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Outdoor photo at an ashram-style compound. A woman in a sleeveless orange top with a flowing orange shawl stands at the left, pulling a rope to raise a white flagpole with a red-and-white flag at its top; she gazes upward. Behind her, a woman in orange robes stands with hands pressed together. On the right, several people in white shirts and dhotis or white trousers stand with palms joined in namaskar, looking up, and one holds a brass plate or vessel. A large banner on the building shows a smiling figure in orange robes with a white flower garland, seated in front of banyan roots with one hand raised; a thatched canopy with banana leaves sits above. Small saffron flags fly on bamboo poles.

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January 10 20092009-01-10January 10 20092009-01-10Outdoor photo under a bright blue sky of a flag-raising at a building with a large painted mural reading "ANANDA GALLERY" and showing a seated saffron-robed figure with raised hand and beaded necklace in front of a banyan tree. A woman in an orange sari with long dark hair pulls a rope to raise a white flagpole with a small red flag at the top. Around her, men in white dhotis and shirts stand with hands folded in prayer or look upward, and a person in an orange robe stands with palms pressed together. A red and gold canopy is visible at the left edge, and a banana leaf overhangs the mural.2009-01-10Outdoor photo of a woman in an orange sleeveless top and orange sari hoisting an orange flag on a tall white pole, pulling a rope, at an ashram entrance. A large painted banner behind shows a seated man in orange robes with a white beaded garland and raised hand, labelled with a portrait caption. A decorated red and multicoloured umbrella with tassels stands at right. Men in white shirts and white dhotis, and a man in a light blue shirt holding the umbrella, look upward at the flag. Banana leaves and a thatched roof with a rudraksha-style garland hang nearby.2009-01-10January 10 20092009-01-10January 10 20092009-01-10Outdoor photo of a ritual at a street-side centre in Tamil Nadu. In the foreground a man in an orange dhoti-style garment and red sleeveless top, with long dark hair, pulls a yellow rope hanging from above while looking upward. A yellow cloth draped over a table displays repeated Om Namashivaya text. Behind him a large banner shows a smiling figure with long hair, red bindi and orange robe with rudraksha mala, beside a blue banner with a temple image. Women in white saris stand holding brass pots and flower-filled plates, and a crowd watches. Red carpet and scattered petals cover the ground. A portrait labelled with a Tamil caption is also visible on the wall.2009-08-11August 11 20092009-08-11Outdoor flag hoisting at the Nithyananda Gurukul on Republic Day. A bald man in a saffron-orange robe and dhoti stands barefoot at a concrete flagpole base, hand on the pole as an Indian tricolour flies at its top. Behind him a girl in a white dress and other children in white ceremonial clothes stand in a courtyard decorated with silver tinsel and colourful garlands on the pole. On the left an older man in white kurta with a rudraksha mala watches. A woman in an orange kurta photographs the scene with a camera. A red-orange building with a corrugated roof stands behind, with a banner reading Nithyananda Gurukul and a portrait of a saffron-turbaned figure on it, and a row of hanging decorations strung along the eaves.2011-01-26July 27 20082008-07-27Outdoor street photo in Tamil Nadu of a young sannyasi in saffron-orange dhoti and orange shawl over a red sleeveless top, reaching up with both hands to pull a yellow rope on a pole. Behind him a large blue banner shows a smiling woman with long hair, red bindi and orange garment, next to a temple gopuram image and Tamil text. A man in white shirt, white dhoti, dark glasses and black rudraksha-style beaded necklace watches. Behind them a crowd of women in white saris holds brass pots and leaf-decorated offerings. A yellow cloth on a stand bears repeated 'Om Namashivaya' text. Red carpet and scattered flower petals line the ground. The setting looks like a dedication ceremony with overhead wires and trees visible.2009-08-11July 29 20082008-07-29