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Outdoor photograph of a flag-hoisting ceremony in a garden with mango and flowering yellow trees. A man with long dark hair, wearing an orange-saffron robe and a long rudraksha mala, stands at left holding a small lamp or incense vessel and a bell while smoke rises. Beside him a woman in a white sari with a gold border holds a silver plate with a garland and yellow flowers. A tall white flagpole carries an orange-saffron flag. A red-and-multicolour fringed umbrella is open behind them, and petals and bricks lie on the ground.

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November 12 20082008-11-12November 12 20082008-11-12November 12 20082008-11-12November 12 20082008-11-12Outdoor photo of a flag-hoisting ceremony in a garden with green trees and yellow flowering shrubs. A man in a deep orange-red robe with a long dark rudraksha mala holds a rope attached to a tall white flagpole while a red umbrella with colourful fringe is held above him. Two decorated yellow-and-red ceremonial banners stand nearby. Another man in an orange dhoti and shawl, bare-footed, stands at the flagpole's base, which is ringed by brick and scattered with yellow flower petals. To the left, several people in orange and white clothing carry a silver tray of offerings and flowers. Several bystanders in white are behind them. The scene reads as a ritual ceremony around the flagpole.2008-11-12November 12 20082008-11-12November 12 20082008-11-12November 12 20082008-11-12November 12 20082008-11-12A photograph of a flag-hoisting ceremony outdoors. A person in a long orange robe with a white and red marigold garland and a rudraksha mala raises an orange cloth on a tall white flagpole, pulling a rope. A man in a white shirt holds a large red umbrella with multicoloured tassels over the scene. Men in white kurtas and white dhotis, some with yellow shawls, stand around, one with a black rudraksha necklace. Marigold garlands decorate a building behind, with palm trees and bananas nearby. Marigold petals lie at the base of the pole.2010-02-18November 12 20082008-11-12November 12 20082008-11-12