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Outdoor photo of a copper flagstaff (dhvaja stambham) rising from a copper-clad base with floral garlands of white and red-yellow flowers and bundled straw decorations. A woman in saffron-orange robes stands at right, wearing a white and red flower garland, holding an orange cord that wraps the flagstaff. A second person in orange robes bends at left, pulling the cord. Coconut palms and a clear pale sky surround the scene, with a stone base at the bottom.

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Outdoor photo of a copper flagpole with a carved copper base set on a white plinth, its shaft wrapped with rope and decorated with marigold and red flower garlands. A man in saffron-orange robes stands at right, one arm raised to the rope, guiding it up the pole, with palm trees and a pale sky behind. A second person in orange robes stands partly visible beside him. a person is only probable by appearance: he has long swept-back hair, saffron clothing and a rudraksha-style mala across the chest, though the image is small and his identity is uncertain.2010-02-12Outdoor photo of a copper-toned ornate kalasha-topped pillar or dhwajastambha decorated with yellow and orange marigold garlands and palm-leaf bundles, set among coconut palms with orange flower strings hanging above. Two men in saffron-orange robes stand at the pillar: the one at left, bare-chested with a gold necklace, grips the pillar and holds an orange rope, while the man at right in orange robe and a dark cloth at the waist steadies the rope with both hands. A stone lamp-like object sits at lower left.2010-01-02 +1 copiesA figure in saffron-orange robes with a matching orange shawl and a gold-and-bead necklace pulls a white rope on a copper-coloured ceremonial flagstaff wrapped with a banded metal collar and garlanded with yellow, orange and red marigold and mixed flower strands. Palm fronds are tied at its top, set on an ornately carved copper base in an open-air courtyard under a clear blue sky with coconut palms. Seated men in orange clothing and a bearded man in orange sit at the lower right, with a white-clad man further back, as a flag-hoisting ritual takes place.2008-12-23A long-haired man in saffron-orange robes smiles while pulling a white rope on a tall copper flagstaff with floral garlands of yellow, orange and red flowers. Palm trees and a clear blue sky stand behind. A second saffron-robed man in a rudraksha mala bends at the right edge. Flower-decorated brass pots sit at the base. This is a flag-hoisting scene, probable Swamiji (probable) in the foreground, shown with long swept-back hair, saffron robes, a white garland and a gold ornamental necklace. Another devotee in saffron attends at right.2008-12-23January 02 20102010-01-02 +1 copiesJanuary 02 20102010-01-02 +1 copiesJuly 08 20092009-07-08Outdoor photograph beside a tall copper flagstaff on a white plinth, with an ornate carved base. Two people in saffron-orange robes stand at the pole: one on the left in a long orange wrap with a white garland around the neck, reaching up to the pole; one on the right in orange with a maroon border, bending low and adjusting a fabric end. Marigold and red flower garlands hang on the pole, with dried grass bundles tied near the top and a rope hanging from it. Coconut palms and a pale sky are behind.2010-02-12Outdoor photograph of a tall copper dhwaja stambha, the flagpole of a temple, wrapped with an orange rope and decorated with yellow and orange marigold garlands and hanging orange flower strands. Two men in saffron-orange robes stand on a white platform beside it. The foreground man, bare-armed and wrapped in an orange shawl with a gold bead necklace, pulls the orange rope to raise the flag. A second man in an orange kurta and dhoti stands at right, also holding the rope. Palm fronds fill the background.2010-01-02 +1 copiesNovember 06 20102010-11-06 +1 copiesNovember 06 20102010-11-06July 15 20112011-07-15