person's face is not clearly visible, and no identity can be confirmed from the image.

Outdoor flag-raising at a tall copper dhwajastambha (flagpole) with spiral bands, topped by a gilded finial and decorated at its base with white and pink flower garlands. A standing man in orange robes and a white-and-red flower garland raises a saffron flag on rope while a second man in orange robes hauls the rope beside him and a third seated figure in orange holds lines below. Palm trees and a blue sky with clouds fill the background, and a small crowd of people in white clothes stands at the lower right edge.

A tall copper flagstaff rises against a clear blue sky beneath a corrugated metal roof, with a saffron-coloured flag tied near its top. A man in orange robes with long swept-back hair stands on a raised platform, offering flower petals with his hand at the base of the pole, which is wrapped with rope and decorated with yellow and orange marigold garlands. Beside him, a second person in orange cloth holds a small object. Palm trees frame the left side of the scene. The pole's base is carved with ornamental panels.

December 23 2008

A tall copper flagstaff rises from a bronze-bordered base hung with white jasmine garlands, with a red-orange flag being hoisted on ropes. A devotee in saffron-orange robes pulls the rope high overhead while another figure in orange holds the line at right. Coconut palms, a corrugated roof edge and a cloudy sky frame the scene, and onlookers stand at the left edge. The setting suggests a flag-hoisting ritual at a temple courtyard.

A tall copper dwajastambha flagpole rises from a stone base decorated with marigold and white flower garlands, topped with a carved finial and a saffron flag. A person in orange robes stands at the base pulling on a rope to raise the flag, while another figure in saffron cloth assists nearby. Palm trees and an overcast sky frame the scene, consistent with a dwajarohanam flag-hoisting ritual at a temple courtyard.