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May 05 20122012-05-05July 27 20082008-07-27Outdoor ceremony at a tall white flagpole with a saffron cloth bundle being hoisted on a rope. A person in orange robes and an orange head wrap, wearing a white and pink flower garland, raises both hands to the rope under a multicoloured fringed parasol held by an attendant. Beside them stand a shaven-headed attendant in orange robes with hands raised in prayer and another attendant in orange with hands clasped. Behind them about a dozen devotees in white dhotis and shirts stand with palms pressed together. Mango-tree foliage fills the background, and rose petals and a small kolam-like pattern of bricks surround the flagpole base. The orange-robed figure in the centre has a distinctive garland and head wrap; appearance alone is not sufficient to establish identity.2008-07-27July 27 20082008-07-27Outdoor flagpole hoisting ceremony at an ashram under green trees. A central man in an orange turban and orange robes, wearing a white and magenta flower garland, pulls a rope to raise an orange flag up a white pole. A multicolored fringed umbrella is held above him. Two men in orange robes stand to the left and right, and a crowd of devotees in white dhotis and white clothing stands behind, several with hands folded. Petals and flower offerings lie on a ring of bricks at the pole's base. The central figure's identity is not established by visible cues here, so no identification is made.2008-07-27July 27 20082008-07-27Outdoor photo of a dwajarohanam-style flag-hoisting ceremony beside a tall white flagpole set in red earth with scattered flower petals and a ring of brick around its base. A central figure in saffron robes and an orange turban wears a white and magenta flower garland and a beaded necklace, holding a brass vessel and offering while standing with eyes lowered. To the left, a shaved-headed young man in orange robes with hands joined in namaskar stands near a multicoloured fringed umbrella held over the central figure. To the right, another man in orange robes carries a tray of flowers. Around them, men and women in white dhotis and saris, many with hands joined in prayer, stand under green trees.2008-07-27Outdoor photo of a long-haired man in an orange saffron garment, wrapped at the shoulder and waist, with a white and red flower garland around his neck, reaching up to pull a yellow rope attached to a tall white flagpole mounted on a white concrete base scattered with pink flower petals. Above him is a thatched bamboo roof with small purple and red pennants strung along it. Behind is a tree-lined area and a red-tiled building. At left, a woman in a cream sari stands watching, and a partly visible person in white is at the bottom edge. The scene appears to be a flag-hoisting at an inauguration, with a flagpole raising rather than a generic ritual.2009-08-11A tall white flagpole rises into an overcast sky, with an orange saffron flag at its top. Below, several people in orange robes stand on a dirt ground; one woman in a saffron sari and a marigold garland pulls the orange rope that raises the flag. Two people in white clothing stand near the pole, and a dark stone Nandi bull with a white flower garland sits at lower right beside a stone bench. Trees and a banana plant surround the open yard, and a small signboard with Tamil text stands at left.2010-01-08Outdoor photo at a flagpole. A man in an orange saffron wrap and orange dhoti stands barefoot on an orange stone platform, pulling a rope that runs up a tall copper flagstaff wrapped with a black band and garlanded with yellow and orange flowers. He has long swept-back hair and wears a dark rudraksha mala. Behind him stand tall coconut palms. At the base, a brass plate holds orange and white cloth. To the right, a second man in a white dhoti with a maroon border, bare-chested and barefoot, bends over near a metal railing beside a brass vessel.2010-09-02Outdoor 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.2008-07-28Outdoor ceremony beneath green trees at an ashram, showing a dwajarohanam-style flag-hoisting rite at a tall white flagpole. A man in an orange turban, orange robe and a long white-and-red flower garland holds rose petals in his hands and offers them at the pole's base. Beside him, a man in orange robes holds a white tray of pink petals. A woman in a white sari with gold border holds a brass puja vessel, and a multicoloured fringed parasol shades the central figure. Petals and flowers lie scattered on brick-edged ground, with about a dozen white-clad devotees standing behind. A man in orange robes holding the tray is visibly present; the central figure in turban and garland has appearance cues consistent with the page's a person reference, though the match is uncertain.2008-07-27