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Night photograph of a flag-raising at a tall bronze flagstaff, lit by a dark sky with blurred bokeh. Two men in orange clothing work at the pole: a man kneeling at the left pulls on a rope, while a standing man in a long orange robe with a pink-and-orange shawl and a red-green floral garland tugs the orange and white flag up the pole. Another figure holds a pair of scissors at the right. A small crowd is partly visible at the bottom edge. The flag is orange and white, and the pole is wrapped in rope and straw.

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January 03 20082008-01-03Night photograph of a flag-hoisting at a temple: a tall copper-clad pillar stands on a white stone platform. A man in an orange robe with a red-orange flower garland holds the pole of an orange flag while others in orange robes pull the rope; one stands on the platform reaching toward a brass tray. A man in a white dhoti with orange shawl stands in the foreground. Several people in saffron robes surround the pillar. a person is the central figure, in a saffron robe with a garland, hoisting the flag, which matches the page's account of the Nithyotsav flag hoisting. Palm fronds and dark sky are behind.2008-01-03Night photograph of a flag-hoisting at a tall copper flagstaff. A man in long wavy dark hair, wearing a pink-orange shawl over saffron robes and a red-and-orange floral garland, stands at right gripping the flag cloth on the pole. Beside him a man in orange robes with a red border kneels on a white platform, pulling the orange and red flag up the pole. A third person in white with an orange shawl sits in the lower foreground. The copper pole is carved with bands and rope is wound around it. The rope and pole stand against a black night sky. Ornate copper-coloured carving marks the flagstaff base.2008-01-03January 03 20082008-01-03January 03 20082008-01-03January 03 20082008-01-03Night photograph of a tall copper flagstaff being raised during a ritual. Three men in orange robes handle ropes and an orange flag at the pole, which is wrapped in rope and carved with bands and figures. The central figure wears a pink-orange shawl with gold border and a red-orange garland, with long swept-back hair; he is a probable Swamiji by appearance and presence, with the page noting he hoisted the Nithyotsav flag. A man on the left in orange holds a green flashlight, and the bottom edge shows partial heads of onlookers.2008-01-03January 03 20082008-01-03Night-time photograph of a flag-hoisting at an outdoor ritual site. A tall, slender figure with long dark hair stands at centre in a salmon-pink top over orange-saffron dhoti-style cloth, wearing a red-and-orange floral garland, one arm raised toward a long orange flag being raised on a white rope. Two men in orange robes assist: one at left crouches and pulls the rope with both hands, another at right bends forward holding the pole. Behind them is a brass-coloured ornate pillar or kalasha-style base on a white platform. Dark sky and palm fronds fill the background, with a few devotees' heads visible at the bottom edge. The pictured figure matches the a person cues of long hair, saffron clothing and garland, so this is a probable in-person presence.2008-01-03Night photograph of a tall, ornately carved copper-toned flagstaff with an orange and red flag near its top, being raised with a white cloth rope. Two men in orange ochre robes pull the rope: the figure on the left kneels and grips the pole, while the figure on the right, wearing an orange robe with a red garland, reaches upward with one arm. A third man in orange stands behind them, and a partially visible person in white is at the lower right. Palm fronds are silhouetted against the dark sky.2008-01-03January 03 20082008-01-03January 03 20082008-01-03