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Outdoor 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.

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A photograph of a ceremony outdoors in daylight. In the foreground, a bare-chested man in an orange-red cloth wrapped over his shoulder and waist, with white sandalwood marks on his upper arm, grips a tall grey pole while tying an orange rope around it. His back is turned to the camera. He wears a long garland of white jasmine, green plastic parrots and gold-toned bells, with rudraksha beads strung through it. Beside him, another man in orange robes holds the rope taut and wears rudraksha malas on his wrists. A red and yellow parasol with tassels stands behind. Onlookers in white dhotis and shirts watch, and a bald man in orange and yellow robes with a gold chain stands at right. The pole has a fringed top and the setting is a grassy open area with trees.2012-07-03July 03 20122012-07-03July 03 20122012-07-03A 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.2009-11-25Outdoor ritual scene with a concrete pillar wrapped in orange and yellow cord at the left, and a long wooden pole held by a man in white dhoti and shawl. In the centre a man with long swept-back dark hair, a red bindi and an orange saffron robe wears a multi-strand garland of white flowers, blue and turquoise beads, large gold beads, rudraksha beads and green parrot ornaments, and holds a bunch of red flowers toward the pole. Swamiji (probable): long swept-back hair, saffron robe and ornate gold and rudraksha adornments. Around him devotees stand in white ritual dhotis and orange saffron robes, one saffron-clad man at right with hands joined and a gold necklace. Green trees and sky are behind, with a crowd of onlookers in white and orange.2012-07-03Outdoors under a pale sky and green trees, a long-haired figure in an orange saffron wrap and a white-and-green jasmine and bead garland stands beside a grey concrete pillar wrapped with orange cloth, holding a wooden staff upright with one hand. Several people in white dhotis and white shirts with rudraksha malas and beaded armbands stand around, and a bald man in an orange wrap with a gold bead necklace and yellow-bordered cloth stands at right with hands joined. Swamiji (probable): the central figure has long swept-back hair, a saffron wrap and a multi-strand gold and beaded necklace, consistent with the page's identification. Other people are devotees and attendants.2012-07-03A photograph of a flag-hoisting ceremony outdoors. A man in an orange saffron robe, orange turban and a long garland of white and orange flowers raises his right hand while pulling a rope that lifts an orange cloth up a tall white pole. Above him a large red, yellow and green canopy with tassels shelters the scene. Around him, men in white kurta and dhoti with yellow shawls stand, one holding a brass vessel and a plate of flowers. Marigold and petal rangoli designs lie on the ground at the base of the pole, and a banana plant and a building draped in marigold garlands are visible behind.2010-02-18July 03 20122012-07-03A photograph of a man in saffron-orange robes raising a large orange flag with a purple emblem, hauling it on an orange rope. He wears a thick white and blue jasmine-style garland with green parrot ornaments, a gold beaded necklace layered over rudraksha beads, and a tilak on his forehead. Beside him stands a man in white dhoti with a gold border, holding his hands together, wearing wire-rimmed glasses and a rudraksha mala. Green trees and a pale sky appear behind them. The a person field reflects only a robed flag-raiser whose identity cannot be confirmed from appearance.2012-07-03November 25 20092009-11-25Outdoor ritual gathering under trees beneath a red umbrella with tasselled edges. A central man with a shaved head, red vibhuti mark and a rudraksha mala with gold ornaments wears an orange robe and holds a white and blue flower garland. Beside him, men in saffron and orange robes with gold necklaces stand attentively, and one man on the right wears white with gold border and gold beads. A decorated embroidered banner hangs at upper right. Several men in white dhotis and shirts stand behind. The central figure's appearance and attire are not distinctive enough to confirm a person identification, so he is described by role only.2012-07-03July 03 20122012-07-03