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Outdoor flag-hoisting ceremony under a clear blue sky, with palm trees behind. Several figures in saffron-orange robes pull a long white rope that runs up a tall copper flagpole, its base wrapped in garlands of yellow and orange flowers and a copper kalasha-style pedestal. A large ornate golden trident stands at left. Devotees in orange and a bald man in orange at right raise their hands; flower petals are scattered on the white platform. Several more people stand in the background.

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December 23 20082008-12-23 +1 copiesA photograph of an outdoor ritual beside a tall ornate copper-toned flagpole with a decorated metal base, wrapped in white cord and draped with yellow, orange and red marigold garlands. A long-haired figure in a flowing orange robe and white garland stands at the right, raising a small bell and offering in one hand, with a flower garland around the neck. Several saffron-robed men with rudraksha malas sit on a raised platform, hands joined or holding a tray of flowers and offerings. Potted green plants sit on the platform and coconut palms and a red-orange flag stand behind. A few onlookers in street clothes watch at the left. Probable Swamiji (long hair, orange robe, garland) performing a flag-hoisting puja at the Brahmotsava.2008-12-23Outdoor flag-hoisting ceremony under a clear blue sky beside a tall copper-clad flagstaff. Two figures in orange ochre robes stand at its base: a man on the left in orange with a maroon-edged shawl, bent forward and hands low near a gold lion-headed post; a figure in the centre in orange with long dark hair, one hand on a garlanded stone shrine-like base decorated with marigold and yellow garlands and sheaves of grass, the other arm raised to the white rope. A third figure on the right in orange robes pulls the white hoisting rope above. A small stone deity murti sits within the base. Palm trees and a banner with Kannada text appear at the left edge.2008-12-23Outdoor ritual photo beside a tall copper-coloured ceremonial pillar wrapped in orange and white cloth, with a stepped base decorated with yellow, orange and purple garlands. A standing figure in saffron-orange robes with an orange shawl and a flower garland holds a tray and tosses petals upward, while a second figure in orange stands behind. Kneeling devotees in orange clothing and a bald-headed person in orange are in the foreground, with petals scattered on the white platform. Coconut palms and a white canopy stand behind. Visible smoke suggests a puja or abhishekam.2009-12-23December 23 20082008-12-23December 23 20082008-12-23Outdoor flag-hoisting ceremony under a clear blue sky with palm trees. A copper-clad ceremonial flagstaff stands on a carved stone base decorated with yellow and orange marigold garlands and dried grass bundles. Two men in saffron-orange robes handle a white rope to raise the flag; the figure in the foreground pulls the rope with one arm extended, while a second robed man stands behind, with a beaded necklace visible. Brass pots with green leaves and flowers sit at the base. Devotees are faintly visible at the left edge. The image is a photograph.2008-12-23December 23 20082008-12-23November 06 20102010-11-06December 23 20082008-12-23December 23 20082008-12-23A photograph of a flag-hoisting ceremony at a tall copper-clad flagstaff (dhvaja stambha) with spiral bands, rising against a clear blue sky beside coconut palms. An orange-robed sannyasi in orange clothes and a white and orange garland pulls a rope to raise a saffron flag at the top. Around the base, marigold garlands hang on the pillar and small potted plants sit on the stone platform. To the right, two more orange-clad people, one with rudraksha beads, look upward and one holds a brass tray, while a person in white stands in the foreground. An orange and red umbrella appears at the right edge.2008-12-23