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Close photograph of a bare-armed person pulling a saffron and white cloth up beside a large polished copper pillar or kalasha-like column under a clear blue sky. The person wears gold bangles and a rudraksha-style neck garland of white jasmine with red flowers, and a green parrot perches on their shoulder. A metal roof edge and a red curved rail frame the left side. The cloth is being hoisted as part of a ritual raising of a flag or banner.

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April 14 20132013-04-14April 14 20132013-04-14A bare-chested man in orange ochre cloth wraps an orange rope around a tall grey pole outdoors, pulling it taut with both arms. He wears a long garland of white jasmine, gold-coloured bells and blue beads, with two green parakeet figures attached, and rudraksha beads hang at his chest. A man beside him in orange cloth and gold necklaces helps hold the rope, and people in white clothes stand behind. A red umbrella with tasselled fringe shades the scene under trees. The a person candidate cannot be confirmed from appearance alone, so the role is described as a man in orange cloth.2012-07-03December 23 20092009-12-23April 14 20132013-04-14A photograph of a devotee in saffron orange robes and a dark rudraksha mala raising a red-orange flag on a rope beside a tall copper flagpole. The pole is wrapped in braided cord and garlanded with white flower strands, with a bundle of straw or grass tied near its base. A palm tree and pale sky are behind. At the lower right edge, another person in orange clothing is partly visible. The man, pointing upward while gripping the rope with his other hand, appears to be performing a flag hoisting. Two people are visible.2010-07-01December 23 20062006-12-23December 23 20072007-12-23A tall copper-clad flagstaff with ornamental bands rises under a blue sky strung with small coloured lights and pennants. A figure in an orange-red robe with long dark hair and rudraksha beads pulls a rope to hoist a white and red cloth flag up the pole. A small shrine-like niche with a seated deity murti garlanded with white flowers is at the base. Coconut palms frame the right side. Two other people are partly visible at the lower right near offering trays.2007-12-23April 10 20162016-04-10April 14 20132013-04-14 +3 copiesApril 14 20132013-04-14