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A standing figure in a brown dhoti with a gold border raises an orange flag with a blue band and a white cloth on a palm-lined outdoor ceremony. He wears a thick red and white flower garland, a rudraksha mala, and a gold necklace, with long dark hair and an arm bangle. Behind him two saffron-robed attendants stand with palms together beside a table holding brass vessels and offerings under a tree canopy. Crowd members sit at the left edge.

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April 14 20132013-04-14A standing figure in a brown dhoti with a gold waist sash and layered red and white flower garlands raises both arms, holding an orange flag on one side and white cloth on the other. A large brown rudraksha mala with gold ornaments hangs at the chest, and a green parrot perches near the shoulder. Palm trees stand behind. Two orange-robed men with rudraksha malas stand at the right, hands in anjali, beside a small table with an orange cloth and a brass vessel. Appearance-based candidate: Swamiji (probable), with long dark hair, a rudraksha mala, ceremonial gold necklaces and flower garlands, shown in person outdoors.2013-04-14April 14 20132013-04-14Outdoor photo of a man standing beside a tall temple-style flagpole, pulling a rope to raise a long saffron-orange flag with white-painted motifs including a sun, crescent moon, trident, Nandi bull on a pedestal, two ceremonial lamps and ritual fans. Yellow and red marigold garlands hang from the top of the flag. The man wears a white and red flower garland, a gold-beaded brown and gold necklace, gold bangles and an orange-gold dhoti, and looks upward. Palm fronds and a clear blue sky fill the background; a partial head of another person is visible at the bottom edge.2013-04-14July 02 20142014-07-02 +1 copiesApril 14 20132013-04-14April 21 20152015-04-21April 14 20132013-04-14 +3 copiesOutdoor ceremony beside a large ornate copper-coloured kalasha-topped pillar with a carved lotus-petal base, draped with white and red flower garlands. A man in a rust-orange robe with a long rudraksha and gold necklace stands at center, holding the pillar and wearing a flower garland, with a matching orange umbrella behind him. At right, a man in white dhoti with gold border and long hair raises a rust-orange banner bearing a black emblem of a dove and a figure. Coconut palms and a bright sky frame the scene, with a few people partly visible below. a person is shown at center with a rudraksha mala and gold necklace.2016-04-10Outdoor temple ceremony at a copper-clad dhwajastambha (flagstaff) festooned with yellow and white flower garlands and a lower band of colourful flowers. A person in an orange-saffron robe and a long red-and-white flower garland pulls an orange cloth flag up on a rope, gazing upward. Behind the flagstaff stand a stone deity murti, a dark stone figure, palm trees and a few people in white with orange shawls watching. Hindu flag-hoisting ritual.2013-03-11April 14 20132013-04-14A photograph of an outdoor flag-hoisting ceremony at a temple-like grounds with palm trees and banana plants. A man in orange saffron robes and an orange turban stands on the left side of the frame, gripping a white rope that runs up to a pole, his other hand raised toward a flag. He wears a long garland of white jasmine and orange and red flowers with rudraksha beads, and he looks upward smiling. Behind him an umbrella with colourful tassels is held overhead. A crowd of men in white shirts and white dhotis watches and raises hands, some holding a tray of offerings. In front, a rangoli-like floor design of marigolds, white flowers and rose petals surrounds the pole base beside a red-draped platform with yellow flower garlands. Orange pennants hang among the palms.2010-02-18