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A dwajarohanam flag-hoisting ceremony outdoors under green trees. A tall white flagpole rises from a circular ground marked with white bricks and decorated with rangoli-style colours and scattered rose petals at its base. A man in saffron-orange robes and an orange turban, wearing a white and red flower garland, pulls the flag rope while a second man in orange dhoti and shawl stands beside him. A third attendant in orange robes holds a multicoloured tasselled umbrella over the central figure. Several men in white dhotis and shirts stand with hands folded in namaskar behind them. Appearance-based candidate uncertain; roles are priest and attendants.

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July 27 20082008-07-27Outdoor ceremony beneath green trees at an ashram, showing a dwajarohanam-style flag-hoisting rite at a tall white flagpole. A man in an orange turban, orange robe and a long white-and-red flower garland holds rose petals in his hands and offers them at the pole's base. Beside him, a man in orange robes holds a white tray of pink petals. A woman in a white sari with gold border holds a brass puja vessel, and a multicoloured fringed parasol shades the central figure. Petals and flowers lie scattered on brick-edged ground, with about a dozen white-clad devotees standing behind. A man in orange robes holding the tray is visibly present; the central figure in turban and garland has appearance cues consistent with the page's a person reference, though the match is uncertain.2008-07-27July 27 20082008-07-27July 27 20082008-07-27Outdoor flagpole hoisting ceremony at an ashram under green trees. A central man in an orange turban and orange robes, wearing a white and magenta flower garland, pulls a rope to raise an orange flag up a white pole. A multicolored fringed umbrella is held above him. Two men in orange robes stand to the left and right, and a crowd of devotees in white dhotis and white clothing stands behind, several with hands folded. Petals and flower offerings lie on a ring of bricks at the pole's base. The central figure's identity is not established by visible cues here, so no identification is made.2008-07-27September 08 20152015-09-08Outdoors on grass among tall palm trunks and green foliage, a man in a saffron-orange wrap with a shawl draped over one shoulder stands barefoot-looking in orange sandals, eyes lowered, hands together in front of him. To the left, a man in white kurta and white trousers holds a folded orange umbrella and wears a rudraksha mala and a red bindi. At the right edge, a bearded man in orange robes with a rudraksha mala and eyeglasses stands partly cropped. The figure in the centre has long swept-back hair and wears a rudraksha mala with ornate clothing, but the appearance is not conclusive enough to establish identity from these cues alone.2009-11-30Outdoor photograph of a flagpole dwajarohanam ceremony in an ashram garden under leafy trees. A man in an orange turban and orange robes, wearing a white and red flower garland and a gold-bead necklace, stands at the centre of the ceremony. Probable Swamiji (appearance cues: orange turban, ornate gold necklace, garland; role: officiant at the flagpole). A woman in a white sari with gold border, hair in a long braid, pours liquid from a silver vessel near the base of the pole. A man in orange robes holds a white tray of rose petals, and a red-and-orange umbrella with tassels is held over the centre. Rose petals and marigold-like flowers lie on a circle of decorated ground ringed with bricks. Several men in white dhotis and shirts stand behind.2008-07-27July 27 20082008-07-27A photograph of a saffron-clad figure in an orange turban and orange robe, wearing a long white and red flower garland and a large gold bead necklace with a gold pendant, standing outdoors beneath a multicoloured tasselled umbrella. The figure holds a rope connected to a tall white flagpole and appears to be raising or hoisting a saffron flag. Around him, several men in white dhotis and white shirts stand with hands folded in namaste, one man in a yellow-orange shawl stands at left, and trees fill the background. The image is a dwajarohanam, a flag-hoisting ceremony, as indicated by the rope, pole and flag.2008-07-27July 27 20082008-07-27Outdoor photo of a land puja at an open dry site with bare trees and palms behind. A figure in orange robes and a white flower garland with a red-bead mala stands bowed over a small pit in the earth, holding a leafy branch overhead, while a second person in orange with long dark hair kneels at left holding a sprig of leaves. Two men stand at right: one in white dhoti and shirt with a tilak and rudraksha mala, the other in light grey shirt and trousers with a mala, hands pressed together. Colourful flower petals and yellow marigolds form a ring around the pit on a white kolam drawing; red bricks and a woven mat lie nearby. Several other people in white stand in the background.2010-02-15