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Outdoor flag-hoisting ceremony at a temple courtyard under bright sky with palm trees. A person in a long saffron-orange robe with long dark hair stands on a white raised platform beside a tall copper flagstaff draped with a white garland, facing away from the camera. Behind them is a golden-yellow shrouded object on the platform. Two large ceremonial umbrellas with red, yellow and green embroidered panels and blue dove emblems and tasseled fringe frame the scene. In the foreground, devotees in white and orange clothing, one holding a flower offering, watch the ritual. A large crowd of people in white dress stands in the background near a thatched structure and parked vehicles. Scattered petals lie on the white platform.

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Outdoor flag-hoisting ceremony on a white-painted platform in a palm-lined compound. A figure in a saffron-orange robe with a white garland stands atop the platform beside a tall copper flagstaff, with petals scattered on the base. Behind them, a large ornate canopy with red, yellow and green panels bears a dove emblem, and a second red and gold embroidered parasol with a dove motif stands at right. Crowds of devotees in white and saffron clothing, some with yellow shawls, stand facing the platform, and a bearded man in orange at lower left holds his hands together. Flowers and a golden cloth-draped object sit at the base of the platform, with a palm-tree backdrop and a few parked vehicles visible.2010-02-12December 23 20082008-12-23Outdoor 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.2010-02-12Outdoor flag-hoisting ceremony at the 2008 Brahmotsava under a corrugated tin canopy, with palm trees behind. Several men in saffron-orange dhotis and shawls stand on a striped mat beside a table draped in orange cloth, holding ritual implements and a garland, while a standing man in a saffron shawl receives a flower garland. Behind them, white-clad devotees, some carrying drums, gather in a procession. A colourful umbrella, tall decorated poles with geometric patterns and bird motifs, and a small golden-topped shrine structure frame the scene. Brass plates of flowers and offerings sit on the table. Spectators in the foreground watch and photograph.2008-12-23December 23 20082008-12-23Outdoor temple procession on a bright day with a clear blue sky. A long-haired man in a gold leopard-print garment over an orange cloth climbs a metal staircase toward a large copper-toned kalasha-style pot garlanded with yellow and orange flowers. Beside him an attendant in an orange cloth holds a brass plate, while a crowd in white dhotis and orange shawls carries a multicoloured ceremonial umbrella on a pole. Behind them are white tented pavilions, a flower-decorated gateway and people in white. A woman in a white sari holds a flower tray in the foreground. Appearance-based a person: the climbing figure has long swept-back hair and ornate gold-patterned clothing, and is presented as the central figure of the procession.2009-02-23 +1 copiesDecember 23 20072007-12-23Outdoor evening procession under palm trees. A long-haired figure in a saffron-orange robe with a leopard-print shawl walks with their back to the camera, beside an ornate golden palanquin with a red canopy, green-and-gold tassels and gilded serpent-like finials. Devotees in white dhotis and white kurtas, several wearing yellow shoulder cloths, walk and stand around it, some with hands raised, and a crowd watches from the right. An orange parasol-style umbrella rises above the palanquin, and a small shrine-like structure with a deity figure appears at the far right.2010-02-12Outdoor 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.2010-02-12Outdoor procession scene under bright sky with palm trees and banana plants. In the foreground, a figure seen from behind wears an orange turban and an orange sleeveless robe, with a large white jasmine garland around the neck and an orange sash at the back. Above them a multicoloured ceremonial umbrella with red, green, blue and yellow panels, bird emblems, gold embroidery and tassels is held aloft on a pole. Crowds of men in white shirts and dhotis, several with folded hands, line the route, and a man with a lanyard raises a white cloth. Orange and yellow floral garlands decorate a small white building in the background.2010-02-18January 02 20102010-01-02 +1 copiesOutdoor temple festival scene during a Brahmotsavam-style event. In the centre, a man in saffron-orange robes stands atop a white platform beside a copper-coloured dhwajasthambha flagpole wrapped with marigold garlands and straw, pulling a rope. Around him, many devotees in orange and white clothes and orange shawls crowd close, several raising hands and holding brass bells and a small kalasha. Colourful painted umbrellas and yellow-orange canopy cloth overhead frame the scene. A sign in the lower right corner reads Nithyananda Dhyanapeetham and a dwajasthambha label. Many people are visible in the crowd.2009-01-02