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A group of about a dozen men and boys in white shirts and white or cream dhotis hold tall poles with saffron-orange flags bearing a blue emblem on a dusty courtyard. Several figures in white dhotis and light shirts stand in the background beside a white building with red-and-white decorative borders. A round golden medallion on the wall shows a painted face in profile, a depiction of a person rather than a living figure. Orange marigolds grow along the edge of the courtyard under a clear sky.

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A procession of devotees in white and cream clothing carries long poles with large saffron-orange flags bearing dark blue circular emblems across a dusty courtyard. Several men in white shirts and light trousers and a man in a white dhoti walk in line, some holding the flagpoles upright. Behind them stands a whitewashed building with red decorative painted borders and swirl motifs, and a few onlookers in white and cream clothes stand near the right side. Marigold plants line the foreground.2009-06-29December 20 20102010-12-20 +1 copiesDecember 23 20082008-12-23A photograph of a dirt road lined on both sides by devotees holding tall orange flags with a blue emblem on wooden poles. On the left, a row of people in white clothing stand facing the road, including a woman with light hair in white garments and others in white dhotis and saris. On the right, men in white dhotis and white shirts hold the flags upright, with a rudraksha-style mala visible on one man. In the centre distance, a procession continues down the road toward a parked vehicle draped in teal fabric. A low building with a blue-roofed structure and trees sits beyond, under a hazy morning sky. The scene reads as a flag-hoisting procession at an ashram-style event.2008-12-23December 13 20112011-12-13December 25 20072007-12-25Outdoor photo on a dusty open ground of a procession of women and girls carrying large saffron-orange flags with a dark circular emblem on fabric poles. Women wear sarees and salwar kameez in pink, peach, purple, green, cream and maroon; one older woman in a pale green saree stands at right and a woman in a deep red saree and gold border holds a flag at far right. Some women wear white traditional clothing. Behind them stand a concrete building with multiple chimney-like rooftop towers, a tree and a red-roofed structure. Bright blue sky overhead.2011-12-13A photograph of a large procession moving along a dirt road through an open compound. Many participants wear white dhotis and white saris, with some women in saffron and multicoloured sarees. Dozens of tall saffron flags with dark blue emblems are carried aloft, and a yellow and orange banner on a pole is raised at the left. A man in a white shirt walks at the front left. Small children in white walk among the marchers. Behind them stand single-storey buildings, a brick structure, a thatched pavilion and water tanks under a hazy sky.2008-12-24Outdoor photo of a flag-hoisting procession along a dirt road at dawn or morning. Two rows of devotees in white clothes stand facing each other holding tall poles with saffron-orange flags bearing blue emblems. On the left, a woman with white hair in a white dress and a man in white stand among others; on the right, men in white shirts and white dhotis hold the poles. A teal-covered truck or cart sits in the background between the rows, with low buildings, trees and a red-brick structure beyond.2008-12-23December 26 20082008-12-26December 24 20082008-12-24A photograph of a group of men outdoors on sandy ground under a open-sided pavilion with palm trees behind. Six men stand in a line holding long poles that carry bright red-orange flags, each flag showing a dark blue crescent-and-circle emblem. The man on the far left wears a beige kurta and white dhoti, and the second man wears a white t-shirt and dark trousers with a lanyard. The central men wear plain white kurtas and white dhotis and are barefoot. Orange and yellow tassel decorations hang from the pavilion roof, with a small coloured kolam drawn on the ground at right and a stone pillar at left. Several onlookers stand in the background.2010-12-22