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Photograph of a tall, tapering copper ritual pole topped with a wooden finial decorated with flowers and ribbons, rising beside a palm tree under a bright sky. A single person in orange-red clothing and a red-and-blue flower garland pulls a thick white rope that runs up toward the pole's top, with a smaller cord beside it. The base of the pole is wrapped with dry straw and green leaves and has carved stonework adorned with white and red flower strings. A banner strip hangs at the upper left corner.

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April 10 20162016-04-10A tall copper dhwajasthambha (flagstaff) rises steeply against a bright sky, its ringed shaft topped with a carved finial and wrapped at the base with fresh green leaves, grass and white-and-red flower garlands on a carved stone pedestal. A man in saffron-orange dhoti and shawl, wearing layered coral-and-gold necklaces and armlets, stands at right beside a coconut palm and pulls a rope to hoist a saffron flag up the pole. Overhead a metal roof edge frames the view. Only one person is visible, and his face is turned upward, so the identity of the flag-raiser cannot be confirmed from appearance.2015-02-23Low-angle photo of a tall, tapering copper-coloured dhvaja pole rising from an ornately carved wooden base wrapped with white and red flower garlands and green leaves, topped by a carved finial. A man in an orange-red dhoti and a red-orange flower garland, with beaded bracelets and a gold-toned chain, stands at right pulling a rope that runs up the pole, lifting or raising it. Coconut palms and bright sky appear behind him, with a sheltering roof edge at the top left.2015-02-23September 26 20162016-09-26Outdoor photograph looking up at a tall, tapering copper-clad ritual pole rising against a pale sky, with a decorated base wrapped in flower garlands and green leaves and topped by a small ornate finial. A woman in an orange-red sari with a red and blue floral garland stands at right, pulling a thick white rope that runs up along the pole, her arm raised and a gold bangle on her wrist. Dry straw bundles are tied near the base. A palm tree fills the right side, and a tent edge with white ribbons appears at top left.2015-01-04January 04 20152015-01-04January 04 20152015-01-04February 23 20152015-02-23February 23 20152015-02-23Photograph of a tall copper ritual flagstaff or dhvaja stambha standing on a stepped copper base, with a small gilded deity murti set in its shrine niche, adorned with marigold and white flower garlands and a bundle of straw at its midsection. A man in a rust-red dhoti and a red-and-gold flower garland, with a red-and-yellow marigold mala and gold necklaces, stands at right holding a rope and gazing upward as he raises the staff. Devotees sit under a corrugated roof at left, watching the ritual, with a palm tree and greenery behind.2016-08-27A tall copper flagstaff, or dhvaja stambha, rises toward a clear blue sky, its ringed shaft wrapped with bands of carved ornament. Its base is draped with green leaves, straw-like grass and garlands of white and red flowers, and a small deity murti stands at the base. A yellow marigold garland with grass hangs from a rope at left beside a metal roof. At lower right, a man in an orange-red dhoti and shawl, wearing a rudraksha-style mala of beads and a flower garland, a vertical tilak on his forehead, holds the rope that raises the pole with one hand. Palm fronds appear at the edges.2015-02-23February 23 20152015-02-23