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A person with long dark wavy hair and an orange sleeveless robe wrapped at the waist and draped over the shoulder stands at a metal pole set on a white-painted circular base, hauling a rope strung along it. Around them, several women in white saris with gold borders and colourful patterned saris stand with palms pressed together in namaste, some looking upward. Behind them stand banana plants with hanging green bunches, a white building, a ladder, and a string of orange pennant flags overhead. Palm fronds lie on the ground. The scene appears to be a flag-raising at an outdoor ceremony.

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A photograph outside a white concrete building with a corrugated roof and barred window. A man in a sleeveless orange robe with long dark hair reaches up toward a tall metal flagpole, from which strings of orange plastic pennants printed with a purple bird emblem and the word NITHYANANDAPEETAM hang along the wall. A woman in a white sari with a gold border stands with hands joined beside the pole, and a crowd of women in colourful saris and men in white shirts watches. A banana plant and a ladder lean against the wall, and a pennant bunting stretches across the courtyard under a pale sky.2010-01-20Outdoors beside a white-painted building, a long-haired person in an orange sleeveless top and orange wrap raises a flag up a silver pole on a white-painted circular base. Orange triangular flags with dark purple emblems stream from the top, and a red pom-pom hangs near the peak. A crowd of onlookers watches, including a woman in a white sari with gold border and a woman in a patterned sari. A banana tree, a metal ladder, orange bunting and a palm-frond mat sit nearby.2010-01-20A photograph of a flagpole-raising at a white-walled building outdoors. A person in an orange robe with long dark hair stands at right, pulling a rope on a tall silver flagpole that rises beside the wall. Orange triangular pennants printed with a dhyanapeetam-style logo and the word Dhyanapeetam string between the pole and the building and along the roofline. Beside the person, a woman in a white sari with gold border and several women in colourful saris and a man in a white shirt stand watching upward. A banana tree, a ladder and a barred window are visible. A small purple bird logo sits at top left.2010-01-20August 17 20092009-08-17A person in orange robes pulls a rope to raise an orange flag on a metal pole beside a white building. Strung orange bunting printed with the word DHYANAPEETAM hangs along the wall and across the courtyard. A woman in a white dress with a gold border stands with hands joined, and a crowd of onlookers, many in saris, watches from the ground. A banana plant with broad green leaves stands behind the crowd under a pale sky.2010-01-20Outdoor photo of a long-haired man in saffron-orange robes and a red-and-white flower garland raising a rope on a white flagpole set in an orange circular base scattered with rose petals. A bystander in orange robes holds a brass plate of yellow flowers, and a crowd of devotees in white dhotis and saris stands behind, several with hands pressed together in prayer. Orange flags with a bird emblem and a bouquet in cellophane are visible in the hazy background.2010-01-19July 29 20082008-07-29 +1 copiesNovember 25 20092009-11-25 +1 copiesOutdoor photo of a smiling person in an orange saffron garment with a red and white flower garland and gold-bead ornaments, pulling an orange flag rope up a white flagpole on an orange circular base scattered with red rose petals. A tall person in orange with long dark hair is raising the flag. Behind, white-clad devotees stand clapping and some hold a flower bouquet; another orange-robed monk holds a plate of yellow flowers at right. A table with a patterned cloth and brass lamps sits at left, a kolam is drawn on the ground, and orange flags flutter in the hazy morning light beneath trees.2010-01-19August 17 20092009-08-17January 20 20102010-01-20Outdoor ceremony at a flagpole with a white pole and round orange base. A central figure in saffron-orange robes and a long red-and-white flower garland with gold ornaments raises his hand to a folded orange cloth tied to a cord, appearing to hoist or unfurl the saffron flag. A red bindi marks his forehead and long dark hair falls to his shoulders. Beside him a second figure in orange robes stands with hands at his waist. Around them devotees stand in white, one older woman in a teal sari presses her palms together, a girl in white folds her hands, and a man in a white t-shirt joins hands in greeting. A cameraman films from the right, and a tented table with a green cloth holds brass plates with yellow flowers. Ground has white and coloured rangoli designs.2010-01-19