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Outdoor ritual scene under trees with bamboo poles and strung white cloth. A figure in a red turban, red robe with gold border, rudraksha mala and white flower garland holds a rope-like cord high, smiling. Beside him a bald priest in red and gold robes with rudraksha malas holds a silver tray and offering vessel. White-clad men in dhotis and shirts, some wearing red beaded necklaces, stand in a dense crowd around them, many raising hands or watching. The white and red-gold robes and garlands suggest a temple-style ceremony.

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June 19 20142014-06-19June 19 20142014-06-19 +1 copiesOutdoor photo of a ceremony in a shaded area with tall trees. In the centre, a man in a red-orange dhoti-style sannyasi wrap and a red turban stands in front of a white pole, holding a yellow rope and wearing a white flower garland and a long rudraksha mala. He is bare-chested with his hands on the rope. Around him, a crowd of men in white dhotis and white shirts, many wearing rudraksha malas, raise their hands and look upward. A younger man at left wears a white turban, a flower garland and gold-bordered white cloth. The scene suggests a devotional or ritual gathering.2014-06-29Outdoor photo of a man in a saffron-red turban and red-orange sleeveless wrap, wearing a long multi-strand rudraksha mala and a white and orange flower garland, raising a folded red cloth bundle tied with yellow rope up toward a tall white pole. Around him, men in white shirts and white dhotis stand clapping and watching; a palm tree and a string of orange and white pennants are behind. Bright sunlight and trees form the setting. The raised bundle and pole suggest a flag-hoisting or pole-raising ceremony. The central man has distinctive saffron clothing, a turban and rudraksha cues, so he is a probable Swamiji candidate.2014-06-19July 28 20082008-07-28 +1 copiesJuly 27 20082008-07-27June 19 20142014-06-19May 05 20122012-05-05A young man in an orange saffron sannyasi garment with a large garland of white and red flowers and gold bell ornaments is smiling while gripping a white pole, apparently raising or adjusting a flagpole under an open thatched canopy hung with orange flags bearing a bird emblem. A man in white dhoti and shirt wearing a rudraksha mala holds a steel plate of colourful flower petals beside him. Behind them, a bearded man in orange robes and glasses stands among a large crowd of devotees, some in white clothes. A white cloth covers part of the left side, with a brass vessel and wheat stalks on the ground. The scene appears to be an outdoor ceremony with a dense gathering of onlookers.2009-11-25Outdoor 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.2008-07-27June 19 20142014-06-19Outdoor procession under a large banyan tree with hanging aerial roots. A bare-chested man in an orange-saffron cloth with rudraksha mala raises one arm in salute. Around him, devotees in white dhotis with yellow borders stand with palms pressed together; one bald man in white is wearing a white shawl and a vibhuti mark on his forehead. A woman in a white sari with yellow border holds a cross-body bag. On the right, a palanquin or ratha is decorated with a long garland of red, white and yellow flowers and gold and green draped cloth.2017-06-17