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Outdoor photo looking up at a tall white flagpole with a saffron flag near the top, held by a bare-shouldered man in a maroon turban and maroon cloth who raises his arm toward the pole. A red ceremonial umbrella with tasselled edges and a rounded orange-and-saffron banner with a decorative panel stand nearby. Palm trees and strings of small orange-and-white pennants fill the sky, with a camera operator visible at the right edge and a few onlookers at the bottom.

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Outdoor photo at a Tamil Nadu temple-style event under tall coconut palms and a bright white sky. A bare-chested man in a dark red-brown turban and matching cloth wrap, wearing a garland of white jasmine and rudraksha-style beads, hoists a tall white pole with a small red flag at the top, pulling its rope with one arm. A red and multicoloured fringed umbrella is held beside him. A crowd of onlookers, mostly men in white and dhoti, stands behind a yellow rope barrier, and orange and red festival banners hang from the palms. A cameraman with a video camera is visible at the right edge. Identity of the man is uncertain from appearance alone.2014-06-29 +1 copiesA bare-shouldered man in a maroon-red turban and maroon cloth stands in profile, pulling a rope to raise a white flagpole topped with a maroon flag against a bright sky framed by coconut palms. A red and multicoloured ceremonial parasol stands beside him, with an orange flag at left and a string of small orange and white pennants strung between the palms. A white and red floral garland hangs over his shoulder. Several onlookers stand below, and a cameraman with a video camera is visible at lower right. The scene looks like the hoisting of a flag at an outdoor ceremony.2014-06-29 +1 copiesOutdoor photograph under tall coconut palms and a clear pale sky. In the foreground, a person seen from behind wears a rust-red wrap, a white flower garland at the neck and a rust-red head covering, and holds a tall white pole. A red and yellow ceremonial umbrella with tassels and a red-and-white pennant sit on the pole's lower section. Strings of small orange-and-white flags hang between the palms, and a saffron pennant flies at the top. Orange flowering trees and a few onlookers appear at the lower edge.2014-06-29 +1 copiesJune 29 20142014-06-29 +2 copiesJune 29 20142014-06-29June 19 20142014-06-19 +1 copiesJune 29 20142014-06-29Outdoor photograph under tall coconut palms and a bright white sky. A bare-armed man in the foreground, wearing a beaded bracelet and an orange-brown cloth, reaches up to grip a tall white pole with a saffron flag near its top. Beside him a red umbrella with fringed tassels is held aloft by a man in an orange-red turban and white-and-red flower garland. Behind, a crowd of men stands among strings of small orange-and-white printed banners. At left, an orange and yellow ornamented staff or standard is visible. The scene suggests a procession or ceremonial raising of a flag.2014-06-29 +1 copiesJune 29 20142014-06-29 +2 copiesOutdoor festival scene under palm trees and a bright sky. A tall white flagpole rises at centre with a saffron flag at its top, while a red ceremonial umbrella with tasselled fringe is held over the pole. A man at lower left wears a maroon-brown turban, a garland of white flowers and a dark-red wrap, and extends his hands toward the pole. Around him, outstretched arms and hands reach toward the pole from the right, and a crowd of onlookers stands behind. Strings of small orange-and-white pennants hang from palm fronds at upper left. An orange-clad figure carrying a decorated standard or ceremonial pole appears behind the central group.2014-06-29 +1 copiesOutdoor temple ceremony under bright sky and tall coconut palms. A man in a rust-red turban and red garland hoists a tall white pole with a saffron flag at the top, while holding a red-and-yellow ceremonial umbrella overhead. Bald priests in orange-brown cloth stand at left near a yellow-orange decorative banner, and devotees in white shirts and dhotis fold their hands in namaskar at right. Strings of orange and white pennants hang between the trees.2014-06-29 +1 copiesJune 29 20142014-06-29