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Outdoor flag-hoisting at a newly inaugurated Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam centre. In the foreground a figure with hair in a bun wears a sleeveless red-orange top and a white jasmine garland, hauling a rope that raises a flag up a tall white pole. Behind them a man in a light blue shirt and another in a striped shirt with gold bracelet reach up to help. A blue banner on the right shows a portrait in orange garb with a garland, and Tamil text. Bamboo scaffolding, dangling white fruits and colourful pennant flags frame the scene under a bright sky.

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Outdoor photo of an inauguration at a Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam centre. A sannyasi in an orange dhoti and red sleeveless top, wearing a white jasmine garland and orange sandal, stands in the foreground with his back to the camera. Beside him a man in white shirt and white dhoti with a red tilak on his forehead reaches up to a white wall, pulling a cord that runs to a flag or banner. Below, a folded orange cloth, marigold and jasmine garlands and green leaves rest on a white ledge. Behind them, onlookers and a bamboo scaffold stand under a blue sky.2009-08-03Outdoor photo of a flag-hoisting at a newly inaugurated centre. A person in a sleeveless red-orange top and orange wrap, wearing a white and red flower garland, pulls a rope to raise a flag on a white pole beside a white wall. Behind them, onlookers in white and striped shirts press palms together in greeting. A young girl in white with a red forehead mark smiles at the left. A bamboo and cloth canopy with yellow flower strings and green leaves is overhead, and a blue banner with Tamil text hangs on the wall. Leaves lie on the white platform beside the pole.2009-08-03A 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.2009-07-14Outdoor photo of a flag-hoisting ceremony beside a street. A tall white pole is being raised with an orange rope, and an orange cloth is draped over a white concrete plinth in front of it. On the right, a man in an orange sleeveless top and a fresh white jasmine garland is pulling the rope with both hands. Beside him, a man in a white dhoti and shirt wears a rudraksha mala and holds an orange-and-blue bundle. Other men in white clothing stand behind them. A black stone plaque with Tamil lettering is on the left, and shop signs with Tamil text and a tin roof line the background.2009-07-14August 08 20092009-08-08Outdoor photo beside a large blue Tamil-language signboard tied with orange cloth draped over its top corners. A figure in a red sleeveless top and orange dhoti-style wrap, with long dark hair and a white-and-red flower garland, stands with their back to the camera facing the board. Around them are about six people: a man in white shirt and dhoti at left holding a green bead garland, a man in white with a rudraksha mala at right, and women in yellow and blue saris. A woman in a yellow sari smiles at right. Trees shade the dusty ground and a motorbike is parked behind. The board's phone numbers are visible; a partial portrait of a figure in orange appears on the board's left side.2009-08-08August 17 20092009-08-17A photograph of a temple-side ceremony where a man with long dark hair and a tilak, wearing a red-orange garment and a thick white and red garland of flowers, reaches toward a tall yellow pole wrapped in rope and a yellow cloth covering a black stone plaque. A man in a white shirt and white trousers with a rudraksha mala stands beside him and smiles, while an older white-haired man in the foreground bends over a silver tray of white and pink flower petals. A woman in a yellow blouse and white sari watches from the left, and several onlookers in white shirts stand behind, one filming with a camera. Thatched palm-leaf shelter overhead.2009-07-13August 03 20092009-08-03Outdoor temple ritual with palm trees behind. A man in an orange-saffron sleeveless top and white-smeared arms, with a white flower garland and dark hair tied back, raises one arm and grips a thick white cloth rope wound on a white stone platform scattered with marigold petals. Beside him stands a man in white dhoti and orange shawl, and other people in orange and white clothes stand nearby, some holding a brass vessel of yellow flowers. Behind them are a carved red sandstone pillar and a dark stone base with a deity statue draped in flower garlands. Palm fronds and white-walled temple structures fill the background.2009-01-02August 11 20092009-08-11August 03 20092009-08-03