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July 27 2009

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A photograph of an outdoor flag-hoisting moment beside a white building and brick ground. A green pole stands at left with an orange cloth being raised on a yellow rope by a man in a white dhoti and shirt with white hair, arm raised. Beside him a young man in an orange dhoti and bare-chested red-and-orange vest holds the rope and cloth. At right a man in an orange dhoti and orange shawl stands watching. At left a woman in a white sari with orange shawl photographs the scene with a camera. Palm trees, orange-flowered shrubs and a concrete wall form the background.2009-07-27November 12 20082008-11-12July 27 20092009-07-27Outdoor scene at a concrete courtyard beside a white building with red and orange decorations. A man in white clothes and a white head is bent forward at the centre, holding a rope or cord tied to a tall green-and-orange pole. A younger man in orange saffron robes with a red undergarment stands at right, wearing a gold bracelet and bare feet, while another person in orange robes stands behind him. A woman in white clothes with an orange shawl and camera stands at left photographing the scene. Orange flowering shrubs, palm trees and a block wall form the background.2009-07-27Outdoor scene at a village-style compound with whitewashed walls and banana plants decorated with flower garlands. On the left, a man with long swept-back dark hair wears an orange saffron garment and a white flower garland, and holds a rope tied to a tall reddish pole. Beside him, a man in white ritual clothes with a rudraksha mala grips the rope with another person in white. Several men in white shirts and dhotis stand around, and one older man in white with a pendant watches on the right. The setting suggests a flagpole raising or inauguration ceremony. Based on the orange-robed man's appearance with long hair and saffron garment, he is a person candidate, shown in person.2008-07-29July 27 20082008-07-27October 06 20162016-10-06October 01 20172017-10-01May 10 20182018-05-10November 12 20082008-11-12October 18 20102010-10-18 +1 copiesOutdoor ritual at a dirt-ground ashram site where a tall red-and-white wooden pole is being planted into the earth. A man in a long, dark-red robe with long, dreadlocked hair stands at right, holding the pole upright with both hands. Beside him, a man in a white dhoti with gold borders bends forward, pressing a long iron rod into the ground at the pole's base. Two men in orange robes with rudraksha malas kneel and crouch nearby, and a bald man in an orange cloth and beaded necklaces watches at far left. The base is decorated with a colourful rangoli of red, yellow and green powder and scattered pink flower petals, edged with yellow bricks. Bamboo and green shrubs stand behind, with a building and clear sky in the background.2016-10-06