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March 23 2008

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Outdoor ceremony at a tall wooden flagpole with a saffron flag hoisted near a white-walled platform, surrounded by palm trees under an overcast sky. Several men in saffron-orange robes stand at the base of the pole and on the platform, handling ropes and offerings. A large crowd of devotees sits on the ground in front, many in white clothes and some in saffron. On the left, a tall red-draped statue of a deity with a trident and crescent-style crown stands on a white pedestal. A grey SUV is parked behind the crowd. Fine, the image appears to show a flag hoisting ritual with a seated satsang gathering.2008-03-23January 11 20162016-01-11Outdoor ceremony under a grey overcast sky with tall palm trees. A tall wooden flagstaff with a red and orange pennant bearing a painted deity image is being raised on a white-plastered stone base. Several people in saffron-orange robes pull the hoisting rope at the base. To the left, a figure in a red garment with a deity-like headdress stands beside a seated deity murti draped in orange cloth. Onlookers in white and dark clothes stand in the foreground. A white-clad man stands at the far right near a parked vehicle.2008-03-23Outdoor ceremony in a palm-lined courtyard. A tall copper-coloured flagstaff or dhvaja stands on a white pedestal, with a dark stone figure and a black linga-like form on a white base in front. Dozens of devotees in white dhotis, white saris and kurtas stand in a crowd around the shrine area. A man in the foreground wears a saffron-orange shawl over white clothing. On the right, a gilded, ornate palanquin or ratha with red and gold decoration and a deity figure stands near several umbrellas and orange flags. Coconut palms and a low wall frame the scene under bright sky.2009-02-23 +1 copiesOutdoors in a courtyard, a golden dwajastambha flagpole with a gold-painted base and a bundle of green leaves and a red-and-white cloth at its top is being attended by two men in orange saffron robes. The nearer man, with dreadlocked hair and a leopard-print headband, wears rudraksha beads and white ash markings on his arms and chest, and holds a small bell while touching the pole. Behind them a long line of young girls and women in matching orange saffron dress, many wearing rudraksha malas and gold-coloured necklaces, stand with folded hands. Drummers with drums are visible on the left, palm trees and a red-trimmed building stand behind, and yellow flower petals are scattered on the ground, marking a dwajarohanam flag-hoisting ceremony.2018-12-22 +1 copiesDecember 23 20082008-12-23 +1 copiesA man sits cross-legged in meditation on a mat outdoors, eyes closed, hands resting on his knees in mudra. He wears a saffron-orange robe and a long black rudraksha mala around his neck, with a red tilak on his forehead. In front of him is a small brass kalasha-style pot on the mat. Behind him stands an orange stone pedestal holding a black Nandi bull statue with yellow and red flower garlands, topped by a copper kalasha.2010-10-09 +1 copiesMarch 23 20082008-03-23December 31 20082008-12-31December 23 20082008-12-23A seated man in saffron-orange robes and a long rudraksha mala meditates with eyes closed and hands clasped in his lap on an orange cushion over a woven mat, inside a courtyard edged with white and coloured kolam designs. A brass vessel sits at his side. Behind him, a line of men in white dhotis and shirts sit on mats, eyes lowered, under tall palm trees, with a red-tiled building and a decorated pole with a colourful striped top in the background. The scene is an outdoor meditation session. Swamiji (probable): long swept-back hair, saffron robe and rudraksha mala, seated in the centre of the courtyard.2010-10-21Outdoor Holi celebration in a palm-lined compound with a tall copper-coloured pole at right. A figure in orange robes and long dark hair stands on a raised white platform near the top centre, and a barefoot woman in an orange sari stands in the foreground facing away. A large crowd of mostly white-clad devotees, including men in white shirts and women in white and blue saris, stands in a line on the left, while children in orange and red clothes stand among them. Red-pink colour powder stains the ground and pooled water. Right foreground, a man in a white shirt holds a rope near the pole. a person candidate is the orange-robed figure on the platform, appearance-based only.2008-03-22