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Outdoor ritual scene with a red and gold umbrella overhead and trees behind. A woman in saffron-orange garments, wearing a white jasmine garland with turquoise beads and a rudraksha-style necklace, raises her arm and holds an orange cloth and rope aloft toward a pole, face tilted upward. Beside her, a man in orange garments and gold-beaded garlands holds the orange cloth, and a bare-chested man in a white dhoti with a gold-beaded garland grips the umbrella handle. Several white-clad devotees stand around them.

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Outdoor photograph of a group of devotees in orange and white ritual clothing during a procession under green trees. In the foreground, a young man wearing orange cloth, a large rudraksha mala, gold necklaces and a white-and-blue jasmine garland lifts an orange flag on a pole with both hands while looking upward. Beside him, a man in white dhoti holds the pole, and another devotee in orange with gold chains raises his hands in prayer. A red and yellow umbrella or canopy with tassels appears at the top right. Other devotees stand with folded hands in the background, some in white, some in orange, and some with gold necklaces.2012-07-03July 03 20122012-07-03Outdoor ritual gathering under trees beneath a red umbrella with tasselled edges. A central man with a shaved head, red vibhuti mark and a rudraksha mala with gold ornaments wears an orange robe and holds a white and blue flower garland. Beside him, men in saffron and orange robes with gold necklaces stand attentively, and one man on the right wears white with gold border and gold beads. A decorated embroidered banner hangs at upper right. Several men in white dhotis and shirts stand behind. The central figure's appearance and attire are not distinctive enough to confirm a person identification, so he is described by role only.2012-07-03A photograph of a ceremony outdoors in daylight. In the foreground, a bare-chested man in an orange-red cloth wrapped over his shoulder and waist, with white sandalwood marks on his upper arm, grips a tall grey pole while tying an orange rope around it. His back is turned to the camera. He wears a long garland of white jasmine, green plastic parrots and gold-toned bells, with rudraksha beads strung through it. Beside him, another man in orange robes holds the rope taut and wears rudraksha malas on his wrists. A red and yellow parasol with tassels stands behind. Onlookers in white dhotis and shirts watch, and a bald man in orange and yellow robes with a gold chain stands at right. The pole has a fringed top and the setting is a grassy open area with trees.2012-07-03Outdoor ritual by a tall pole wrapped at its base with straw, under trees on an overcast day. A man in an orange dhoti and rudraksha-and-gold mala, with a red-and-blue flower garland, raises his hand to a hanging orange cord. Beside him, several men in orange cloth and beaded necklaces stand with palms joined, faces lifted upward. Behind them, men in white dhotis and shawls with gold borders watch. A red umbrella with fringe is held overhead, and a decorated orange parasol-like canopy stands at right. A brass plate with flowers and oil lamps sits on a red-and-orange cloth in the foreground. A ritual of raising a pole or flag rope is shown, with devotees in saffron and white attire.2012-07-03Outdoor ritual on a sunny day beneath trees: a young man in saffron-orange robes and a long flowing garland of white jasmine, gold beads and multicoloured beads raises an orange flag on a pole toward the sky. Nearby, a red and gold parasol shades the scene. Several men in saffron robes and white dhotis, some with gold chains and rudraksha beads, stand with hands folded or faces lifted upward. A brass plate and a dark metal vessel sit on a red patterned cloth table in the foreground. A large umbrella-shaped canopy with embroidered panels is held overhead.2012-07-03A photograph of a man in saffron-orange robes raising a large orange flag with a purple emblem, hauling it on an orange rope. He wears a thick white and blue jasmine-style garland with green parrot ornaments, a gold beaded necklace layered over rudraksha beads, and a tilak on his forehead. Beside him stands a man in white dhoti with a gold border, holding his hands together, wearing wire-rimmed glasses and a rudraksha mala. Green trees and a pale sky appear behind them. The a person field reflects only a robed flag-raiser whose identity cannot be confirmed from appearance.2012-07-03July 03 20122012-07-03May 05 20122012-05-05Outdoor ceremony beneath green trees at the flagpole, where a tall flag is being raised on a rope. A central figure in an orange-red robe, orange-red turban, and a long gold-and-red beaded necklace with a white flower garland stands beside the pole, looking upward with arms raised toward the rope. Behind them a multicoloured umbrella with tassels is held overhead. To the right, a figure in an orange robe holds a white tray of red flower petals. Around them, people in white dhotis and shirts stand with palms pressed together in prayer, with a young woman in a white sari with yellow border at right and a child in pink at left.2008-07-27July 03 20122012-07-03July 03 20122012-07-03