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A tall copper cylindrical pole rises against a bright blue sky with scattered white clouds. Its top carries an ornate copper fitting with a red cloth or flag tied to it and red ropes running down the pole. A dark metal roof frame with steel trusses is visible at the left edge. No people are visible in the scene.

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October 18 20102010-10-18October 18 20102010-10-18Low-angle photograph of a tall copper dhwajastambha, the flagstaff of a temple, rising against a pale overcast sky. The copper pole is wrapped with ringed bands and rope-like moulding. At the top sits a carved wooden ornamental crown with a small orange cloth tied to it and a bundle of straw or fibre, with ropes running down the pole. A palm frond edges the lower right corner. No people are visible.2009-07-08Looking upward from ground level at a tall, tapering pillar of weathered copper or bronze-coloured metal, ringed with decorative bands and capped by an ornate carved top with a reddish-brown finial. A red rope or cable runs down from the top of the pillar. A dark sloped roof edge with a small ornamental finial sits at the left, and the sky above is overcast grey. No people are visible.2010-11-06Upward view of a tall copper flagpole against a pale blue sky with scattered white clouds. The pole is wrapped in bands of twisted copper cable and capped with an ornate orange-red finial with a small tuft at the top. Red ropes run down the length of the pole, and palm fronds appear in the lower right corner. A small blue circular logo sits in the lower left. No people are visible.2010-02-12Looking up from below a dark corrugated roof edge at a tall copper-coloured pole topped with a cluster of metal fittings draped with a red and white flag, with thin guy wires running down toward the lower right against a grey overcast sky. No people are visible, and no a person candidate appears.2010-10-07A tall, segmented copper or bronze pole rises diagonally against a pale blue evening sky, topped with a small wooden platform decorated with green leaves and an orange cloth streamer. Thin ropes run down from the top of the pole. A corrugated metal roof edge fills the left foreground, and a palm frond appears at the right edge. A partially visible figure with a head and shoulder stands at the roof edge near the top left, only faintly visible and not clearly identifiable. The scene appears to be an outdoor ceremonial structure, possibly a flagpole or ritual pole.2013-03-10September 08 20152015-09-08October 18 20102010-10-18 +1 copiesA tall polished copper flagstaff, ringed with decorative bands, rises against a pale cloudy sky during a dhwajarohanam flag-hoisting. At its top sits a carved wooden finial with a red-and-cream cloth flag tied on, decorated with a white flower garland. Ropes run up beside the pole from a metal-framed structure at the left edge. No people are visible in the frame.2015-09-08 +1 copiesMarch 11 20132013-03-11Photograph taken upward at a tall, cylindrical copper-coloured pillar with ringed segments and an ornate capital topped with a red cloth draped over it, with a rope running down its length. A dark metal-roofed structure with a truss frame stands at the left edge against an overcast grey sky. No people are visible. The image appears to show a ceremonial flagpole or dhwajastambha at an ashram site.2010-11-06