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A person in an orange dhoti and red sleeveless top stands outdoors before a wall-mounted Tamil banner, pulling a yellow rope attached to a tall metal pole with an orange cloth bundle tied at its top. A white cloth covers a stone base beside the pole, and a steel plate of rose petals sits nearby on the ground. Behind them, a weathered wall shows a blue sign reading VISWANATHAN and a wall poster with a smiling woman's portrait labelled Nithyananda. The scene suggests a flag-hoisting or ceremonial pole raising at a centre.

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August 11 20092009-08-11Outdoor photo of a man in a red sleeveless top and orange dhoti with an orange shawl, long dark hair swept back, raising a hand to his mouth as he looks upward at a yellow rope. The rope runs down to an orange cloth bundle hanging beside a metal pole. A white cloth covers a stone block in the foreground, and a man in glasses stands at the left edge. Behind them are a large white Tamil-language banner with purple and orange graphics and a blue stone plinth. Pink flower petals sit on a plate at the lower left.2009-08-11August 11 20092009-08-11August 11 20092009-08-11A photograph of a man with long dark hair wearing an orange dhoti, a red sleeveless top and an orange shawl draped over one shoulder, pulling a yellow rope that raises a red-orange cloth bundle on a pole beside a building wall. He stands in front of a white and blue signboard and a stone plinth covered with a white dhoti-cloth, with a steel tray of rose petals on the ground and a white kolam star design in the dirt. A young boy in a red striped shirt watches from the right beside a weathered plastered wall with a barred window. Several readable Tamil and English signs appear on the wall and board.2009-08-11August 11 20092009-08-11A photo of a flag-hoisting at a roadside in a town. A man in an orange-red sleeveless top and orange-red cloth, wearing a white floral garland, pulls a rope to raise a white pole, guiding an orange saffron flag that hangs from a white wall beside a black stone inscription in Tamil script. Behind him a man in a white shirt and white dhoti with a red tilak and glasses helps with the rope, and a few other men in white and light clothes stand watching under a corrugated roof with shop signs in the background.2009-07-14July 29 20082008-07-29August 11 20092009-08-11A photo of an outdoor inauguration at a new centre site. A figure in an orange-red sleeveless top and saffron-orange shawl, with long dark hair and a gold necklace, pulls a yellow cord strung over a grey stone plinth, while others in white shirts and dhotis stand behind with hands in anjali. The plinth holds a brass plate with flower petals, white garlands and coloured pom-poms, and a black slab bears Tamil lettering. Behind them a large blue banner shows a temple and a portrait, with trees and a potted mango plant at the right. Several onlookers are visible, one holding a phone to take a picture.2009-08-11A person in a saffron-orange robe with long swept-back dark hair, decorated with small white flowers, pulls a red cord beside a metal flagpole at a white shrine-like structure. The shrine bears partial lettering reading "...AHAMSA NIT...", and a red-draped kalasha sits on top. A yellow-orange cloth with red dots hangs behind the flagpole, and petals and kolam-style designs cover the ground. A figure in white stands at the edge of the frame.2009-08-11July 29 20082008-07-29