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Photo 11724902 +1 copiesJuly 27 20082008-07-27August 11 20092009-08-11Outdoor flag-hoisting ceremony (dwajarohanam) under green trees. A figure in an orange-saffron robe and orange turban, wearing a white and red flower garland and a gold pendant, pulls the rope of an orange flag up a tall white pole with both hands, looking upward. Above him a multicoloured canopy umbrella with tassels is held by an attendant. To the left, a man in orange holds his palms together in prayer beside men in white dhotis. On the right, a woman in a white and yellow sari holds a tray of rose petals, next to a man in orange robes. Several men in white clothes raise their hands and clap, and a few others stand among the crowd.2008-07-27Photo 11724976Outdoor photo of a flag-hoisting ceremony beside a palm grove. A woman in a red sari and red blouse, wearing a large garland of white jasmine and orange marigolds, raises her arm to pull a yellow rope that runs up a tall white flagpole, with a white flag at the top. Scattered flower petals fall around her. Beside her, a man in an orange robe with hands pressed together in namaste stands next to a man in white with long hair. At right, a man in white dhoti and orange shawl holds a green leafy branch near a video camera on a tripod. The flagpole stands on a grey concrete platform covered with pink and white flower petals and a white cloth. A crowd of men in white shirts, dhotis and lungis, some with hands folded, watches and claps behind them.2009-07-28Outdoor photo of a flag-raising at a village ground with coconut palms behind. A man in a red sleeveless top and red-orange dhoti-style wrap, wearing a garland of white jasmine and orange-red flowers, grips a yellow rope attached to a tall white flagpole. Beside him on the left, a man in an orange robe with hands pressed together in greeting. A crowd of men in white shirts, khaki and checked lungis stands behind a rope line, with a small boy in a light green shirt and a cameraman filming at right. In the foreground a stone platform is strewn with pink and white flower petals around the pole's base, which is wreathed in white flowers.2009-07-28July 27 20082008-07-27May 05 20122012-05-05July 27 20082008-07-27Outdoor temple ritual with palm trees behind. A man in an orange-saffron sleeveless top and white-smeared arms, with a white flower garland and dark hair tied back, raises one arm and grips a thick white cloth rope wound on a white stone platform scattered with marigold petals. Beside him stands a man in white dhoti and orange shawl, and other people in orange and white clothes stand nearby, some holding a brass vessel of yellow flowers. Behind them are a carved red sandstone pillar and a dark stone base with a deity statue draped in flower garlands. Palm fronds and white-walled temple structures fill the background.2009-01-02Outdoor flag-hoisting ceremony at a KAILASA centre. A man in a saffron-orange turban, orange upper cloth and orange dhoti, with a red-and-white jasmine garland, reaches up to pull a yellow rope that raises a white flagpole. Several men in white dhotis and shirts crowd around, some reaching to help with the rope. On the right, an attendant in orange robes holds a brass aarti lamp with a lit flame and flower offerings, while a man in maroon clothing holds incense smoke nearby. Green shade netting, flowering shrubs and a white building with a tiled roof form the background.2008-07-28