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Low-angle photograph looking up at a tall ceremonial flagpole against a bright blue sky with wispy clouds. The pole is wrapped in white cloth strips and bands of decorative metal rings, and it is topped by a copper-coloured pennant-shaped finial. Its base is bound with straw or dried grass. Two small birds fly in the distance on the right. No people are visible in the frame.

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Low-angle photograph looking up at a tall, slender copper-toned flagstaff against a bright blue sky with scattered white clouds. The pole is wrapped in a spiral of white cloth and has a rust-coloured square crown at its top with a small orange flag fluttering from it. Two distant birds fly on the right side of the frame.2006-12-23Looking upward at a tall, polished copper flagpole with ringed bands, topped by a carved orange finial with a fringe of yellow and pink flower garlands. A white flag with drawn figures in red and black hangs from the top, held by ropes and a trailing white banner. Bright pale sky and a metal structure at the top edge. No people are visible in the frame.2015-04-21October 05 20142014-10-05Looking straight up from below at a tall, slender copper-coloured pillar with stacked ringed segments, capped at the top by a small carved figure and a white cloth draped over it. A metal lamp fixture hangs from a grey roof edge at the upper left, with thin cables running up toward the top of the pillar. The background is a bright, overcast white sky. No people are visible in the frame.2016-04-10December 23 20082008-12-23 +1 copiesA tall, slender copper pole rises steeply from the bottom of the frame toward a bright white sky, shot from a low angle. Its polished reddish-bronze surface is banded with rope-patterned copper rings spaced along its length, and a square wooden or metal platform with a finial sits at the top. Thin wires run alongside the pole, a palm frond and leaves appear at the lower right, and the edge of a vehicle or structure is visible at the upper left. No people are visible.2016-04-10April 10 20162016-04-10April 10 20162016-04-10Looking upward at a tall wooden flagstaff with banded copper or brass rings, topped by a carved wooden finial and a white cloth or board decorated with yellow and pink flower garlands. A thin rope and a pale banner trail from the pole against a bright pale sky. No people are visible; the scene shows the flag mast of a flag-hoisting ceremony, marking the start of a festival.2015-04-21February 28 20132013-02-28April 10 20162016-04-10A tall copper-coloured ceremonial pole rises against an overcast white sky, topped with a wooden platform holding a red-draped object. Green coconut palm fronds appear at the lower part of the frame. No people are visible in the scene.2007-09-24