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Photo of a tall copper flagstaff (dhvaja stambha) rising against a blue sky, with strings of small colourful pennants strung from its top. A bronze seated deity figure sits on the base of the pillar, decorated with white and red flower garlands. A red cloth hangs at left with a bundle of green leaves tied to it. In the foreground at right, a long-haired person in an orange-red shawl and matching wrap stands with their back to the camera, looking up at the flagstaff, with a bracelet visible on the wrist. Palm trees appear at the bottom edge. A flag-hoisting ritual is suggested by the setting.

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Photograph taken from below of a tall polished copper flagstaff with ringed bands, decorated with strings of small coloured flags and a red cloth tied near its base with green leaves. A figure in saffron-orange robes with long dark hair and a beaded mala necklace stands beside it, hand raised near the pole, beneath a blue sky and palm fronds. A person in white clothing holding a metal vessel appears at the right edge. A small gilded deity murti is visible at the pole's base. This looks like a flag-hoisting ritual.2007-12-23Outdoor photo beside a tall copper kalasha-style pillar topped with green leaves and wheat-like sheaves, its base decorated with marigold and white flower garlands and a carved seated deity murti in a niche. A bare-chested priest in orange-red dhoti and red-orange flower garland raises a bell and a lit lamp toward the pillar under bright sky, with palm trees behind. In the right foreground, a bald man in saffron shawl and rudraksha beads stands in profile, wearing glasses. Coconut palms and a red-roofed structure appear at left, with a few people in the far distance.2015-02-23A photograph of a man in orange ochre sannyasi robes raising a flower-and-garland-decorated pole on a copper-clad ceremonial structure. He wears rudraksha mala necklaces and beaded bracelets, and his left hand grips a white and yellow cloth rope while his right hand holds the garlanded pole overhead. Behind him rises a copper column wrapped with dry straw bundles, and a small gilded deity murti sits in a niche decorated with white and purple flower garlands. Orange ropes run upward past the column. Only one physical person is visible, with the robed man and the figure in white partly visible at lower left.2011-12-10January 02 20102010-01-02 +1 copiesA standing man in an orange-saffron garment with a draped shawl and a yellow-gold floral garland stands beside a tall copper dhwaja (flag-mast) with a small gilded deity figure on its base. The mast is wrapped with white cloth and green leaves, and yellow, red and white marigold garlands hang from it. Orange fruit sits on the copper base, and palm fronds frame the sky. The man has long dark hair and a ring on one hand.2006-12-23Looking up at a tall, copper-clad ceremonial flagstaff (dhwajastambha) rising against a bright blue sky, wrapped in rope bands and crowned by a small metal finial, with two guy lines running up beside it. At its base, a carved stone shrine-like structure is decorated with yellow and red marigold garlands, palm fronds and a carved deity murti. On the right edge, a person in an orange-red robe with long, dark, swept-back hair and a white flower garland stands with palms pressed together in namaste, while small petals drift in the air. The scene captures a flag-hoisting rite at the start of a Brahmotsava festival.2008-12-23Outdoor photo at dusk of a bare-chested man in orange-red dhoti with gold border and a long red and white flower garland, reaching up to tie an orange cord around a copper dhwajastambha (flagpole) mounted on a pink-red stone base. The base is decorated with yellow marigold garlands, a golden deity murti in a niche, and white feathery bundles; coconut palms frame the sky. A bald man in orange clothing is partly visible at the lower right, assisting. The scene suggests a flag-hoisting ritual at a temple.2013-03-11December 23 20082008-12-23A photograph of a tall copper dwajastambha (flagstaff) rising from a stone base wrapped with yellow and orange marigold garlands, with red flowers and a white cloth tied along its length. A man in a long orange robe with a matching orange head covering stands on a white platform at right, pulling a rope and reaching up toward the pole. Several people in white clothing stand at left, and tall palm trees and a dusky evening sky fill the background. The scene reads as a dwajarohanam, the flag-hoisting ritual.2010-01-02 +1 copiesLow-angle photo of a tall copper flagstaff (dhvajastambha) wrapped with bands and decorated with strings of small flags and bunting strung out to the sky. A figure in an orange-red robe with long dark hair and a beaded necklace reaches up and ties a red and white flag with green leaves to the top of the pole. Palm fronds appear at the right edge and a carved deity murti is visible on the pole's base, with flower garlands below it.2007-12-23Upward view of a tall copper-clad pole rising against a clear blue sky beside a coconut palm. Its base is a dark carved stone or wood plinth draped with white and marigold garlands, topped with green leaves and a palm-frond tuft. Two bare-chested men in orange-red dhotis reach up toward the top of the pole, one with long dark hair tied up. A string of small lights runs along the edge of a shaded canopy at the top left, and a saffron flag is tied near the pole's tip. The scene suggests a ritual pole raising at an ashram or temple.2017-01-01September 13 20102010-09-13