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May 05 20122012-05-05January 08 20102010-01-08May 05 20122012-05-05July 27 20082008-07-27A man in an orange saffron wrap stands outdoors beneath coconut palms, gripping a white rope with both hands. He wears a long white and red jasmine garland and a gold bead necklace with a pendant. His hair is long and swept back, with a red tilak on his forehead. Another person's head is partly visible at the bottom right.2010-07-26July 27 20082008-07-27March 11 20132013-03-11Outdoor photograph of a man standing beside a tree wrapped in pink and yellow flowers, with a wooden pole angled behind him. He wears a long garland of white jasmine, red roses, yellow marigolds and green leaves, a heavy gold necklace and bracelets, and an orange-brown dhoti with gold borders. A white forehead band and red dot mark his brow, and he raises one hand toward the flowered tree. Green foliage and a building are behind him.2013-01-06 +1 copiesA barefoot man with long dark hair stands beside a large banyan tree on a dirt ground, wearing an orange-saffron robe and a red vertical forehead mark. He wears a white and red garland of flowers with a pink floral tassel and a gold bead necklace with a gold pendant, and his hands are raised near his chest. White kolam-style patterns are drawn on the ground and a white-painted step. A white flagpole stands behind him among the trees.2008-12-23Outdoor photograph of a flagpole dwajarohanam ceremony in an ashram garden under leafy trees. A man in an orange turban and orange robes, wearing a white and red flower garland and a gold-bead necklace, stands at the centre of the ceremony. Probable Swamiji (appearance cues: orange turban, ornate gold necklace, garland; role: officiant at the flagpole). A woman in a white sari with gold border, hair in a long braid, pours liquid from a silver vessel near the base of the pole. A man in orange robes holds a white tray of rose petals, and a red-and-orange umbrella with tassels is held over the centre. Rose petals and marigold-like flowers lie on a circle of decorated ground ringed with bricks. Several men in white dhotis and shirts stand behind.2008-07-27Outdoor photo of a flag-hoisting ceremony at a copper-clad flagstaff standing on a pale blue-grey stepped stone base. A man with long dark hair wears an orange-saffron dhoti and a white and yellow flower garland, holding a rope upward with both hands while looking skyward. Behind him, another man in orange robes with a rudraksha mala stands beside a brass plate. Yellow and red marigold garlands drape the copper pole, and small brass pots with green plants sit at its base. A golden trident stands at right and a man in orange holds the rope lower right. Palm and tropical trees fill the background.2008-12-23July 29 20082008-07-29