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Outdoor photo at a flag-hoisting event beside a tall copper flagstaff wrapped with bands and decorated at its base. A figure in a saffron-orange robe with long dark hair and a white garland stands at the flagstaff with hands joined in namaste, under a golden umbrella with red-and-teal embroidered panels. Palm trees and blue sky frame the scene. In the foreground, several people with dark hair, some in orange and yellow clothing, face the flagstaff, and a camera operator is visible at left. A banner stands at the lower left. The saffron-robed figure is an appearance-based a person candidate with long hair, saffron clothing and a garland.

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Outdoor photograph of a flag-hoisting ceremony under a pale blue sky with palm trees. A tall polished copper flagstaff, banded with copper rings and draped with an orange cord, rises at left; its base holds a small brass shrine with a seated deity murti garlanded with white and orange flower strands. A person in an orange robe with a white garland stands on a raised platform near the staff, hands folded in anjali mudra. At right, a gold-fringed umbrella with red, teal and blue embroidered panels and a dove emblem shades the scene. Several heads of spectators are visible at the bottom edge.2010-02-12December 23 20082008-12-23Outdoor photo under a clear blue sky beside a tall copper flagstaff wrapped with white cloth and ringed with copper bands, its base a small shrine-like structure decorated with yellow and orange marigold garlands and palm fronds. In the foreground, two men in saffron-orange robes stand with their backs to the camera, one with long dark hair and the other with shorter hair; a bearded man in orange clothing stands at right near palm fronds and a fringed red canopy. Blurred heads of onlookers fill the lower edge.2008-12-23December 23 20082008-12-23Outdoors under a pale blue sky with palm trees, a tall copper flagstaff stands at left, wrapped with rope and bands, with a small gilded deity murti and garlands of orange and white flowers at its base. A person in an orange saffron wrap with a white garland stands beside it, hands folded in anjali, facing the flagstaff. At right, a red and gold ceremonial umbrella or canopy with green floral embroidery and a white bird emblem is held aloft. Dark-haired heads of onlookers appear at the bottom edge of the frame.2010-02-12December 23 20082008-12-23Outdoor photo at a Brahmotsava-style ritual beside a tall copper flagstaff wrapped with white cloth and garlanded with yellow marigolds. A figure with long dark swept hair in an orange-saffron robe, wearing a garland, stands raised on a platform holding a small brass vessel and lamp toward the pole. Several devotees in matching orange robes sit or stand around the base, a trident is leaned against the pole, and a red fringed parasol and palm trees frame the bright blue sky. Swamiji (probable), the figure at the flagstaff, is performing the flag-hoisting ceremony, with the orange robes and long hair as visible cues.2008-12-23A photograph of an outdoor ritual beside a tall ornate copper-toned flagpole with a decorated metal base, wrapped in white cord and draped with yellow, orange and red marigold garlands. A long-haired figure in a flowing orange robe and white garland stands at the right, raising a small bell and offering in one hand, with a flower garland around the neck. Several saffron-robed men with rudraksha malas sit on a raised platform, hands joined or holding a tray of flowers and offerings. Potted green plants sit on the platform and coconut palms and a red-orange flag stand behind. A few onlookers in street clothes watch at the left. Probable Swamiji (long hair, orange robe, garland) performing a flag-hoisting puja at the Brahmotsava.2008-12-23December 23 20082008-12-23July 15 20112011-07-15December 23 20082008-12-23June 09 20092009-06-09