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A red flag with a golden border and white flower garland hangs from a rope beside a tall copper flagpole at an outdoor platform. The flag bears an embroidered deity murti standing on a golden lotus base, blue-skinned with a crown. A person in long swept-back dark hair and orange saffron robes stands at right, holding the flag's garland with both hands. A second person in orange clothing stands at left. A folded red cloth and rope lie on the platform in the foreground, with a grey overcast sky behind. This matches a flag hoisting ceremony. The right figure shows long hair and saffron robes, which are plausible cues, but the face and overall appearance are not distinctive enough to confirm identity.

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March 23 20082008-03-23A flag-hoisting ceremony outdoors under an overcast sky with palm fronds at right. A tall pole is topped by a red and gold flag bearing a painted deity figure, edged with white flower garlands. Two men in saffron-orange robes pull the flag upward on ropes; the man at right, with long swept-back hair and a dark rudraksha mala, raises his arm high on the rope, while the man at left in orange cloth steadies the flag. A brass kalasha-like base with flower garlands and red cloth sits below. Probable Swamiji (long swept-back hair, rudraksha mala, saffron robes) is the figure at right, performing the flag hoisting.2008-03-23March 23 20082008-03-23March 23 20082008-03-23March 23 20082008-03-23Photograph of a flag-hoisting ceremony at a tall copper pole. A person in saffron-orange robes with long, swept-back dark hair stands at right, one hand gripping a red and gold-bordered flag draped with a white flower garland. Another person in orange robes stands at left, head bowed toward the pole. Ropes run down the copper pole, and palm fronds and a bright sky are visible behind. The a person is identifiable by long swept-back hair and saffron clothing, though the face is partly turned away; the second person is an unidentified devotee or priest. Two people are visible in this photograph.2008-03-23March 23 20082008-03-23Photograph of a flag-hoisting at a tall copper flagpole on an open outdoor platform under overcast sky, with palm trees at right. A long-haired man in saffron-orange robes stands at right, pulling a rope to raise a maroon flag with a gold-bordered blue and gold deity image and a garland of white flowers. A second person in orange robes at left steadies the flag, and a red-and-gold offering cloth lies at the pole's base with a tied yellow-green garland. a person candidate: the man at right has long swept-back hair and saffron clothing, a probable match to the page's a person reference.2008-03-23March 23 20082008-03-23A flag hoisting ceremony outdoors under an overcast sky, with palm trees at the sides. A tall copper-coloured flagpole rises at centre, and a large red banner with a gold border and a yellow-and-blue deity emblem hangs from it. Three people in saffron-orange robes handle the ropes and base: one kneels at the left base with arms extended, one crouches in front, and a figure with long hair in a long orange robe stands at right holding a rope. Another orange-clad person is partly visible at far right. Some onlookers stand in the background near vehicles.2008-03-23A tall wooden flagpole with decorative bands and a small ornate finial at its top is being raised outdoors under a grey overcast sky, with palm fronds at the edges. A maroon and orange flag hangs from the pole. Several people in saffron and orange robes pull the ropes and steady the pole from below, including a woman in a long orange sari at the centre holding the rope. Their faces are not visible in detail. Another person in orange stands at the right edge, and a few figures are visible in the lower foreground, consistent with a flag-hoisting ceremony.2008-03-23A photograph of a flag hoisting at an outdoor temple setting beneath tall coconut palms. A man in saffron-orange robes with a long wooden rudraksha mala and long hair raises a red cloth flag upward with both hands. Beside him, another man in orange clothing holds the flag cloth, and a third man in orange kneels or stands in the foreground gripping the fabric. A red and orange floral garland hangs on a pillar at the left, and a red-brick temple structure is visible at the edge. The scene is outdoors in daylight.2008-03-23