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Night outdoor scene at an ashram. A tall red and gold flag is being hoisted on a pole; a woman with long dark hair in an orange sleeveless dress holds the fabric up with both hands, looking upward. Beside her a shaved-headed man in orange robes with palms pressed together gazes up in devotion. A white sign with Kannada script is visible on a building behind them, and a white pedestal stands at right. Dark night sky above.

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March 26 20082008-03-26March 26 20082008-03-26March 26 20082008-03-26March 26 20082008-03-26March 26 20082008-03-26Night-time outdoor flag hoisting ceremony beside a tall golden flagstaff on a white plinth, with a palm tree behind. A figure in saffron-orange robes sits on a red cushioned seat under a multicoloured parasol at right, holding the hoisting rope taut. Several people in orange and white robes stand and kneel at the base of the pole, one kneeling figure in orange tending a red-orange cloth that rises on the flag. A small table with a lit lamp and offerings sits nearby. The saffron flag bears a golden deity figure.2008-03-26March 26 20082008-03-26Night photograph at an outdoor flag-hoisting ceremony. A man in orange sleeveless robes stands at right, bowing with his forehead pressed against a red and gold flag cloth he grips with both hands. Beside him at left, a person in an orange shirt stands with palms joined in prayer, face lifted upward. A white stone structure edges the lower right, with a garland of flowers near the bottom. The background is dark. Only two people are visible.2008-03-26March 26 20082008-03-26March 26 20082008-03-26Night photograph of a flag-hoisting ceremony at an outdoor shrine. Two saffron-robed monks in orange garments stand on a white raised platform beside a tall pole, one pulling a long red-orange flag upward. A man in an all-white garment stands between them, and a further saffron-clad figure is at the right edge. Behind them tall palm trees silhouette against a dark sky. In the lower left foreground a black stone Shiva lingam is adorned with a garland of white and orange flowers, the Nandi-side offering visible. The scene is lit by modest artificial light.2008-03-26A photograph of a flag hoisting at an outdoor temple setting beneath tall coconut palms. A man in saffron-orange robes with a long wooden rudraksha mala and long hair raises a red cloth flag upward with both hands. Beside him, another man in orange clothing holds the flag cloth, and a third man in orange kneels or stands in the foreground gripping the fabric. A red and orange floral garland hangs on a pillar at the left, and a red-brick temple structure is visible at the edge. The scene is outdoors in daylight.2008-03-23