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Photograph of a tall polished copper pole with ornate braided copper bands, wrapped with an orange cloth at its base-middle and tied with ropes. To the right, an orange flag with a white triangular panel shows a painted figure of a deity in orange and red garments, flapping against a pale sky. No people are visible; the scene suggests a flagstaff at a temple.

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July 08 20092009-07-08A tall polished copper dwajastambha flagstaff rises against a pale blue sky, ringed with decorative copper bands and topped by an ornate copper capital with small bells. A saffron-orange flag hangs from a cord beside it, bearing a painted image of a goddess in green and red robes holding weapons within a white oval. No people are visible; the scene is a flagpole at a temple dwajarohanam setting.2009-07-08July 08 20092009-07-08Photograph looking up at a tall copper-coloured pole topped by a small pavilion-style cap, banded with decorative ring bands along its length. An orange cloth flag hangs from the pole on the right, with a small orange bundle tied on the left and orange ropes running up to the top. A palm frond enters from the right edge against a pale overcast sky. No people are visible.2009-09-29Low-angle photograph of a tall copper flagstaff rising against a pale grey sky. A saffron-orange flag flutters from a carved wooden crown-like top with a decorative scalloped finial. The ringed copper pole is wrapped with bands of carved ornament. Steel guy wires run down from the top, and a dark metal lattice structure stands at the left edge of the frame. No people are visible.2010-09-13A tall copper flagstaff, or dhvaja stambha, rises against a pale blue sky with banded ornamental rings along its length. An orange saffron flag with a white panel and emblem is hoisted near its top, and a smaller orange cloth is tied near its base above an ornate carved pedestal decorated with flower garlands. A man in orange clothing pulls a rope at the right edge beside coconut palm fronds. This photograph documents a flag hoisting ceremony, dwajarohanam, at a temple.2009-07-08Low-angle photograph of a tall copper-coloured ceremonial flagstaff against a pale cloudy sky. The pole has repeated ornate ridged bands and a carved wooden canopy block at the top, with a small bunch of flowers and grass tied near the crown. An orange and white cloth flag streams from it, with orange cords running up beside it. No people are visible.2009-12-23December 24 20092009-12-24A tall polished copper flagstaff with ornate gold-toned metal bands and a decorated square capital rises against a pale blue sky with scattered clouds. An orange saffron flag hangs from a rope on the pole, with a printed deity figure partly visible on its white centre. No people are visible.2009-06-09A photograph of a tall ornate copper and silver dhwajastambha, a ritual flagpole, against a clear blue sky. Its segmented shaft is decorated with small hanging bells and capped by a pointed finial wrapped in dried straw. An orange flag with a large white circular emblem flies from the pole, and a thin white cord runs down the shaft. The pole rests on a carved metal base with bells and a lotus-patterned capital. No people are visible.2010-01-02 +1 copiesA tall copper pole, banded with ornate copper rings and black cords, rises against an overcast sky. Orange cloth flags are tied to it, one bearing a painted figure of a deity in red and green tones, and a bundled orange cloth hangs on a taut orange rope at left. A thin orange rope runs alongside the pole at right. The scene looks like a ceremonial flagpole or dhvaja stambha raised for a temple or festival, but no people are visible.2009-09-29January 02 20102010-01-02 +1 copies