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A tall copper-coloured ceremonial pole rises against an overcast white sky, topped with a wooden platform holding a red-draped object. Green coconut palm fronds appear at the lower part of the frame. No people are visible in the scene.

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Low-angle photograph looking up at a tall, pale ornate pillar topped with a carved wooden bracket or ornamental finial with a red-orange cloth fluttering from it, against a bright overcast sky. A grey metal roof edge with steel truss beams runs down the left side. A small purple logo appears in the upper left corner. No people are visible; the scene shows a ceremonial flagpole or dhwaja-stambha style pillar at an ashram or temple grounds.2011-08-23A tall copper-coloured pole, banded with raised rings, rises against a pale sky. A saffron-orange cloth is tied around the pole with golden cord and chain, and a coconut palm frond with a hanging orange streamer and a wrapped palm trunk stands beside it. No people are visible.2011-12-10Looking upward at a tall, polished copper flagpole with ringed bands, topped by a carved orange finial with a fringe of yellow and pink flower garlands. A white flag with drawn figures in red and black hangs from the top, held by ropes and a trailing white banner. Bright pale sky and a metal structure at the top edge. No people are visible in the frame.2015-04-21April 10 20162016-04-10Low-angle photograph of a tall copper flagstaff against a white sky, topped by an ornate carved finial and a small red-orange flag tied near its crown. Thin cables run alongside the pole, and a palm frond with fan-shaped leaves enters the lower right corner. The pole has rope-like ringed bands along its length. No people are visible in the scene, which suggests a dhwajarohanam flag-raising at a temple complex.2010-07-26October 05 20142014-10-05April 10 20162016-04-10A tall, slender copper pole rises steeply from the bottom of the frame toward a bright white sky, shot from a low angle. Its polished reddish-bronze surface is banded with rope-patterned copper rings spaced along its length, and a square wooden or metal platform with a finial sits at the top. Thin wires run alongside the pole, a palm frond and leaves appear at the lower right, and the edge of a vehicle or structure is visible at the upper left. No people are visible.2016-04-10A tall copper dhwajastambha flagpole with ringed bands, garlanded with white jasmine and red flower strands at its base, rises against a white sky with a palm tree behind it. At the foot of the pole, a man in saffron-orange robes with a white and gold garland raises his arms to pull the ropes, while a second man in orange robes with a yellow shawl assists him. The scene suggests a dhwajarohanam flag-hoisting ritual during a temple procession.2010-07-26February 23 20152015-02-23A man in orange-saffron cloth, bare-chested with a shawl draped over his shoulder, pulls a rope to raise a tall copper ritual pillar topped with a red-tipped finial. The pillar is decorated with rings and a small seated figure carved near its base. Coconut palms and a metal-roofed shelter frame the scene under a pale sky, and a few hands and a phone are visible at the lower edge. a person cues are the long swept-back hair and saffron shawl, but the face is turned away and appearance alone is uncertain.2013-02-28Low-angle photograph looking up at a tall copper-banded pole rising from the lower frame toward a corrugated metal roof edge at top left. The pole is wrapped with rings of copper or bronze bands and capped by a small ornate finial with a dark wooden base plate. A white cloth or streamer hangs from the top near the finial, and thin guy wires run diagonally from the pole to the edges of the frame. The background is bright white sky. No people are visible.2016-04-10