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Low-angle outdoor photo of a tall copper flagstaff or dhvaja stambha rising against a partly cloudy sky, its upper finial decorated with a red-orange cloth. Two monks in orange robes stand at its base pulling an orange rope to raise or secure the pole; the nearer one wears a red-orange garment and beads, the other a saffron-orange shawl with a maroon border. A carved wooden or stone base with a seated figure panel supports the pole. A camera operator at lower left films the scene, and palm trees frame the right side under a canopy roof.

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A tall copper flagstaff with spiral bands and a finial rises against a clear blue sky beneath a corrugated metal roof edge. Its base is wrapped in yellow and orange marigold garlands and carved with a tree relief. Two people in saffron robes stand at the base: one in the foreground holds a rope and red-orange flag aloft while looking up, wearing dark rudraksha beads and a maroon sash; a bald man on the right, also in saffron, wears a beaded necklace and gestures toward the pole. Coconut palms are visible behind them.2011-03-05October 18 20102010-10-18September 13 20102010-09-13Low-angle photo of a tall copper-coloured flagstaff wrapped with a spiral pattern and garlanded at its base with yellow marigolds and red flowers. Two people in orange saffron robes stand at the base pulling a saffron-and-white flag up on a rope. The person on the right wears an orange garment with gold border, the person on the left wears an orange robe with a rudraksha mala. A tiled roof overhangs the top edge and palm fronds appear behind the flagstaff against a clear blue sky. The flag is being raised on the pole.2011-03-05July 08 20092009-07-08A tall copper flagpole decorated with yellow and orange marigold garlands and dark floral garlands stands on a stone base beneath a metal roof, rising against a clear blue sky with palm fronds behind. A red and white flag is being hoisted on a rope. Two people in orange ochre robes are present: one at the rope pulling the flag upward, with a rudraksha-style mala visible, and another standing at the right edge, wearing an orange robe with a golden border and garlands. Their faces are not clearly visible, and the a person candidate is unsure. A carved relief panel with a tree motif appears on the base of the pole.2011-03-05Looking up at a tall copper flagpole wrapped in garlands of yellow and orange marigolds, with a carved ornamental base and a deity figure at its top. Two people in saffron-orange robes hoist a red flag with a white emblem on a rope. The taller figure, reaching up with both arms, wears an orange shawl with gold borders, and the other wears an orange garment with a rudraksha mala. Palm trees and a clear blue sky are behind them, with a metal roof overhead. The visible figures are ordinary flag-hoisting attendants; no one's identity is established from appearance.2011-03-05October 18 20102010-10-18 +2 copiesOctober 18 20102010-10-18A tall polished copper flagstaff with ring bands and a finial rises from a carved stone base wrapped in white flower garlands with red blossoms. Two men in saffron-orange dhotis and shawls, with rudraksha malas, pull orange rope to raise the pole under an open roof beside a palm tree. A third man in white ritual dhoti and gold-bordered cloth stands beside the base. The scene shows a flag hoisting at a temple.2011-07-15A photograph looking up at a tall copper flagstaff, banded with twisted copper rings and topped with a small finial, rising from a base decorated with yellow and orange marigold garlands and a relief panel of a tree. A priest in an orange-saffron dhoti and shawl, with a rudraksha mala around his neck and a shaved head, stands at right pulling on a rope to hoist an orange flag at the top of the pole. Blue sky and palm fronds are behind the pole.2011-03-05A tall copper dhwajastambha flagpole rises against a pale cloudy sky, its ringed copper shaft topped by a carved finial and an orange flag wrapped around it. Its base is decorated with white and yellow marigold garlands. A person in orange ochre robes stands at the lower right beside coconut palms, holding a rope that runs up toward the flag, apparently raising or hoisting the flagpole during the dwajarohanam ceremony at a temple.2009-07-08