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A photograph of a person with bare shoulders wearing a rust-red turban and a white flower garland, pulling a rope attached to a tall red-and-blue pole beside a white building with a white decorative ledge and green foliage. A second person on the left wears an orange shawl with rudraksha beads and a white band on the head. In the background a man in a white shirt stands near a doorway. The turbaned figure is shown from behind, and the scene appears to be a ceremonial raising of a flagpole at an outdoor compound.

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July 02 20142014-07-02July 02 20142014-07-02 +1 copiesJuly 02 20142014-07-02 +1 copiesOutdoor photograph of a religious flag-raising at a tree-lined site with coconut palms and a strung banner of small orange and white flags overhead. A central figure in a rust-red turban and matching saffron-red robe, with a long rudraksha mala and white and orange flower garlands, raises a folded red-and-yellow bundle tied to a rope on a tall white pole. Swamiji (probable) by visible cues: red turban, rudraksha mala and garlands. Around him, men in white dhotis and shirts, one with red beads, clap and cheer with raised hands, and a spectator in glasses stands at right. Several people are visible in the crowd behind.2014-06-29 +1 copiesPhoto 116887712014-07-03 +2 copiesAugust 11 20092009-08-11June 29 20142014-06-29 +1 copiesPhoto 11687587 +4 copiesOutdoor photo of a long-haired man in saffron-orange robes and flower garlands with a red-and-white flower garland and gold necklace, tying a yellow rope to a tall white flagpole mounted on a white concrete base scattered with pink and white flower petals. A person in white sleeves holds the orange cloth at the base. Above is a thatched bamboo canopy with small purple and red triangular pennants, trees and village houses behind, and a beige cloth screen to the right. The man bears a vermilion mark on the forehead and matches the probable Swamiji cues of long swept-back hair and saffron clothing with ceremonial garlands, shown in an inauguration setting with a flagpole raising.2009-08-11Outdoors under palm trees and blue sky, a tall white flagpole rises from a crowd. A red umbrella with blue and gold borders and tassels is held aloft. A priest in orange-red robes with a red head-wrap and white flower garland pulls on yellow ropes that raise an orange flag and a cord strung with orange-and-white triangular pennants. A bald man in a white-marked forehead and orange garment shouts at left, and devotees in white shirts watch below. Orange-and-white flags with a circular emblem hang along the palms.2014-06-29 +1 copiesOutdoor flag-hoisting ceremony at a KAILASA centre. A man in a saffron-orange turban, orange upper cloth and orange dhoti, with a red-and-white jasmine garland, reaches up to pull a yellow rope that raises a white flagpole. Several men in white dhotis and shirts crowd around, some reaching to help with the rope. On the right, an attendant in orange robes holds a brass aarti lamp with a lit flame and flower offerings, while a man in maroon clothing holds incense smoke nearby. Green shade netting, flowering shrubs and a white building with a tiled roof form the background.2008-07-28Outdoor flag-hoisting ceremony at a white-walled compound. A man in an orange turban, orange shawl and orange dhoti with a white and red flower garland stretches both arms up to a tall white flagpole, smiling. Beside him, a man in an orange top and orange dhoti holds a brass kalasha/arati vessel with flowers and burning incense, and other men in white dhotis and red-brown kurtas gather around, some raising hands. Dark red-leaved shrubs and a green shade-net fence sit in the foreground, with a small saffron flag on a distant pole.2008-07-28