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Outdoor photo at an ashram grounds with coconut palms. In the foreground a bearded sannyasi in orange robes with long dark hair faces away, watching. A woman in an orange sleeveless top and orange cloth lifts an orange saffron flag with a white band and emblem on a rope toward a tall ornate copper-toned pillar draped with marigold and red garlands. Behind them a line of devotees in white dhotis and white shirts with orange shawls stand with hands folded in namaste. On a white platform at right sit a silver vessel, brass lamps, fruits including apples and bananas, coconuts, and flowers. Several devotees stand at the far right.

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July 27 20082008-07-27Outdoor ceremony at a tall white flagpole with a saffron cloth bundle being hoisted on a rope. A person in orange robes and an orange head wrap, wearing a white and pink flower garland, raises both hands to the rope under a multicoloured fringed parasol held by an attendant. Beside them stand a shaven-headed attendant in orange robes with hands raised in prayer and another attendant in orange with hands clasped. Behind them about a dozen devotees in white dhotis and shirts stand with palms pressed together. Mango-tree foliage fills the background, and rose petals and a small kolam-like pattern of bricks surround the flagpole base. The orange-robed figure in the centre has a distinctive garland and head wrap; appearance alone is not sufficient to establish identity.2008-07-27Outdoor flagpole hoisting ceremony at an ashram under green trees. A central man in an orange turban and orange robes, wearing a white and magenta flower garland, pulls a rope to raise an orange flag up a white pole. A multicolored fringed umbrella is held above him. Two men in orange robes stand to the left and right, and a crowd of devotees in white dhotis and white clothing stands behind, several with hands folded. Petals and flower offerings lie on a ring of bricks at the pole's base. The central figure's identity is not established by visible cues here, so no identification is made.2008-07-27Outdoor photo of a long-haired man in an orange saffron garment, wrapped at the shoulder and waist, with a white and red flower garland around his neck, reaching up to pull a yellow rope attached to a tall white flagpole mounted on a white concrete base scattered with pink flower petals. Above him is a thatched bamboo roof with small purple and red pennants strung along it. Behind is a tree-lined area and a red-tiled building. At left, a woman in a cream sari stands watching, and a partly visible person in white is at the bottom edge. The scene appears to be a flag-hoisting at an inauguration, with a flagpole raising rather than a generic ritual.2009-08-11Outdoor flag-hoisting ceremony at a Dhyanapeetam centre. A man with long dark hair tied back, wearing a red sleeveless top and an orange shawl over one shoulder, grips a white flagpole with both hands while looking toward it. A white table in front holds marigolds, pink flowers, green leaves, a brass plate with a kalasha-style pot and a small oil lamp. Behind him men in white shirts and white trousers watch, one clapping, and a cameraman with a video camera stands at the right. A white-pillared shelter with a hanging bell is in the background, and a child in a blue shirt is visible at the right edge. A partial red-and-white portrait sits at the left edge of the table.2009-08-03Outdoor flag-hoisting ceremony beneath green mango trees under a pale sky. A man in orange robes and an orange turban, wearing a white flower garland with red and pink blossoms and a gold necklace, grips a rope and raises a saffron flag up a tall white pole. Beside him a multicoloured ceremonial umbrella with fringed tassels is held aloft. A monk in orange clothing stands at left with palms pressed together, and another in orange at right holds a tray of flower petals. A woman in a white sari with a gold border and many white-clad devotees stand around, some clapping or joining palms in reverence.2008-07-27Outdoor flag-hoisting ceremony beside a palm grove on a sunny day. A figure in a red sleeveless top and orange-red wrap, garlanded with a marigold and white jasmine necklace, raises both arms and pulls the yellow rope of a white flagpole. Beside them, a man in an orange dhoti and shawl stands with palms pressed together in greeting, and a second assistant in white stands at the front. Behind, a crowd of men in white shirts, khaki and checked lungis watches, several with hands folded in namaskar. Rose petals cover a grey platform at the base of the pole, and a white cloth drapes its front.2009-07-28A photograph of an outdoor flag-hoisting ceremony beside a tall copper dhwajasthamba (flagpole) wrapped in white cord and garlanded with yellow and red marigold strings. A standing man in saffron-orange robes, with long dark hair and a white flower garland, stands on the white platform with palms pressed together in namaste at the right. Behind him, a seated priest in orange robes and rudraksha mala also holds his hands together. Two other men in white and light clothing sit at the edges, with small woven pots holding green plants and scattered yellow and pink flowers on the platform. Coconut palms frame the scene against a pale sky.2008-12-23A man in saffron-orange robes and rudraksha mala sits cross-legged in meditation on a low wooden seat within a circle of white gravel, hands folded in his lap, eyes closed, in an open-air courtyard. Behind him stands a white stepped plinth bearing a dark Nandi bull statue garlanded with marigolds and a tall copper-coloured kalasha-topped pillar rising into the sky, flanked by palm trees. Several people in white sit in meditation around the courtyard, including one in a yellow shawl at right, and dark stone deity statues stand at left. A brass pot sits on the gravel near the seated man.2010-07-14August 11 20092009-08-11Outdoor photo at a flagpole. A man in an orange saffron wrap and orange dhoti stands barefoot on an orange stone platform, pulling a rope that runs up a tall copper flagstaff wrapped with a black band and garlanded with yellow and orange flowers. He has long swept-back hair and wears a dark rudraksha mala. Behind him stand tall coconut palms. At the base, a brass plate holds orange and white cloth. To the right, a second man in a white dhoti with a maroon border, bare-chested and barefoot, bends over near a metal railing beside a brass vessel.2010-09-02Outdoor flag-hoisting ceremony at a KAILASA centre. A man in a saffron-orange turban, orange upper cloth and orange dhoti, with a red-and-white jasmine garland, reaches up to pull a yellow rope that raises a white flagpole. Several men in white dhotis and shirts crowd around, some reaching to help with the rope. On the right, an attendant in orange robes holds a brass aarti lamp with a lit flame and flower offerings, while a man in maroon clothing holds incense smoke nearby. Green shade netting, flowering shrubs and a white building with a tiled roof form the background.2008-07-28