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A cream cloth flag hangs from a tall copper flagstaff against a pale sky and palm fronds. Red printed motifs include a trident, a seated Nandi bull, a pair of folded hands or leaves, and an oil lamp. Strands of yellow and pink marigold garlands are draped over the top of the flag, and a hand with gold bangles holds the cloth at its lower edge. Flag hoisting ceremony, no a person visible.

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Low-angle photograph of a tall copper flagstaff with ringed bands, topped with a cream cloth banner. Garlands of yellow marigolds and pink flowers hang from the top of the pole. The banner is printed in dark red with a trident, a nandi bull, two ceremonial drums, and two oil lamps with flames on tall stands. A palm frond is visible at the right edge against a bright sky. No people are visible in the frame.2015-04-21A white cloth flag hangs from a tall wooden flagpole, decorated with red block-printed motifs including a trident (trishul), a crescent moon, a Nandi bull, two drums (damaru or mridangam-type), and two oil lamps on pedestals. Yellow and pink flower garlands are tied at the top of the pole. At the lower right, a hand with gold bangles and a ring grips the flag's edge, with a second arm partly visible at the bottom right. The bright sky forms the background.2015-04-21April 21 20152015-04-21Looking upward at a tall polished copper flagpole with ribbed, rope-patterned bands, topped with a cream cloth banner painted with red line drawings of deity figures and a hand gesture. Yellow and pink marigold garlands hang from the top of the pole. A palm frond is visible at the right edge against a pale sky. The scene suggests a flag hoisting ceremony, with the banner and garlands marking the sacred flag raising.2015-04-21April 14 20132013-04-14 +5 copiesA cream cloth flag painted with a red trident, crescent moon, sun-like star pattern and a bull motif is hoisted on a pole wrapped with banana leaves and draped with yellow marigold garlands. Two people with rudraksha bracelets and gold bangles raise the flag at a temple wall of carved reddish stone. A third person in a reddish-brown dhoti holds a silver plate of white flowers at the right edge, and a red-and-white garland hangs at left. The flag hoisting marks the start of a festival procession; the cloth is held taut between the raising hands. No ornate saffron-clad figure is visible.2015-04-21April 21 20152015-04-21A photograph taken looking upward beside a tall polished copper pole banded with rope-pattern rings, with green leaves and a palm frond at its base. Two long fabric banners hang from a cord strung across the frame: a pale salmon-orange banner on the left with a faint embroidered figure, and a rust-brown banner on the right with appliqued and embroidered imagery including a seated figure with long flowing hair, a blue-dark area, a dark silhouetted figure, and a white trident motif near the bottom. Coconut palm fronds and bright sky fill the background. A dark-haired head is partly visible at the bottom edge of the frame. Fresh flowers and leaves are tied at the top of the pole.2017-01-01April 25 20202020-04-25 +1 copiesMarch 07 20212021-03-07April 14 20132013-04-14 +1 copiesOutdoor dvajarohanam flag-hoisting at a temple, shot from below. A tall copper flagstaff with ringed bands rises at left, wrapped with yellow marigold garlands, green leaves and straw bundles at its base beside a carved wooden shrine. Two saffron-and-red banners hang from the top, one with a trident emblem and figure imagery. A man in a rust-red robe and red-and-white flower garland with gold ornaments, a dark turban and bangles pulls the rope. A second man at right, bare-shouldered in orange cloth, works the rope above a wicker basket, with coconut palms behind under a pale sky.2016-12-14