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A tall copper-coloured flagstaff, ringed with decorative gold-edged bands, rises against a pale blue sky. A bundled red cloth is tied to the pole with a yellow-orange rope, which runs diagonally up from lower left. No people are visible; the image shows a dvajarohana flag-hoisting pole with its red banner being raised.

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Looking up at a clear pale blue sky, a single saffron-orange cloth flag hangs from a thin rope beside a tall copper-coloured pole banded with ornate raised rings. At the left edge, part of a dark metal scaffold frame is visible. Small bits of petals or debris drift down through the air below the flag. No people are clearly visible; only a partial face edge appears at the far left, near the scaffold.2011-12-22A tall copper pole, banded with ornate copper rings and black cords, rises against an overcast sky. Orange cloth flags are tied to it, one bearing a painted figure of a deity in red and green tones, and a bundled orange cloth hangs on a taut orange rope at left. A thin orange rope runs alongside the pole at right. The scene looks like a ceremonial flagpole or dhvaja stambha raised for a temple or festival, but no people are visible.2009-09-29Photograph looking up at a tall, polished copper ceremonial flagstaff with ringed bands, topped by a carved wooden bracket with a red cloth and green foliage tied to it. Petals or flower bits scatter through a pale evening sky while thin ropes run from the pole. A dark roof edge and metal framework frame the left side. No people are visible in the scene.2013-03-10Low-angle photograph of a tall ornate copper or brass pole against a pale blue sky. The pole is wrapped in repeating rope-like and ring-patterned bands, with a decorative bracket and a round flanged mount near the top. A small red cloth bundle with green leaves and a yellow flower hangs from a horizontal rope tied to the bracket, and a thin rope runs diagonally down past the pole. No people are visible.2014-09-09Low-angle photograph of a tall copper-clad flagstaff (dwajastambha) rising against a pale lavender sky. A wooden finial with carved scrollwork and a metal plate sits at the top, and a red cloth flag hangs from a rope near it, with small scattered petals or fragments drifting below. The ribbed copper pole and sacred flag suggest a temple flag-hoisting ritual. No people are visible in the frame.2013-03-11March 11 20132013-03-11September 08 20152015-09-08July 08 20092009-07-08A tall reddish-brown wooden flagstaff rises against a pale sky, ringed with gold-coloured bands and topped by an ornate carved wooden canopy-bracket. A saffron-orange cloth flag hangs from a crossbar beside a white rope, marking a dhwajarohana flag-hoisting ceremony. No people are visible in the frame.2010-12-20March 10 20132013-03-10A tall polished copper or bronze ceremonial post rises against a pale blue sky, topped by an ornate carved wooden or copper cap resembling a crown-like finial. A saffron-coloured cloth or flag hangs from the pole with a fringed tassel. At the lower right, a red and gold umbrella with white fringe edging is visible, and a corrugated metal roof and steel frame stand at the left edge. No people are visible. The setting appears to be an outdoor temple or ashram courtyard.2016-03-01 +1 copiesNovember 22 20132013-11-22