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Outdoor photo beside a tall palm grove and pale sky. On the left, a red-brown ornate stone pillar with a carved tree relief and a shrine-like top is draped in yellow and orange marigold garlands with dark maroon flowers. A saffron-robed man with long braided hair, a red tilak and a beaded rudraksha-style mala stands at centre, one arm raised holding a rope that runs up toward the top of the pillar. At right, a bald saffron-robed monk in an orange shawl with a yellow border bends over and pulls on the same rope. Their actions suggest a flag hoisting at the top of the pillar.

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Outdoor photo of a flag-hoisting ceremony beside a tall ornate red stone pillar wrapped in yellow and magenta flower garlands, with carved relief panels. A standing man in orange robes with long hair and a rudraksha mala raises his arm and holds a rope that runs up toward the pillar top. Beside him, a bald man in orange and gold-bordered cloth bends forward, pulling on another rope. Tall coconut palms and a pale sky fill the background.2011-03-05A photograph of an outdoor ritual beside a carved reddish-brown stone structure with a tiered, lantern-like top, wrapped with yellow and orange marigold garlands and dark red flowers. Two men in saffron-orange robes stand near it under palm trees. The taller man, wearing a rudraksha mala, raises one arm high while holding a rope that runs up beside the structure. The other man, bald and in orange with a gold-edged cloth over his shoulder, bends forward to grip the rope at its base. Carved tree motifs decorate the structure's panel. The scene looks like a flag hoisting at an ashram, with the rope drawing a flag up the pole.2011-03-05Outdoor photo of a flag-hoisting ceremony beside a tall ornate red-pink pillar decorated with garlands of yellow and maroon flowers, with a carved tree relief on its face and a lotus-petal base. A young man in saffron/orange robes with a dark rudraksha mala pulls a white rope that hoists a flag, standing near the pillar. To the right, a shaved-headed man in orange robes and beads holds the rope in both hands. Coconut palms fill the background, and white flower petals lie on the ground. Two more people in white are partly visible at the lower right edge.2011-03-05August 31st 20142014-08-31December 23 20092009-12-23Outdoor ritual photograph beside a tall ornate copper-toned pillar wrapped with yellow and maroon flower garlands and a carved panel. Two men in saffron-orange robes handle a rope: a man with long dark hair and a beaded rudraksha-style mala raises a saffron cloth bundle on the rope, while a shaved-headed man in saffron cloth holds the rope and a round wicker tray.Outdoor photo beside a tall bronze-coloured ceremonial pillar wrapped with yellow and magenta flower garlands, with a carved relief panel and a small dark stone figure at the left. A figure in an orange robe with a tan shawl bows forward, head down, holding an orange-wrapped object against the pillar, a gold-coloured bead necklace at the chest. Two more men in orange and white robes stand at the right edge, one bald and one with a shaved head, looking on. Palm trees and a pale sky sit behind. The orange-clad figure's identity is uncertain from appearance; the shaved-headed men are priests or devotees in saffron and white.2010-10-07January 11 20162016-01-11Outdoor ritual photo beneath coconut palms. A carved copper-brown ceremonial pillar or stand, wrapped with a yellow marigold garland and dry grass sprigs, dominates the left. A man in saffron-orange robes with a rudraksha mala stands at right, raising an orange cord overhead while another saffron-clad man in front of him, bare-headed and bare-chested, works the cord. Two more people are visible at the bottom right edge, one shaved-headed, the other partly cut off.2011-10-07Outdoor photo beneath coconut palms of a standing man in red robes wearing a long red-and-white marigold garland and gold ceremonial necklaces, with long swept-back hair and bare arms with gold bangles. He raises one arm and gazes upward while holding an orange cord tied to an ornate copper-coloured kalasha-topped pillar decorated with yellow marigold garlands and palm fronds. A kneeling attendant in orange robes with a shaved head pulls the cord at his side. Swamiji (probable) is the standing man, identified by long hair, ornate gold necklaces and red-and-white garland; he is in_person.2012-04-23March 05 20112011-03-05August 31st 20142014-08-31