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Evening outdoor photograph of a flag hoisting ceremony beneath a tin-roofed canopy strung with orange triangular pennants. A priest in an orange dhoti and orange shawl with a gold border stands at left, holding a white and orange cloth bundle with a yellow marigold garland, while a second man in a lime-green dhoti with gold trim and a tall feathered headdress faces away from the camera toward a large bronze kalasha-style urn wrapped with yellow flowers. Lamps light the scene against a dark blue dusk sky and palm trees. Lettering on a sign behind them is partly visible. The moment appears to be the raising of a flag, consistent with a dwajarohana.

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December 20 20102010-12-20Outdoor photo at dusk of a flag-hoisting ceremony under a corrugated roof decorated with orange triangular pennants. A man on the left wears a saffron-orange robe, gold chain and bangle, and holds a thick white rope bundle tied with a red cloth and yellow marigold garland. A second man on the right, with long hair and a bare back, wears a green-yellow garment with metallic trim and is adjusting the rope at the top of a tall pole decorated with marigold garlands and a palm-frond bundle. Hanging ropes and garlands frame the scene.2010-12-20Evening photo at a temple courtyard under a corrugated metal roof strung with orange and yellow triangular flags. A bald priest in an orange-saffron dhoti with a gold waist band and gold necklaces stands at left, holding a white and orange cloth bundle. Beside him a figure in a lime-green silk garment with silver border and long dark hair reaches up to tie or hang a white cord and yellow marigold garland on a tall flagstaff wrapped with straw and fronds. Behind them a dark bronze temple structure is decorated with yellow marigold garlands. A bright lamp glows at left, and a second man in white with a tilak and gold ornaments holds a brass tray. A small Nithyananda Paramashivam Dhyanapeetam logo appears at top left.2010-12-20December 20 20102010-12-20December 20 20102010-12-20A night-time dwajarohana, the flag-hoisting ceremony, beside an ornate bronze-coloured kalasha-style stand decorated with yellow and pink flower garlands. A man with a shaved head, white tilak and orange robe with gold border, wearing a beaded necklace, grips a white rope that hauls up a flag bundle decorated with leaves. Beside him a woman in a light green sari with gold jewellery holds a palm-leaf bundle aloft. Mostly obscured onlookers are visible at the bottom right, with one person in white holding a camera. The man's appearance is not sufficiently distinctive to establish a person identification.2010-12-20December 20 20102010-12-20Night-time outdoor flag hoisting ceremony beside a carved wooden flagstaff wrapped in yellow and magenta flower garlands. A woman in a lime-green sari with a beaded necklace reaches upward, while a shaved-headed priest in saffron-orange robes with gold borders pulls a white rope and holds a garland and small offering. A third man in white dhoti and shawl with gold trim stands at the right edge. Several onlookers stand in the background among palm fronds.2010-12-20December 20 20102010-12-20December 20 20102010-12-20Night-time photo of a dhwajarohana flag-hoisting at an outdoor temple. A bald man in saffron-orange robes with a gold-bordered dhoti pulls a white rope that raises a flag mast topped with a small orange and white flag, while a woman in a lime-green sari with gold border and a gold necklace holds the upper rope beside him. A large ornate copper kalasha-style base wrapped in yellow and pink marigold garlands stands at left. Behind, a young man in white dhoti and white shawl with a tilak and garland watches. Photographers and spectators are visible at the bottom edge. Dark palm trees form the backdrop.2010-12-20December 20 20102010-12-20