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September 02 20112011-09-02A photograph of a flag-hoisting ceremony outdoors under palm trees. A tall, ornate copper-coloured flagstaff rises from a white plinth, wrapped with yellow and orange garlands at its base. A red-orange flag is being raised on ropes. Beside it, a figure in orange robes stands at the base of the pole, and several people in orange and saffron clothing gather on the right near a decorated structure with red and gold trim. A small umbrella with colourful panels shades part of the group. A pink flowering tree stands at the right edge.2009-02-23March 23 20082008-03-23November 06 20102010-11-06 +1 copiesPhotograph of a flag-hoisting at a tall copper flagpole on an open outdoor platform under overcast sky, with palm trees at right. A long-haired man in saffron-orange robes stands at right, pulling a rope to raise a maroon flag with a gold-bordered blue and gold deity image and a garland of white flowers. A second person in orange robes at left steadies the flag, and a red-and-gold offering cloth lies at the pole's base with a tied yellow-green garland. a person candidate: the man at right has long swept-back hair and saffron clothing, a probable match to the page's a person reference.2008-03-23July 15 20112011-07-15March 23 20082008-03-23March 26 20082008-03-26A tall copper flagstaff rises vertically against a pale sky, its ringed shaft mounted on an ornate base with a seated gold figure in a niche. A red and white flag with a central emblem is being hoisted up the pole. On the right, a man in an orange saffron garment with a gold border and a dark rudraksha mala raises his arm to pull the flag rope, while a bald man in white ritual clothing with a gold-bordered cloth stands at the lower right. Palm trees and a metal roof edge appear at the left.2011-09-02A flag-hoisting ceremony outdoors under an overcast sky with palm fronds at right. A tall pole is topped by a red and gold flag bearing a painted deity figure, edged with white flower garlands. Two men in saffron-orange robes pull the flag upward on ropes; the man at right, with long swept-back hair and a dark rudraksha mala, raises his arm high on the rope, while the man at left in orange cloth steadies the flag. A brass kalasha-like base with flower garlands and red cloth sits below. Probable Swamiji (long swept-back hair, rudraksha mala, saffron robes) is the figure at right, performing the flag hoisting.2008-03-23Low-angle photo of a tall ornate copper dhwaja stambha (flagstaff) rising against a partly cloudy blue sky, with an orange-red flag at its top and an orange rope running down its length. Beside it, a man in a saffron-red unstitched robe with a rudraksha-style bead necklace stands with one hand on the pole and the rope, and wears a tilak on his forehead. On the right, a second figure in a dark red shawl stands at the edge of the frame. Carved reliefs decorate the pole's base and stone statues appear in the background, with palm fronds at the right. The scene suggests a flagpole raising ritual, with the flag's hoisting on the pole.2010-10-18 +1 copiesOutdoors on a stone riverside platform, a shaved-headed priest in saffron cloth kneels at left pouring liquid from a small vessel over a tall silver trident (trishul) set in a gold-coloured stand. Beside him, a man in orange robes with his arm raised grips the trident's shaft. Another saffron-robed figure with a bare upper body and a white-bearded elder stands behind, and a crowd of devotees in orange and white sits or stands along the ground in the background, under trees and a lamp post. The scene resembles an abhishekam offering to a trident.2005-05-25