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Low-angle photograph looking up a tall ribbed metal pole with a wooden top fitting. Attached near the top is a saffron-orange cloth flag with a red-and-black bundle tied to it with rope, decorated with green leaves and a bundle of grain or straw. Bright overexposed sky forms the background. No people are visible in the frame.

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Low-angle photo of a tall wooden flagstaff with copper-banded sections, wrapped with a yellow and magenta flower garland near its carved base and topped by a small red and white flag. A single person in a red-orange robe and a beaded necklace stretches up on the right, pulling an orange cloth and rope toward the top of the pole. A coconut palm and a bright sky fill the background under a corrugated roof edge.2011-08-23February 28 20132013-02-28August 23 20112011-08-23August 23 20112011-08-23Photo 11738329 +1 copiesPhotograph looking up at a tall copper-clad flagstaff (dhvaja stambha) rising from an ornate carved stone base decorated with yellow and magenta flower garlands. A red and orange flag is tied near the top. A single person in a red dhoti-style garment with a gold-bordered cloth and a light beaded necklace stands at right, both arms raised, pulling the ropes that raise the flag. A coconut palm and a tiled canopy edge frame the scene against a pale sky.2011-08-23July 24 20132013-07-24July 24 20132013-07-24March 01 20162016-03-01Photo 11733252Low-angle photo of a tall, slender copper-clad flagstaff (dhvaja stambha) rising beside a palm tree under a metal roof canopy. The lower base is carved with temple-style niches and decorated with yellow marigold garlands and red flowers. A single person in a red dhoti-style garment with a gold-patterned border and a light beaded necklace stands at the right, arms raised and gripping orange ropes that run up toward the top of the pole, where a red-orange cloth is tied. An orange flag hangs at the far right edge. The person is looking upward, performing the raising of the flag.2011-08-23Low-angle photo of a tall, polished copper flagstaff with ring-patterned shaft, topped with a carved finial, decorated at its base with yellow and orange marigold garlands. A man in saffron-orange robes, with an orange top and red-orange lower cloth and a shawl, pulls a rope to raise a red flag up the pole beneath a bright sky with palm fronds at the edges. A partially visible second person stands at the far right edge. The scene suggests a flag hoisting ceremony.2010-09-02