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A photograph of a flag-hoisting at a street-side temple site. A man in the foreground on the right, wearing a white flower garland and an orange garment, pulls an orange rope to raise an orange and blue flag up a tall white pole. Beside him, a man in a white shirt and a dark rudraksha mala holds the rope, and other onlookers in white shirts, one with glasses, stand watching. An orange cloth hangs from a wall at left, and a dark plaque with Tamil lettering is partly visible. Shopfronts with Tamil signboards and a corrugated awning stand behind.

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A street-side photo of a flag-hoisting at a town ashram. A tall white flagpole rises beside a white-washed concrete base, with an orange cloth draped at its foot and a pipe running along the wall. On the right, a man in white clothes with a white garland and a rudraksha-style bead mala pulls the orange rope that raises the flag, while others in white shirts and dhotis crowd around. Shop signs in Tamil script line the street above and behind, and a few onlookers watch and one photographs with a camera.2009-07-14July 14 20092009-07-14Outdoor photo of a flag-hoisting ceremony beside a street. A tall white pole is being raised with an orange rope, and an orange cloth is draped over a white concrete plinth in front of it. On the right, a man in an orange sleeveless top and a fresh white jasmine garland is pulling the rope with both hands. Beside him, a man in a white dhoti and shirt wears a rudraksha mala and holds an orange-and-blue bundle. Other men in white clothing stand behind them. A black stone plaque with Tamil lettering is on the left, and shop signs with Tamil text and a tin roof line the background.2009-07-14Low-angle photo of a tall white metal flagpole rising against an overcast sky beside a multi-storey building with blue and yellow Tamil-script signboards. A bunched orange-saffron cloth is tied near the top of the pole, with an orange rope running alongside it. A partially visible arm in a light sleeve reaches in from the right edge. The street has overhead wires and a dark awning below. No identifiable person's face is visible.2009-07-14A photo of a flag-hoisting at a roadside in a town. A man in an orange-red sleeveless top and orange-red cloth, wearing a white floral garland, pulls a rope to raise a white pole, guiding an orange saffron flag that hangs from a white wall beside a black stone inscription in Tamil script. Behind him a man in a white shirt and white dhoti with a red tilak and glasses helps with the rope, and a few other men in white and light clothes stand watching under a corrugated roof with shop signs in the background.2009-07-14Outdoor street scene at a temple-side wall where a saffron-orange cloth is being raised on a pole. A bare-chested man in an orange-red cloth wears long white and red flower garlands and holds the orange rope aloft with both hands. Beside him an older man in white shirt and white dhoti wears a rudraksha mala and gazes upward while pulling the rope. Several onlookers in white and light clothing crowd behind, and a black signboard with white Tamil lettering is mounted on the wall. Shops with signboards and a tin awning line the street.2009-07-14August 11 20092009-08-11Outdoor photo of a long-haired woman in a flowing orange saffron garment raising her arm to pull a red-and-orange cord on a tall metal flagpole set on a white circular base. Around her a crowd of onlookers stands watching: a woman in a white sari with gold border and black beaded necklace stands with hands folded, another in a patterned cream-and-red sari beside a man in white dhoti and shirt. Banana plants with broad leaves, orange triangular bunting strung overhead, a ladder against a white building, and scattered green palm leaves on the ground complete the scene.2010-01-20July 14 20092009-07-14August 11 20092009-08-11A photograph of a temple-side ceremony where a man with long dark hair and a tilak, wearing a red-orange garment and a thick white and red garland of flowers, reaches toward a tall yellow pole wrapped in rope and a yellow cloth covering a black stone plaque. A man in a white shirt and white trousers with a rudraksha mala stands beside him and smiles, while an older white-haired man in the foreground bends over a silver tray of white and pink flower petals. A woman in a yellow blouse and white sari watches from the left, and several onlookers in white shirts stand behind, one filming with a camera. Thatched palm-leaf shelter overhead.2009-07-13Outdoor photo of a long-haired man in an orange saffron garment, wrapped at the shoulder and waist, with a white and red flower garland around his neck, reaching up to pull a yellow rope attached to a tall white flagpole mounted on a white concrete base scattered with pink flower petals. Above him is a thatched bamboo roof with small purple and red pennants strung along it. Behind is a tree-lined area and a red-tiled building. At left, a woman in a cream sari stands watching, and a partly visible person in white is at the bottom edge. The scene appears to be a flag-hoisting at an inauguration, with a flagpole raising rather than a generic ritual.2009-08-11