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Outdoor photo of an inauguration at a Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam centre. A sannyasi in an orange dhoti and red sleeveless top, wearing a white jasmine garland and orange sandal, stands in the foreground with his back to the camera. Beside him a man in white shirt and white dhoti with a red tilak on his forehead reaches up to a white wall, pulling a cord that runs to a flag or banner. Below, a folded orange cloth, marigold and jasmine garlands and green leaves rest on a white ledge. Behind them, onlookers and a bamboo scaffold stand under a blue sky.

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August 03 20092009-08-03A photo of a flag-hoisting at a roadside in a town. A man in an orange-red sleeveless top and orange-red cloth, wearing a white floral garland, pulls a rope to raise a white pole, guiding an orange saffron flag that hangs from a white wall beside a black stone inscription in Tamil script. Behind him a man in a white shirt and white dhoti with a red tilak and glasses helps with the rope, and a few other men in white and light clothes stand watching under a corrugated roof with shop signs in the background.2009-07-14Photograph of a flag-hoisting at a Dhyanapeetam centre in a village setting with a banana tree and bamboo scaffolding behind. A man in a white shirt and white trousers, with a tilak and a rudraksha mala visible at his chest, reaches up to attach a flag to a white pole on a white plinth. Beside him a woman in a white sari with a red bindi and bangles watches with palms pressed together. In the foreground a person in an orange-saffron wrap and red sleeveless top, wearing a white jasmine garland, stands with back to camera facing the plinth. Marigold and green leaf garlands and a folded saffron cloth rest on the plinth. Several other people stand behind in white and light clothing.2009-08-03Outdoor photo of a flag-hoisting ceremony beside a palm grove. A woman in a red sari and red blouse, wearing a large garland of white jasmine and orange marigolds, raises her arm to pull a yellow rope that runs up a tall white flagpole, with a white flag at the top. Scattered flower petals fall around her. Beside her, a man in an orange robe with hands pressed together in namaste stands next to a man in white with long hair. At right, a man in white dhoti and orange shawl holds a green leafy branch near a video camera on a tripod. The flagpole stands on a grey concrete platform covered with pink and white flower petals and a white cloth. A crowd of men in white shirts, dhotis and lungis, some with hands folded, watches and claps behind them.2009-07-28Outdoor photo of a flag-raising at a village ground with coconut palms behind. A man in a red sleeveless top and red-orange dhoti-style wrap, wearing a garland of white jasmine and orange-red flowers, grips a yellow rope attached to a tall white flagpole. Beside him on the left, a man in an orange robe with hands pressed together in greeting. A crowd of men in white shirts, khaki and checked lungis stands behind a rope line, with a small boy in a light green shirt and a cameraman filming at right. In the foreground a stone platform is strewn with pink and white flower petals around the pole's base, which is wreathed in white flowers.2009-07-28August 08 20092009-08-08Outdoor flag-hoisting at a newly inaugurated Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam centre. In the foreground a figure with hair in a bun wears a sleeveless red-orange top and a white jasmine garland, hauling a rope that raises a flag up a tall white pole. Behind them a man in a light blue shirt and another in a striped shirt with gold bracelet reach up to help. A blue banner on the right shows a portrait in orange garb with a garland, and Tamil text. Bamboo scaffolding, dangling white fruits and colourful pennant flags frame the scene under a bright sky.2009-08-03Outdoor temple ritual with palm trees behind. A man in an orange-saffron sleeveless top and white-smeared arms, with a white flower garland and dark hair tied back, raises one arm and grips a thick white cloth rope wound on a white stone platform scattered with marigold petals. Beside him stands a man in white dhoti and orange shawl, and other people in orange and white clothes stand nearby, some holding a brass vessel of yellow flowers. Behind them are a carved red sandstone pillar and a dark stone base with a deity statue draped in flower garlands. Palm fronds and white-walled temple structures fill the background.2009-01-02August 03 20092009-08-03August 11 20092009-08-11Outdoor photo of a flag-hoisting at a newly inaugurated centre. A person in a sleeveless red-orange top and orange wrap, wearing a white and red flower garland, pulls a rope to raise a flag on a white pole beside a white wall. Behind them, onlookers in white and striped shirts press palms together in greeting. A young girl in white with a red forehead mark smiles at the left. A bamboo and cloth canopy with yellow flower strings and green leaves is overhead, and a blue banner with Tamil text hangs on the wall. Leaves lie on the white platform beside the pole.2009-08-03August 11 20092009-08-11