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Outdoor ceremony beneath green trees at the flagpole, where a tall flag is being raised on a rope. A central figure in an orange-red robe, orange-red turban, and a long gold-and-red beaded necklace with a white flower garland stands beside the pole, looking upward with arms raised toward the rope. Behind them a multicoloured umbrella with tassels is held overhead. To the right, a figure in an orange robe holds a white tray of red flower petals. Around them, people in white dhotis and shirts stand with palms pressed together in prayer, with a young woman in a white sari with yellow border at right and a child in pink at left.

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Outdoor ceremony beside a tall white flagpole at dwajarohanam, the flag-hoisting rite. A central figure in saffron-orange robes, an orange head wrap, a long white and red flower garland and a rudraksha-style necklace stands holding a brass vessel and a lamp while smoke rises. Behind him an orange parasol with colourful tassels is held overhead. Around them devotees in white dhotis and orange or yellow-bordered saris stand with palms joined; a woman at left holds a plate of offerings, and a man at right in orange robes and a beard folds his hands. Trees and red-petalled ground surround the scene, with stones bordering the flagpole base.2008-07-27July 27 20082008-07-27Outdoor photo of a flag-hoisting ceremony (dwajarohanam) beside a tall white pole under green trees. A smiling person in saffron-orange robes and an orange head wrap, with a red tilak on the forehead and a white and red flower garland, stands at the pole with hands raised to it. A multicoloured parasol with tassels is held above them. Around them, many people in white dhotis and shirts press hands together in greeting, and a man in orange robes at right holds a tray of red petals. A young woman in white with a yellow shawl stands at right. The person in the centre fits the appearance-based cues of a person, with saffron clothing, a head wrap and garlands, but the image does not confirm identity. Dirt path underfoot.2008-07-27July 27 20082008-07-27July 27 20082008-07-27Outdoor photo at a flag-raising or inauguration moment beneath a red umbrella atop a white pole, with orange pennants and palm trees behind. A central figure in an orange robe and orange turban, wearing a long white and red flower garland and rudraksha-style beads, pulls the rope to raise a flag while an orange-clad devotee beside him raises praying hands. A man in a white shirt and cream trousers stands at left looking upward, others in white dhotis and orange sashes watch, and a devotee at right in white holds a tray of flowers. Petals and marigold rangoli lie on the ground at the base of the pole. The central robed figure has no clearly distinctive a person cues beyond the orange robe and garland, so identity is left uncertain.2010-02-18Outdoor ritual by a tall pole wrapped at its base with straw, under trees on an overcast day. A man in an orange dhoti and rudraksha-and-gold mala, with a red-and-blue flower garland, raises his hand to a hanging orange cord. Beside him, several men in orange cloth and beaded necklaces stand with palms joined, faces lifted upward. Behind them, men in white dhotis and shawls with gold borders watch. A red umbrella with fringe is held overhead, and a decorated orange parasol-like canopy stands at right. A brass plate with flowers and oil lamps sits on a red-and-orange cloth in the foreground. A ritual of raising a pole or flag rope is shown, with devotees in saffron and white attire.2012-07-03June 29 20142014-06-29 +1 copiesOutdoor flag-hoisting ceremony (dwajarohanam) at an ashram campus under green trees. A central figure in saffron-orange robes, an orange turban, and a white and red floral garland holds a rope to a tall white flagpole, with a multicoloured umbrella with tassels held over him. Behind him a woman in a yellow-bordered white sari holds a brass pot and tray with flowers, and a woman in yellow and white holds a tray of rose petals. Around them a crowd of men and women in white ritual clothes, some with rudraksha malas, stands with hands folded.2008-07-27December 26 20082008-12-26Outdoor ritual scene under trees: a tall grey pole with a hanging orange cord is held by a man in an orange-and-saffron robe with a rudraksha mala and a flower-and-bead garland, raising one arm while gazing upward. Beside him, several men in orange and saffron robes and garlands stand with palms pressed together or gazing upward. Men in white dhotis with gold-bordered shawls and garlands stand at right, one holding a small brass lamp on a brass plate with flowers on a red cloth-covered table. A red and yellow parasol and a decorated saffron-and-gold canopy are raised above the group, with a crowd of onlookers in white behind.2012-07-03Outdoor photograph of a group of devotees in orange and white ritual clothing during a procession under green trees. In the foreground, a young man wearing orange cloth, a large rudraksha mala, gold necklaces and a white-and-blue jasmine garland lifts an orange flag on a pole with both hands while looking upward. Beside him, a man in white dhoti holds the pole, and another devotee in orange with gold chains raises his hands in prayer. A red and yellow umbrella or canopy with tassels appears at the top right. Other devotees stand with folded hands in the background, some in white, some in orange, and some with gold necklaces.2012-07-03