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Outdoor Independence Day flag-hoisting ceremony on a dusty ground in front of a white corrugated-roof building, with strings of colourful triangular bunting overhead. Two women in white saris at left, one holding a microphone and a sheet of paper, speak to a group of children in white clothes, many wearing tricolour badges. A man in white clothes stands at right beside the flagpole, and two men in orange turbans stand among the children. A flower-garlanded flagpole base sits on a white circular platform scattered with rose petals, with two girls in white in the foreground.

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Outdoor Independence Day ceremony at a whitewashed building with a corrugated roof, decorated with strings of colourful pennant flags. A woman in white and a woman in a cream sari stand at left; the woman in white holds a microphone and a sheet of paper. Children in white clothes, many wearing tricolour badges, stand in a row on sandy ground, while a man in white stands near a flagpole at right. Two figures in saffron-orange turbans and robes stand among the children. At right, girls in white dresses face a circular platform scattered with rose petals and a flower garland.2007-08-15A photograph of a group of children and adult women gathered outdoors beside a flagpole on a white circular base, scattered with red flower petals and wrapped with a garland of marigolds and red blooms. The children wear white kurtas and dresses, some with tricolour ribbons or badges pinned to their clothes, and rudraksha malas around their necks; some stand barefoot on bare earth. Two adult women stand on the right, one in a cream and gold-bordered sari with a mala, the other in a white sari with a pink border. Strings of multicoloured triangular bunting stretch overhead across a rocky, tree-lined site, with unfinished concrete buildings in the background. Several other people are visible in the distance.2007-08-15September 24 20082008-09-24Outdoor flag hoisting ceremony on a dusty ground with a red carpet runner. A person in orange robes stands at the centre facing a tall flagpole on the right, which flies the Indian tricolour from its top. Rows of students in white uniforms stand in formation on both sides of the runner, and a larger crowd of onlookers in white, orange and saffron clothing gathers in front of a long white building with a corrugated roof. Strings of colourful pennant bunting hang along the building's front, and palm trees stand behind it under a pale sky.2008-01-25A photograph of a ceremonial parade ground at a school-style compound with a long white building behind it under a corrugated roof, decorated with strings of coloured pennants. A man in a saffron-orange robe with long hair walks down a red carpet toward a flagpole, accompanied by a man in a brown suit and a dark cap. A line of children in white uniforms stands along the left, and a larger crowd in white and orange clothing gathers on the veranda at right. A ring of red flowers surrounds the flagpole base. Dry ground and palm trees complete the scene. The orange-robed figure with long hair matches a visible appearance-based candidate, labelled as a person, though this is uncertain from appearance alone.2008-01-25Outdoor Independence Day flag ceremony on bare sandy ground. A flagpole rises from a round white concrete plinth scattered with petals and garlanded with flowers. Children in white clothes stand in a semicircle facing it, some with hands folded; a few wear white kurta-style outfits and others white dresses. Women in white sarees with gold borders stand at the right, and a couple of people in orange robes stand at the left. Strings of colourful pennant bunting cross above, a blue balloon floats near a large boulder painted with the words HAPPY and ANN..., and multistorey buildings and trees form the background.2007-08-15A flag-hoisting ceremony on a sandy ground with a red carpet. A man in a grey jacket and dark cap stands at the base of a white flagpole saluting, with a flag fluttering from the top. Beside him, a woman in an orange sari stands near the pole. Rows of students in white uniforms stand at attention on the red carpet, and a long line of people in white clothes stands by a white building with a corrugated roof. Strings of triangular bunting in green, orange, pink and purple decorate the area, and a small pile of flower petals rests at the base of the pole.2008-01-25Outdoor republic day gathering at a white-roofed ashram building with a long corrugated roof. A large crowd in white ritual clothes stands in rows along the front, with some people in orange and saffron robes near a central stage area. A printed portrait banner hangs at the centre above the entrance, and an Indian tricolour flies from a tall pole on the right. Red carpets run across the dusty ground in the foreground, and strings of small coloured bunting flags stretch across the sky.2008-01-25Outdoor flag-hoisting scene at an ashram courtyard on a sandy ground. A tall white flagpole stands before a large boulder decorated with multicoloured bunting and a balloon; the boulder bears painted letters reading HAPPY. A woman in a white sari with a red-bordered cream sari stands at the centre, with a row of young boys in white shirts and white dhotis and girls in white dresses lined up beside her. Several women in white saris and a man in white kurta and dhoti stand at left, and a few people in orange robes stand near the back. A small platform with a garland-decorated pole holds a flower arrangement at the base. Other women in pale and coloured saris watch from the left side of a white building, and a person in orange sits in the lower-left foreground.2007-08-15Outdoor flag-hoisting or parade ceremony at a school-like compound on bare dirt ground. Rows of children in white uniforms stand at attention on the left, with a long red carpet laid across the ground leading toward a raised stage. A figure in orange robes walks along the carpet, flanked by a uniformed official in khaki, while a crowd in white and orange clothing sits on the platform under a white building with multicolour bunting strung across the roofline. A banner hangs at the stage with printed text. Palm trees and a pale sky appear in the background.2008-01-25A photograph of a courtyard at a school-like compound with white single-storey buildings and corrugated roofs. A tall figure in full saffron-orange robes stands on dirt ground facing a line of children, many in casual shirts, shorts and dresses with lanyards. Two women stand nearby, one in a white sari with an orange shawl and another in a striped top, and a woman in a blue shirt stands at the right edge. The figure has long swept-back hair and appears to be the central figure, with distinctive orange robes, though the identity is uncertain. A small concrete bed with a planter is at the right.2008-01-25November 15 20132013-11-15