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Outdoor flag-hoisting ceremony beside a large grey boulder under leafy trees, with a white flagpole topped by a gold finial. Several people in white are gathered at a round white concrete base. A man in white kurta and dhoti pulls the flag rope while a helper in white and orange stole steadies the pole. A bare-backed person in an orange cloth wraps the lower body and holds the rope, and a bald man in white dhoti and orange stole raises an orange umbrella. Behind them, a row of children in white with small tricolour flags stands in the dirt, and colourful pennant bunting is strung across the scene. A blue balloon is tied near the pole.

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Outdoor Independence Day flag-hoisting ceremony on a dusty ground under a cloudy sky. A tall flagpole with an Indian tricolour flies at the top, with a circular concrete base at its foot decorated with a garland of orange and yellow flowers. A woman in an orange-red sari stands beside a shaded orange umbrella, while a man in a white kurta and white dhoti stands nearby. A group of children in white uniforms with white caps and dresses stands in lines, several holding small items. A tall figure in a saffron-orange robe with an orange turban stands at the right among the children, near a row of white plastic chairs. Multicoloured bunting and pink and blue balloons hang across the field, and a single-storey building with a tin roof lies behind. Roughly 20 people are visible.2007-08-15Outdoor Independence Day flag-hoisting ceremony on a dirt ground. 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Rangoli-style patterns and a coloured mat lie on the ground near the platform.2011-01-262010 - Photo AlbumOutdoor Independence Day flag-hoisting ceremony at an ashram-like compound with a tall flagpole flying the Indian tricolour beside a white circular platform decorated with a flower garland. A seated figure in orange robes sits under an orange umbrella in the centre, flanked by seated people in white. Around them, devotees in white clothes and orange-saffron shawls stand in a loose group, with children in white uniforms on the left and right. A monastic figure in orange robes and a shawl stands at the right edge. Colourful bunting and balloons hang overhead, and a large dark boulder sits in the foreground beside a tree.2007-08-15Outdoor photo of an Independence Day flag ceremony at a school-like compound with dry dirt ground. A tall white flagpole flies the Indian tricolour, and its circular white base holds a small offering of flowers and petals. 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