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A tall copper flagstaff rises against a pale blue sky, its upper section hung with stacked bells and crowned by a tuft of dried grass. A small figure is partly visible at the very top. An orange-red flag with a dark blue emblem flutters from the pole, and strings of marigold garlands and green, pink and white beads hang down its length and across to a coconut palm behind. A faint purple-and-white logo sits in the upper left corner. The pole appears to be a festival ritual flagstaff.

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December 23 20062006-12-23Photograph looking up at a tall wooden dhwaja flagstaff against a clear blue sky, wrapped in spiral bands of orange and white cloth with a carved top and a small shrine-like cap. An orange saffron flag flutters from its upper section beside a thin rope, and a palm frond appears at the bottom right. This is the flag-hoisting pole of the Brahmotsava celebration. No people are visible in the frame.2008-12-23December 23 20062006-12-23December 23 20082008-12-23 +1 copiesDecember 24 20092009-12-24January 02 20102010-01-02 +1 copiesLow-angle photo of a tall, slender copper-coloured flagstaff rising against a clear blue sky, its surface wrapped in spiralling bands and topped by a tiered finial with tufts of straw or grass at the crown. A red-orange flag is attached near the top and guy ropes run down toward the ground. No people are visible. This appears to be the flag-hoisting pole of the Brahmotsava event.2008-12-23A tall copper-colored ritual flagstaff, a dhvaja stambha, rises from a white stepped plinth on a sandy open ground, with a red-orange cloth tied near its middle and a green rope and streamers running from its top to a hanging cluster of decorations. At the base, a black stone deity murti or small shrine figure is garlanded with marigold and other flowers, with loose flowers scattered on the plinth. Strings of lights and tall coconut palms frame the bright blue sky behind it. No people are visible in the frame.2007-12-25January 02 20102010-01-02 +1 copiesDecember 23 20082008-12-23A tall copper dhwajastambha, the flagstaff of a temple, rises against a pale evening sky, its shaft wound with bands and crowned by a dark carved finial with a red flag fluttering from a cord. Palm fronds and a tree frame the left and bottom, and orange and marigold garlands hang from strings on the right. At the lower right, a person in a saffron-orange robe with the head covered holds the rope that raises the flag, while yellow and orange garlands decorate the base of the pole.2010-01-02 +1 copiesDecember 24 20092009-12-24