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A man in a red sleeveless top and orange dhoti with a long orange shawl stands at a concrete platform, pulling a rope to raise a white flagpole. A white jasmine garland hangs around his neck and rose petals are scattered on the platform. His eyes are closed and he looks upward. Behind him, a man in orange robes stands with palms pressed together in namaste, another man in a white shirt holds the platform edge, and several people in white and light clothing watch from a low concrete wall. a person: the figure at the flagpole has long swept-back hair and a jasmine garland, and a shawl over a red top, consistent with the page's claim, though this is an appearance-based label rather than a confirmed identity.

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August 17 20092009-08-17August 17 20092009-08-17A photograph of an outdoor flag-hoisting ceremony at a concrete base beside a white flagpole. A man in a red sleeveless top and an orange cloth with a white jasmine garland pulls the rope upward while looking skyward. Scattered flower petals lie on the concrete platform, and a white floral garland is tied around the pole. Behind him, several people in white, teal and checked shirts stand watching beside a grey block wall, with houses and palm trees beyond. The man's face is turned up, and his clothing is consistent with a person-style ceremonial dress, though the appearance is uncertain.2009-08-17August 17 20092009-08-17November 25 20092009-11-25 +1 copiesOutdoor photo of a long-haired man in saffron-orange robes and a red-and-white flower garland raising a rope on a white flagpole set in an orange circular base scattered with rose petals. A bystander in orange robes holds a brass plate of yellow flowers, and a crowd of devotees in white dhotis and saris stands behind, several with hands pressed together in prayer. Orange flags with a bird emblem and a bouquet in cellophane are visible in the hazy background.2010-01-19A figure in saffron-orange robes, wearing a long red and white flower garland and a heavy gold bead necklace, stands outdoors pulling a saffron rope upward with one arm raised toward a tall white flagpole. Long dark hair falls past the shoulders and he looks up smiling. Beside him a second saffron-robed man holds a brass plate of yellow marigold petals. Behind them white-clad devotees with folded hands look upward, and saffron flags fly against a tree canopy. Red rose petals scatter across an orange stone base at the pole's foot, and a table draped with a patterned green cloth holds brass lamps. a person cues: long swept hair, saffron robes, gold necklace and flower garland, though appearance is only partly clear.2010-01-19November 25 20092009-11-25A photograph of a flag-hoisting ceremony outdoors. A man in an orange saffron robe, orange turban and a long garland of white and orange flowers raises his right hand while pulling a rope that lifts an orange cloth up a tall white pole. Above him a large red, yellow and green canopy with tassels shelters the scene. Around him, men in white kurta and dhoti with yellow shawls stand, one holding a brass vessel and a plate of flowers. Marigold and petal rangoli designs lie on the ground at the base of the pole, and a banana plant and a building draped in marigold garlands are visible behind.2010-02-18Outdoor photo of a saffron-robed man in an orange turban pulling a rope to raise a white flagpole beneath a large red umbrella with multicoloured tassels. He wears a white and multicoloured floral garland and a rudraksha mala. Around him, men in white shirts and dhotis stand with hands folded; a boy in a patterned shirt watches at right. Palm trees, banana leaves and an orange flag stand in the background, with a floor of flower petals and a rangoli-style flower design at lower left.2010-02-18Outdoors on a dusty roadside, a man in a red sleeveless top and orange dhoti with a white and red flower garland hoists a yellow rope on a white flagpole set on a white stone base strewn with petals and garlands. Several onlookers in white dhotis and shirts and a man with glasses stand behind him, with trees, a palm and a thatched hut in the background.2009-08-11Outdoor ritual photograph in morning haze. A man with long dark hair wearing an orange sleeveless garment and a red-and-white flower garland with gold ornaments raises his hands to a tall white pole fixed in an orange circular base scattered with red petals. Behind him, a second man in orange robes holds a brass plate of yellow flowers. Devotees in white clothing stand nearby, some with palms joined, and orange flags fly in the background, with a bouquet wrapped in cellophane visible at the right.2010-01-19