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Low-angle photograph of a tall copper-clad flagstaff or dhvaja stambha rising into a bright, hazy sky with a solar halo ring around the sun. The pole is wrapped with ribbed copper bands and crowned at the top with a decorative copper finial. Its lower base is dark carved stone or wood with small figures in relief and dry straw or grass bundles tied to the shaft. Wispy clouds fill the upper left. No people are visible, and no identifiable person is shown.

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July 11 20102010-07-11Looking up from below at a tall, slender copper-coloured flagstaff or dhvaja stambha, wrapped in bands of rope or metal rings, with an ornate finial at the top silhouetted against a bright sun behind grey clouds. A faint rainbow arc appears in the sky to the left. No people are visible in the scene.2010-07-11July 11 20102010-07-11July 11 20102010-07-11July 11 20102010-07-11July 11 20102010-07-11July 11 20102010-07-11July 11 20102010-07-11A tall wooden ritual pole or dhvaja stambha rises from the bottom edge toward a bright sun in a hazy sky, with a large circular halo ring around the sun and scattered white cumulus clouds. The pole has a carved top ornament and is wrapped with bands along its length. No people are visible, and no a person candidate appears in the scene.2010-07-11Looking upward from below, a tall copper-coloured pole rises toward a bright sun surrounded by a large halo ring in a pale sky. A carved ornamental finial with a small figure sits at the top of the pole, which is wrapped with decorative bands and ropes. Wispy clouds drift at the upper left and centre. No people are visible in the scene.2010-07-11July 11 20102010-07-11July 11 20102010-07-11