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July 26 2010

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Two side-by-side photographs show a tall carved wooden flagpole with a decorated finial and a garland of flowers wrapped around its base, set outdoors beside palm trees under an overcast sky. In the left panel, a woman in orange robes reaches up to pull a red-orange flag on a rope while another person in orange stands beside her. In the right panel, the flag is raised high and two people in orange robes look upward toward it, one holding the rope. The scene depicts a flag-hoisting ritual at the ashram.2010-07-01 +1 copiesPhoto 11682553 +1 copiesA tall copper flagstaff with ringed bands rises against a bright blue sky, topped with a carved finial and a streaming orange cloth. Scattered orange and yellow petals drift through the air in front of it. At the lower right, a single person in orange robes and a white and red floral garland pulls an orange rope to hoist the flag, with a coconut palm leaning into the frame. The base of the pole is decorated with marigold garlands. The scene shows a flag-hoisting ceremony outdoors.2010-02-12July 26 20102010-07-26A 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.2009-02-23A tall, ornately carved copper or brass flagstaff rises against a pale blue sky, topped by a finial and a saffron-orange flag. A person in an orange robe with short dark hair stands at the base on a white platform, pulling a rope that raises the flag, with a flower garland of orange and red blossoms draped at the pole's foot and coconut palms behind. Several sections of the pole are decorated with engraved rings and scroll-like motifs.A tall copper-clad flagstaff with a decorated finial rises against a clear blue sky beside a palm tree, its base wrapped with yellow and orange marigold garlands. A devotee in orange robes and a white and marigold garland pulls a rope to hoist an orange flag at the top, while another person in orange robes watches upward at the right edge. Two or three more people stand at the lower right. The scene is an outdoor flag-hoisting at a festival.2008-12-23A tall, slender tiered metal or stone spire rises against a pale sky beside palm fronds, its top crowned by an ornate finial. Near the base, a man in orange-saffron robes with a bare head stands with his back to the camera, reaching upward and holding an orange cloth toward the spire. A garland of red and orange flowers hangs on the spire. At the lower left edge, a partially visible person with dark hair stands near the structure, and another figure in orange clothing appears at the lower right edge. The scene suggests a temple consecration or ritual setting.2008-10-09September 29 20092009-09-29Low-angle photograph of a tall copper ritual flagstaff or dhvaja stambha with ringed bands, topped by a small red cloth flag and fronted by a garland of yellow marigolds around its base. Two figures in saffron-orange robes stand at right, one holding a red rope that runs up to the pole. A corrugated roof edge and palm fronds frame the upper left and right, with a camera rig visible at left. The pole rises against an overcast sky.2010-11-06Photo 11684242A tall wooden flagpole with decorative bands and a small ornate finial at its top is being raised outdoors under a grey overcast sky, with palm fronds at the edges. A maroon and orange flag hangs from the pole. Several people in saffron and orange robes pull the ropes and steady the pole from below, including a woman in a long orange sari at the centre holding the rope. Their faces are not visible in detail. Another person in orange stands at the right edge, and a few figures are visible in the lower foreground, consistent with a flag-hoisting ceremony.2008-03-23