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A tall, tapering copper ritual flagstaff or dhvaja stambham rises diagonally against a clear blue sky, its ringed copper shaft topped with a small decorated finial and a red-and-white cloth. Its base is wrapped with green leaves, grass and white and yellow marigold garlands with red flowers. At the right edge, a person in a rust-red cloth wears a long coral and yellow flower garland and raises both arms to haul the rope that runs up the pole. A palm frond is visible behind, and a corrugated shelter roof crosses the upper left. The scene is outdoors and appears to be a flag-raising in a temple or ashram precinct.

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February 23 20152015-02-23February 23 20152015-02-23Low-angle outdoor photo of a tall, slender copper-coloured ceremonial flagstaff or dhvaja stambha rising against a pale blue sky, its top ornamented with a carved finial. The lower base is a carved wooden or copper shrine-like structure wrapped with white and red flower garlands and a wreath of green leaves and grass. On the right, a man in saffron-orange clothing stands wearing a long red-and-white flower garland and several beaded necklaces, pulling on ropes that run up beside the pole. A palm tree and a corrugated roof edge frame the top left. A small purple logo appears in the upper right corner.2015-02-23February 23 20152015-02-23 +1 copiesFebruary 23 20152015-02-23Low-angle photo of a tall copper ceremonial flagstaff topped with a carved finial and a small saffron flag, decorated near its base with green leaves, dried grass and marigold garlands. A man with a bare upper body, a red bindi, orange garland and copper-coloured armlets pulls a rope attached to the pole under a clear blue sky, with palm fronds at the right edge and a tin roof at the upper left.2015-02-23Looking up at a tall, tapering copper flagstaff or dhvajastambha topped with a decorative finial, its base wrapped in green leaves and grass and draped with white and red flower garlands. A single person in a rust-orange garment and a layered pink-and-white flower garland stands at the right, gripping the ropes that raise the pole, with a coconut palm and bright sky behind.2015-02-23February 23 20152015-02-23February 23 20152015-02-23Low-angle photo of a tall copper ceremonial pole topped with a small carved finial, rising against a pale blue sky. Its base is a carved wooden or stone pedestal wrapped in white and red flower garlands, with green leaves and grass tied at its midpoint. A man in a red-orange dhoti and wrap, wearing layered flower garlands and gold-toned ornaments, stands at right pulling a rope that runs up toward the pole top. A palm tree and a corrugated roof edge frame the top left and right of the view.2015-02-23February 23 20152015-02-23Low-angle photograph of a tall copper flagstaff, or dhvaja stambham, rising against a pale blue sky beneath a corrugated metal roof edge. The copper pole has ringed bands and a finial at the top, with a wooden block and rope attached. Its base is wrapped in green leaves and grass and garlanded with white jasmine strands and red and yellow flowers. At the lower right, a person in orange-red robes wears a long pink-and-white flower garland and is pulling the rope. A palm tree frames the right side.2015-02-23