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A photograph taken from below of a tall, ornate copper-toned ritual pole topped with a figure, decorated with green leaf bunches and white flower garlands hanging from its base. Beside it, a man stands bare-chested with a red and orange-fringed umbrella overhead, wearing a long red and white garland with beaded necklaces, holding a rope tied to the pole. Tall coconut palms and a pale sky frame the scene. One person is visible, and the pole is a ceremonial structure rather than a person.

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August 20 20142014-08-20April 10 20162016-04-10A tall copper ritual pole rises against a pale sky, its ribbed shaft topped with a carved finial and a bundle of straw and green leaves wrapped near the base. A bare-chested man in an orange-red dhoti with a red and blue flower garland pulls a rope to raise it, his arms stretched overhead. Below, a decorated wooden shrine-like structure is hung with white and red flower garlands, with a small figure visible inside. Palm fronds and a tin roof edge with yellow streamers frame the upper left.2015-01-04A tall copper-clad ritual pillar or dhwaja-style standard rises steeply against a pale sky, wrapped with a white-and-red cloth band, green leaves, a straw bundle and white flower garlands at its base. At the lower right, a man in a rust-red garment and a red-and-blue flower garland, with a gold pendant necklace, holds a small bell or lamp and a cup-like vessel while smoke or mist rises beside him. A palm tree and a corrugated roof edge with palm fronds frame the top of the scene.2015-01-04April 10 20162016-04-10Photograph taken from below of a tall copper-coloured ornamental pillar or flagstaff topped with a small box and flag, its base wrapped with white and red flower garlands on a carved wooden or stone pedestal. Beside it, a man in a rust-orange wrap with a gold necklace and red-and-white garlands looks upward with both hands raised, apparently gripping a rope. Coconut palms and an overcast sky fill the background under a tin roof edge.2016-04-10January 01 20172017-01-01Photograph looking upward at a tall copper dhwaja kambam (flagstaff) rising against a clear blue sky, its ringed copper body topped by a carved finial and a small orange pennant. The base of the pole is wrapped in white jasmine garlands with red flowers, fronds of palm leaves and a yellow marigold. Tall coconut palms stand beside it. At right, a person in a dark garment decorated with white and red garlands pulls on ropes that guide the pole, one arm raised. No readable text is visible on the pole itself.2017-01-01 +1 copiesPhotograph from below of a tall copper flagpole, or dhvaja stambha, rising against a clear blue sky. Its banded copper shaft is topped by an ornate finial and a small orange-red flag, and it is tied with taut guy ropes. The base is a carved wooden structure draped with a white flower garland with red accents, green leafy foliage and dried grass. A man with bare upper body and a red-and-white garland around his neck pulls on the rope with both hands at the right edge of the frame. Coconut palm fronds are visible behind the pole.2017-01-01 +4 copiesMarch 01 20162016-03-01April 10 20162016-04-10Low-angle photo of a tall copper-clad ritual pole or dhvaja stambha rising against a pale overcast sky, with a carved wooden base wrapped in white and red flower garlands and palm fronds. A standing figure in an orange-red cloth and a long gold-and-bead necklace raises both hands toward the top of the pole, and a row of coconut palms stands behind. A bird-shaped emblem sits at the summit.2016-04-10