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Outdoor Independence Day flag hoisting on a dusty ground. A tall white flagpole with a tricolour flag stands on a white tiered circular base decorated with flower garlands. A woman in orange robes with a red garland stands in front holding her hands together, while an orange umbrella is held above a figure nearby. A man in white kurta and dhoti stands with his back to the camera facing the pole. A row of children and young people in white clothes, some with garlands, stand in lines at left and right, and a woman in a white sari with head covering stands at far left. Colourful triangular pennant bunting stretches across the sky and a low building with a grey roof sits in the background.

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Outdoor Independence Day flag-hoisting ceremony on a dirt ground. A tall white flagpole flies the Indian tricolour, its base on a circular white stepped platform decorated with flower petals and a garland of marigolds. A central figure in orange robes with a long wrap and a red-orange shawl stands at the pole, with a white-clad assistant beside him. Around them, a line of children in white uniforms stands at left and right, with adults in white kurta and dhoti and some in orange shawls. Strings of triangular bunting in orange, green, purple and pink run across the scene, with pink and blue balloons at left and an orange umbrella behind. A single-storey building with a corrugated roof is in the background, with a white vehicle parked near it.2007-08-15An outdoor flag-hoisting ceremony on bare ground in front of a low building with a corrugated roof. A tall white flagpole rises from a white circular platform garlanded with flowers and an orange cloth. A woman in an orange sari stands beside the pole, and an orange umbrella is held over an orange-robed figure near the centre. A man in white dhoti and shirt stands in the foreground, and a standing orange-robed sannyasi with a turban-style head covering is on the right, with children in white uniforms and white clothes lined up on both sides. Strings of multicoloured pennant flags stretch overhead, and a few people in white stand near a row of white chairs in the background.2007-08-15Outdoor 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 flag-hoisting ceremony in a dusty courtyard beside a low tan building with a tin roof. A tall white flagpole with a tricolour flag flies at centre, its base wrapped in a white plinth decorated with flower garlands. Bunting strings of pink, orange, green, blue and purple triangular flags stretch across the scene, with balloons at left. A group of children in white uniforms and white shirts stand in lines at left, and several adults in white dhotis and white shirts stand at right. Several people wear saffron and orange robes, including a figure with an orange turban at right and a seated figure in orange at centre beneath an orange umbrella. White plastic chairs are arranged in front of the building. A large dark boulder fills the lower left foreground.2007-08-15Outdoor photo of an Independence Day flag-hoisting gathering in a dirt courtyard. A tall flagpole with a flag at its top stands on a round white concrete base decorated with flowers. A group of people in white ritual clothes and saffron-orange robes stands around the base, many with their backs to the camera. A seated figure in orange robes sits in the center under a large orange umbrella, with a shaved-headed man in white seated nearby. A man on the right wears an orange turban and orange robe. Strings of triangular bunting in many colours cross overhead, a blue inflatable toy hangs in the trees, and a low tin-roofed building sits behind.2007-08-15Outdoor flag-hoisting ceremony on an open dirt ground. A tall flagpole with an Indian tricolour rises from a white circular base decorated with a garland. Beside it stands a woman in an orange sari with a shawl. Around her are children in white uniforms and a row of adults in white, plus a man in orange with a shawl and a man in white clothes. A pale orange umbrella is held up, and a row of multicoloured bunting and balloons is strung across the sky above a low tin-roofed building. Behind the crowd are rows of white plastic chairs and a parked motorcycle, with a large dark rock in the left foreground.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. Around the pole, adults in white dhoti and kurta and in orange or saffron robes stand with hands folded, while a line of schoolchildren in white uniforms and white caps stand with them. A woman in white sari and a woman in orange sari stand nearby. Strings of bunting in orange, green, purple and white stretch across the scene, with pink and blue balloons at left. A low white building with a tin roof sits behind, and an orange umbrella is set up near the centre. Several people are visible in the crowd.2007-08-15Outdoor 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 Independence Day flag ceremony on a dirt ground in front of a rocky outcrop, with a tall flagpole flying the Indian tricolour under a partly cloudy sky. A line of children in white uniforms stands at left beside women in white saris and a few people in orange robes, some wearing orange head wraps. Strings of colourful bunting stretch across the scene, and unfinished multi-storey buildings sit in the background. At right, a seated man in white clothes on a white plastic chair receives the gathering, with a bright orange umbrella held over him by a standing attendant in orange and white. Several people in orange and white stand nearby. Some people in the scene are present, and a few seated figures are on the ground at right.2007-08-15Outdoor 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.2007-08-15Outdoor photo at the Nithyananda Gurukul on a bright day under a blue sky. A tall flagpole rises from a tiered white base decorated with coloured patterns and tinsel, with the Indian tricolour flying at its top. A figure in an orange robe stands with hands raised near the base, beside a man in white clothes with a rudraksha-style mala. Children in white uniforms and a woman in a yellow sari stand in a group behind them, and a person in orange photographs the scene at right. A black stone shivling sits on the ground near the base. A red-roofed building with a sign reading Nithyananda Gurukul stands behind, with palm trees beyond.2011-01-26A photograph of an outdoor flag-hoisting ceremony at a Nithyananda Gurukul campus. A person in white kurta and white dhoti stands on a tiled circular platform at the base of a tall white flagpole, reaching up toward the flag, which is being raised near the top. Around the platform are a silver tinsel garland and a red-green garland wrapped on the pole. Nearby, a person in orange robes stands beside the pole, and several people in white uniforms and orange robes stand behind them, including a child in white and a person in orange holding a camera. Behind them is an orange single-storey building with a corrugated roof and a red sign reading Nithyananda Gurukul, with a portrait of a saffron-turbaned figure on the sign. Palm trees and a clear blue sky complete the scene, with a rangoli-decorated ground and a patterned mat in the foreground.2011-01-26