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Outdoor ceremony beneath tall coconut palms with a white pole rising at left, strung with yellow cord and red-and-white bunting flags. Several people in saffron-orange robes and white garments stand in a line, hands raised, arms outstretched toward the pole. A figure in a red-orange head covering and a long marigold garland on the shoulder points upward, while others in white clothes behave in a line of devotees behind. Bright sky overhead.

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June 19 20142014-06-19June 29 20142014-06-29Outdoors under bright sky and tall coconut palms, a white flagpole rises at left while a person in a red turban and orange-brown clothing pulls a yellow rope to hoist a flag. A strand of small red and white pennants stretches across the scene. At right, a devotee with hands pressed together in namaskar wears white, and an orange cloth and a colourful decorated object appear at the edge. Other people stand near the pole in the background.2014-06-19A photograph of an outdoor flag-raising ceremony beneath tall coconut palms. A central man in a rust-orange robe and matching turban, with a white and orange flower garland and a rudraksha mala draped over his shoulders, hauls a rope that raises a white pole topped with an orange flag. A red umbrella with tasselled fringe and an orange-and-yellow cloth hang near the pole, and strings of small orange-and-white pennants run between the palms. To the left, a shaved-headed man in orange garments and rudraksha beads stands beside a man in white shirt holding a silver vessel. To the right, another shaved-headed man in orange with rudraksha mala looks on as men in white shirts and white dhotis assist with the rope. Around five to six people are visible.2014-06-19 +1 copiesOutdoor photograph of a flag-raising ceremony beneath tall coconut palms. A man in a rust-red robe with a red turban and a white-and-orange flower garland, with a rudraksha mala, grips a yellow rope with both hands while the white pole rises beside him. A large red parasol with tassels shades the area, and strings of small white-and-red paper flags hang from a palm trunk. Devotees in white garments and a bald man in red stand around, one holding a silver bowl with pink flowers, and a red-and-orange banner is visible behind the parasol.2014-06-19June 29 20142014-06-29June 29 20142014-06-29Outdoor photo taken looking upward at a tall white pole being raised under bright sunlight, with coconut palms and a line of red-and-white triangular flags strung overhead. A man in a dark red turban and red-brown cloth, wearing a white floral garland and a rudraksha-style mala, pulls a yellow rope attached to the pole. Beside him a man in white clothes with a brown beaded necklace grips the pole, and a bald man in saffron-orange cloth stands at the left edge. Other participants in white and orange garments stand around the pole, with trees behind them.2014-06-19July 02 20142014-07-02 +1 copiesOutdoor photo of a flag-raising in a palm grove. A bald man in a rust-brown robe with a rudraksha mala bends forward at left. A central figure in a rust-red cloth wrap and a white and orange-red flower garland hauls on a rope that lifts a saffron and orange flag with a round emblem. A tall white pole rises at right, beside a red umbrella and more saffron flags, with strings of small orange-white pennants overhead among coconut palms. Several men in white shirts and white dhotis stand around, and a man in white turban appears at left edge.2014-06-19July 02 20142014-07-02 +1 copiesOutdoor photo of a tall red and blue flagpole rising into a partly cloudy sky, with palm trees and leafy shrubs around it. In the lower left, a woman in a saffron-red robe with a white and red flower garland raises her arm toward a rope on the pole. Next to her, a shaven-headed man in orange clothes and a second person in white stand near the base.2014-07-02 +1 copies