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Outdoor photo on a bare dirt ground showing a tall rust-brown metal frame with a pulley at the top and a rope running through it. Two men in plain white clothing pull the rope; one wears a yellow sash draped over his white garment, the other a white dhoti-style outfit with a dark beaded necklace, and a clay pot hangs from the rope. Two young boys in casual clothes stand by the frame on the left, and several other people in white or saffron-yellow attire walk in the background. Blue plastic drums sit on the right, with trees, a red building and parked cars beyond.

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Outdoor scene on a dirt ground with a tall rust-coloured metal gantry holding a pulley and rope. Two men in white ritual clothing stand under it hauling the rope; one wears a yellow sash and sandals, the other a rudraksha-style necklace. In the foreground a young woman in a blue t-shirt and grey track pants walks barefoot, hands out, carrying a white cup. Two small children in the left background stand beside blue drums, and several more people in white move around a parked car and palm trees in the distance.2010-09-02Outdoors on a dusty open ground, two men in white ritual clothes stand beside a metal frame with a pulley, pulling rope upward with raised arms; one wears a yellow sash over white. Blue plastic drums, orange and pink buckets and a green hose sit nearby. A pair of small children in a teal top and orange pants stand by the drums. Other people in white and orange move in the background, with parked motorcycles, orange-roofed buildings and palm trees beyond.2010-09-02Outdoor photo of a copper flagpole being raised beside a carved stone and copper shrine base with a golden seated figure and a yellow-and-purple garland. A man in saffron-orange robes with a rudraksha mala raises ropes while looking upward. Beside him, a bald man in white dhoti and shawl with maroon borders pulls the rope, holding a silver tray with an orange cloth. A figure in white kneels at the bottom edge beside a brass offering vessel with lamps. Palm trees and a bright sky are visible. Swamiji (probable) is the orange-robed man with long swept-back hair and rudraksha mala, performing the flag hoisting.2010-09-13 +1 copiesOutdoor photo on a dusty ground at an ashram campus, with a tall rust-coloured metal frame holding a hanging red vessel with a yellow top that pours water down. Several people in white ritual clothing, some bare-chested with gold-bordered white cloths and rudraksha necklaces, stand and bathe under the falling water. Others in shirts, a pink salwar and a red top gather with plastic buckets and blue barrels nearby. Single-storey brick buildings with green roofs, palm trees and a parked red van and white car fill the background under hazy sky.2011-12-13Outdoor tug-of-war on a dusty open ground at an ashram campus. Many men in white dhotis and white shirts or bare chests pull a thick rope, leaning back with straining faces. One shaved-headed man at the left wears a white vest and a beaded necklace. A man in an orange-saffron cloth stands at the right edge, and a man in a yellow safety-style shirt with a backpack watches from the middle left. Behind them are parked cars, an orange-roofed building, stacked gravel, and two black water tanks on a stand under a bright hazy sky.2011-12-13Outdoor festival scene on a sandy ground under palm trees, with a crowd of onlookers behind. In the centre, a young man in an orange saffron robe holds a tall wooden pole topped with a red and white umbrella and pale balloons. Beside him, a bearded man in orange robes and a second man in white clothes with a yellow shawl also grip the pole, while a man in white ritual clothes stands to the left. Spectators in white, red and pink saris and shirts line the background, and a tall tiered structure stands among the trees.2008-03-22Outdoor flag-hoisting ceremony beside a palm grove on a sunny day. A figure in a red sleeveless top and orange-red wrap, garlanded with a marigold and white jasmine necklace, raises both arms and pulls the yellow rope of a white flagpole. Beside them, a man in an orange dhoti and shawl stands with palms pressed together in greeting, and a second assistant in white stands at the front. Behind, a crowd of men in white shirts, khaki and checked lungis watches, several with hands folded in namaskar. Rose petals cover a grey platform at the base of the pole, and a white cloth drapes its front.2009-07-28August 11 20092009-08-11Outdoor photo of a crowd gathered around a tall blue metal pole in a sunlit open ground with palm trees and striped blue-and-pink canopy tents behind. A central figure in saffron-orange robes, a long rudraksha mala and bare feet grips the pole and looks upward, raising his right arm; beside him another saffron-robed man with a shaved head raises both arms and holds a yellow object. Devotees in white dhotis and orange garments raise their hands and clap, and children in orange stand at the front. A small white-and-orange object is visible high in the air above the pole.2012-01-02October 27 20082008-10-27December 22 20102010-12-22February 23 20082008-02-23