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Outdoor photograph of a copper dwajastambha flagpole being consecrated at a white-washed platform, with a decorative relief panel on its base showing figures and a crown of coconut fronds and green leaves at the top. A saffron-orange flag hangs beside it, draped with marigold garlands. In the foreground a man with long dark hair wears an orange shawl over bare shoulders and multiple beaded and gold necklaces, his hands joined near his chest. Behind him a man with curly hair wears an orange cloth, and another person in white stands at the right edge beside palm trees under a pale blue sky. The scene suggests a flag hoisting ritual. a person: the foreground man has long swept-back hair, an orange shawl and layered ceremonial necklaces, consistent with the page's record of his presence.

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December 23 20082008-12-23September 29 20062006-09-29July 08 20092009-07-08September 29 20062006-09-29December 23 20082008-12-23July 08 20092009-07-08A long-haired man in saffron-orange robes smiles while pulling a white rope on a tall copper flagstaff with floral garlands of yellow, orange and red flowers. Palm trees and a clear blue sky stand behind. A second saffron-robed man in a rudraksha mala bends at the right edge. Flower-decorated brass pots sit at the base. This is a flag-hoisting scene, probable Swamiji (probable) in the foreground, shown with long swept-back hair, saffron robes, a white garland and a gold ornamental necklace. Another devotee in saffron attends at right.2008-12-23December 23 20082008-12-23December 23 20082008-12-23July 08 20092009-07-08A photograph of an outdoor ritual at a tall copper column wrapped with yellow and red flower garlands, with a small seated deity figure carved on its base panel. A man with long dark hair and a swept-back style wears an orange-saffron robe with an orange-and-gold beaded mala around his neck, holding a few marigold-yellow flowers in one hand and a silver tray with offerings in the other. Beside him, a person in white clothing with a red sash stands at the right edge. Palm trees and a grey overcast sky are behind, with a dark stone figure at the lower centre. The man's appearance is consistent with the page's a person reference through his long hair, saffron robe and beaded mala, but this is an appearance-based candidate only.2010-10-07October 03 20162016-10-03