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Outdoor photo of a flag-hoisting ceremony at a temple-like site. A man with long dark hair in a sleeveless saffron-orange robe, with a rudraksha mala at his neck, pulls a white rope upward with one arm raised, watching it rise. Beside him a man in orange robes holds the rope at a white plinth, which is draped in a cream embroidered cloth and holds a bell, a small brass dish, flower petals and a tray of offerings. Behind the plinth stands a tall carved dark-wood flagstaff with decorative bands and finials. In the background a cameraman in white with an orange shawl films, a young boy in white stands by, and several devotees in casual clothes including a woman in a pink salwar kameez watch from among green trees.

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September 14 20092009-09-14Outdoor temple ritual with palm trees behind. A man in an orange-saffron sleeveless top and white-smeared arms, with a white flower garland and dark hair tied back, raises one arm and grips a thick white cloth rope wound on a white stone platform scattered with marigold petals. Beside him stands a man in white dhoti and orange shawl, and other people in orange and white clothes stand nearby, some holding a brass vessel of yellow flowers. Behind them are a carved red sandstone pillar and a dark stone base with a deity statue draped in flower garlands. Palm fronds and white-walled temple structures fill the background.2009-01-02Outdoor photograph of a tall dark wooden flagstaff on a white-walled terrace with green trees behind. A man in orange robes with a rudraksha mala and long dark hair reaches up to tie a white cord around the pole's upper section, while another orange-robed person at left reaches in to hold the cord. A small silver oil lamp and a brass bowl sit on a gold-embroidered cloth at the base, scattered with petals, beside an orange offering on a plate. At right, a woman holds a flower-filled basket and a child peers over the wall; a man in a green shirt stands nearby. Dressed in orange robes and white clothing, the people gather for a flag-hoisting ritual.2009-09-14A tall copper flagstaff with ringed bands rises from an ornate stone base carved with a seated figure in a niche and marigold garlands in yellow and purple draped down its sides. A red-orange flag is hoisted on a rope near the top. Two men stand at the base pulling the hoisting rope: one in an orange robe with a rudraksha mala, the other bald in white ritual dhoti with a maroon border, holding a silver plate. A third bald man in orange robes is seen in the foreground, with a brass tray of offerings nearby. The scene appears to be a flag-hoisting ritual outdoors under an overcast sky with palm trees behind.2010-09-13July 26 20102010-07-26A tall copper flagstaff rises from an ornately carved stone base wrapped in yellow and orange marigold garlands, topped by a red and white flag fluttering against an overcast sky. Two men hold the pulling ropes: a man in an orange-saffron robe with a dark rudraksha mala gazes upward and grips the rope, while a bald man in white dhoti and shawl beside him holds a brass dish. In the foreground, a shaven-headed man in orange robes is seen from behind. Palm trees frame the scene on the right.2010-09-13A copper flagstaff stands on an orange-painted stone platform, its base carved with a seated golden figure in a niche and wrapped with garlands of yellow and purple flowers. A man in a saffron-orange robe with a rudraksha mala raises his arms and grips a rope that runs up the pole, while a shaven-headed priest in white dhoti with maroon borders steadies the rope beside him. A third person in orange kneels at lower left holding a golden tray of offerings, with palm trees behind. The scene looks like a flag-hoisting ritual at a temple-style site.2010-09-13December 23 20082008-12-23Outdoor photograph of a tall copper kalasha-style pillar set on a white-painted stepped platform, its base wrapped in yellow and orange marigold garlands. A man in white dhoti and shirt with a yellow shawl stands at left holding an orange cloth and a small tray. Beside the pillar, a figure in orange robes stands on the platform, holding an orange rope that runs up to the top of the pillar. Two more people in orange robes and white clothing with yellow shawls stand at right, one with a shaved head, and a coconut palm rises behind. Overcast sky above. Four people are visible.2009-09-29July 26 20102010-07-26Outdoor photo of a copper-clad ritual pillar on an orange-painted stone platform, garlanded with yellow and purple flower strands, with palm trees behind. A man in orange robes and a rudraksha mala stands on the platform, gripping a white rope that runs up toward the pillar top. A man in white dhoti and shawl with a garland and a silver tray stands beside him, gazing upward. A third man in orange robe and a dark-red-bordered cloth stands at lower right holding a gold-coloured tray of lamps or offerings. Another figure in white stands at the far right edge. A small stone figure stands at the left base of the pillar.2010-09-13A man in saffron-orange robes with long swept-back dark hair and a rudraksha mala stands beside a dark bronze flagstaff, raising a white rope or cord overhead with one arm while holding it with the other hand. Beside him a younger person in orange robes holds the lower part of the rope near a white altar draped in a gold-patterned cloth, with a brass lamp, a bowl, a kalasha-like vessel and scattered petals on it. A cameraman in white with an orange stole films at the left, a woman in an orange sari and a man in white shirt and dark trousers with folded hands stand at the right beside white carved pillars, and other attendees watch in the background among green foliage. The scene suggests a flag-hoisting ceremony at a temple courtyard.2009-09-14