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Outdoor scene at a village-style compound with whitewashed walls and banana plants decorated with flower garlands. On the left, a man with long swept-back dark hair wears an orange saffron garment and a white flower garland, and holds a rope tied to a tall reddish pole. Beside him, a man in white ritual clothes with a rudraksha mala grips the rope with another person in white. Several men in white shirts and dhotis stand around, and one older man in white with a pendant watches on the right. The setting suggests a flagpole raising or inauguration ceremony. Based on the orange-robed man's appearance with long hair and saffron garment, he is a person candidate, shown in person.

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July 29 20082008-07-29July 29 20082008-07-29 +1 copiesOutdoor scene at a whitewashed building with banana plants and a silver SUV parked behind. A woman in orange robes with a white flower garland stands with her back to the camera, facing a red flagpole set in a concrete base. Two men in white dhotis and shirts stand at the pole, one tying or hoisting a rope with a small bundle attached, while a man in white stands nearby. Other people in white clothing and a woman in a white sari with red border watch from the right. A garlanded banner and a small signboard are visible near the entrance.2008-07-29 +1 copiesOutdoor ritual on a dusty ground with a hill and trees behind. A man with swept-back dark hair and a shaved, bare-chested torso wears an orange-saffron cloth draped over his shoulder and an orange dhoti, with a long garland of white jasmine, gold beads and rudraksha beads and blue-trimmed flowers. He stretches one arm up, holding a tall grey pole wrapped with orange cord. Other devotees in orange robes stand beside him and a crowd of men in white dhotis and shirts watches. A red and tasselled umbrella is visible at upper right and a red-and-white painted step sits at lower left.2012-07-03Outdoor photo at an ashram building with whitewashed walls, brown window shutters and banana plants decorated with leaves. A figure in orange saffron robes and a white flower garland stands at left, holding a rope tied to a tall vertical pole set on a concrete base. Nearby, several people in white dhotis and white shirts, and a woman in a white sari with a red border, gather around the pole. A man in orange robes stands near the doorway in the background, and a silver pickup truck is parked at left. The ground is bare dirt with bricks and wood stacked at right.2008-07-29A 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.2009-11-25September 17 20062006-09-17July 29 20082008-07-29Outdoor photo at a flag-raising or inauguration moment beneath a red umbrella atop a white pole, with orange pennants and palm trees behind. A central figure in an orange robe and orange turban, wearing a long white and red flower garland and rudraksha-style beads, pulls the rope to raise a flag while an orange-clad devotee beside him raises praying hands. A man in a white shirt and cream trousers stands at left looking upward, others in white dhotis and orange sashes watch, and a devotee at right in white holds a tray of flowers. Petals and marigold rangoli lie on the ground at the base of the pole. The central robed figure has no clearly distinctive a person cues beyond the orange robe and garland, so identity is left uncertain.2010-02-18A photograph of an outdoor flag-hoisting moment beside a white building and brick ground. A green pole stands at left with an orange cloth being raised on a yellow rope by a man in a white dhoti and shirt with white hair, arm raised. Beside him a young man in an orange dhoti and bare-chested red-and-orange vest holds the rope and cloth. At right a man in an orange dhoti and orange shawl stands watching. At left a woman in a white sari with orange shawl photographs the scene with a camera. Palm trees, orange-flowered shrubs and a concrete wall form the background.2009-07-27A photograph of an outdoor celebration at a white-walled building with a green shade cloth and lattice windows. A woman in an orange saffron garment with a long orange turban and a garland of white and red flowers, plus a rudraksha mala, stands center, laughing with her arm extended toward a yellow rope held overhead by a man in white dhoti and shirt. Around her, men in white dhotis, red and maroon kurtas with shawls, and an orange-clad man stand watching and smiling. a person candidate appears among the group based on the orange turban, garland and rudraksha cues, though the figure is not clearly identifiable. Five or more people are visible.2008-07-28 +1 copiesOutdoor photo at a dusty site in front of a white single-storey building with banana plants and a silver SUV parked to the left. A central figure in an orange-saffron robe with a white flower garland, bare-footed, reaches up to a tall red-brown pole or flagstaff while others in white dhotis and kurtas assist and stand around. A man in an orange robe stands beside him, and a woman in a white sari with red border and another woman in white stand to the right with hands folded. Yellow flower petals are scattered on the ground at the pole's base. Appearance-based cues are not strong enough to confirm the identity of the central robed figure, so it is recorded as unsure.2008-07-29 +1 copies