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Night photograph at an outdoor flag-hoisting ceremony. A man in orange sleeveless robes stands at right, bowing with his forehead pressed against a red and gold flag cloth he grips with both hands. Beside him at left, a person in an orange shirt stands with palms joined in prayer, face lifted upward. A white stone structure edges the lower right, with a garland of flowers near the bottom. The background is dark. Only two people are visible.

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March 26 20082008-03-26Night-time photograph at an outdoor flag-hoisting at Adi Kailasa, Bengaluru. A person in an orange sleeveless top with hair in a bun pulls down a long red-and-gold flag cloth on a pole, bowing their head to it. Beside them, a second person in orange robes stands with palms pressed together in namaste, with a garland of yellow flowers on a dark stone or post at the left edge. Parked white vehicles and dark trees are visible in the background under a lamp.2008-03-26Night outdoor scene at an ashram. A tall red and gold flag is being hoisted on a pole; a woman with long dark hair in an orange sleeveless dress holds the fabric up with both hands, looking upward. Beside her a shaved-headed man in orange robes with palms pressed together gazes up in devotion. A white sign with Kannada script is visible on a building behind them, and a white pedestal stands at right. Dark night sky above.2008-03-26March 26 20082008-03-26March 26 20082008-03-26March 26 20082008-03-26March 26 20082008-03-26Night-time photograph of two people in saffron-orange sleeveless tops seen from behind at a copper-coloured ritual pillar. The nearer person, with hair tied in a bun, holds a red cloth strip raised overhead and bows with hands joined in prayer. The second person, with short cropped hair, stands beside them with hands at the pillar. Dark trees and a streetlamp are visible in the background, and a white stone base sits at the bottom of the frame. No readable signs appear in the scene.2008-03-26A photograph of an outdoor temple-style ceremony with a large crowd of devotees looking upward. In the foreground, a figure with long dark wavy hair in a full orange-saffron robe sits seated on a white stone platform, seen from behind, feet bare. Several men in saffron and white clothing hold ropes or cords raised toward the upper area, and one wears a white flower garland. Behind them stand ornate black stone deity murti figures with saffron cloth, and yellow and orange canopies hang overhead. The setting appears to be a festival procession or rope-pulling ritual.2009-01-02March 26 20082008-03-26Night-time ritual scene at a stone temple-like shrine with carved pillars. A central figure with long, swept-back dark hair, a red bindi, rudraksha mala and an orange robe sits behind a stone ledge with a brass kalasha-style lamp stand and red-flowered offerings. A man in orange with a shaved head and a rudraksha mala on the left joins his palms in prayer, while a bearded man in pale yellow with glasses sits lower right with hands folded. Floral garlands drape a deity murti at right, and a red cloth hangs behind. Plate of red kumkum and offerings sits on the stone ledge.2008-03-22Outdoor photo of a standing man in saffron-orange robes and a rudraksha bead necklace, a red tilak on his forehead, pulling two orange ropes overhead that hang down toward a red and white flag with a bird motif. Behind him rise tall coconut palms under a cloudy sky, and at left a carved copper-toned pillar with ornate figure reliefs. A second person's arm and fist appear at the right edge, helping with the rope. This appears to be a flag-hoisting ceremony, with the flag being raised beside a decorated pillar.2010-10-18 +2 copies