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Outdoor photo of a copper-coloured flagstaff wrapped with a red cloth and strung with white flowers, garlands of orange and yellow marigolds, and a small deity murti set in its base. A standing figure in saffron-orange robes with long swept-back hair and a rudraksha mala holds the red cloth at the top of the pole, while a bald priest in orange robes stands at the base on a white platform beside a brass plate. Cameramen in orange and a man in white shirt film nearby, palm trees and a grey sky frame the scene, and a few devotees in white and orange stand at the edge.

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March 23 20082008-03-23Outdoor photograph at a flag-hoisting post, a tall copper pole wrapped with a red cloth and draped with yellow and red marigold garlands at its base. A man in a saffron-orange robe with dark shoulder-length hair and a rudraksha mala raises one hand beside the pole, while a second man in orange holds a silver bowl and a brass plate with flower offerings. Coconut palms and a cloudy sky fill the background, and a few people in orange and white stand at the edge of the platform. Swamiji (probable) is the saffron-robed man with long hair and rudraksha beads, performing the flag-hoisting ritual with the bowl-holding attendant.2008-03-23March 23 20082008-03-23Outdoor ritual photo at an ashram under palm trees. A bare-shouldered man with long swept-back dark hair, a beaded rudraksha mala, and a saffron-orange shawl stands at right holding a silver vessel over a copper-clad pillar or kalasha-topped structure decorated with a red cloth wrap and garlands of yellow, red and white flowers. A younger man in orange robes beside him holds a silver dish, and another orange-robed attendant stands behind, with a further person partly visible at the bottom right.2008-03-23A photograph of an outdoor flag-hoisting setup at an ashram site with palm trees and a cloudy sky. A tall copper flagpole rises from a large copper kalasha-style base decorated with flower garlands in orange and yellow and a red cloth wrapped around the pole. A man with long dark hair, wearing an orange-saffron robe and a rudraksha mala, stands on the white platform beside the pole and smiles. A bald man in orange robes kneels at the base, tending the pole. Small flags of several nations fly on poles at the left, and palm trees and a low wall frame the scene, with a few more people in orange at the edges.2008-03-23March 23 20082008-03-23Outdoor ceremony at a white-plinthed platform beside a tall copper flagstaff wrapped with garlands and a rope, with a black Nandi bull statue garlanded in marigolds and a red cloth at left. A long-haired figure in orange robes and red-beaded mala stands at the platform, holding the flag rope, while a shaven-headed man in orange holds a tray or offering beside the pole. Behind them, a cameraman films, and attendants in orange and white stand on the platform. Dozens of seated devotees in white clothes fill the lawn in front, with palm trees and an overcast sky above. Possibly a flag-hoisting ceremony at an ashram.2008-03-23July 08 20092009-07-08March 23 20082008-03-23March 23 20082008-03-23July 08 20092009-07-08Outdoor photo at a flag-hoisting at Adi Kailaasa under a grey overcast sky with palm trees behind. A tall copper flagstaff is wrapped with a red cloth and draped with orange-red and white marigold garlands around an ornate copper base. A long-haired man in saffron-orange robes and a rudraksha mala stands at right, gripping the red cloth on the pole. A bald man in orange robes works at the lower left and another person is partly visible at the bottom right. A white building with a Kannada signboard stands at left. Swamiji (probable): the standing man has long swept-back hair, saffron robes and a rudraksha mala, and is shown performing the flag hoisting.2008-03-23