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Night outdoor scene at an ashram. Several people in saffron and orange robes and white garments stand around a large statue on a white pedestal. A large saffron cloth with a printed deity figure seated on a lotus, with a red border and gold trim, is being draped over the statue's shoulders. One young man in white dhoti with an orange shawl holds red cloth, while a shaved-headed man in orange stands beside him. Two more devotees in orange kneel in the foreground, and a dark vehicle is parked at left.

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March 26 20082008-03-26Night photograph of a flag-hoisting ceremony at an outdoor white platform beside a tall copper-clad pole. Three men stand on the platform: two in saffron-orange robes handling a large saffron flag printed with a seated deity figure, and a third in white dhoti and shirt with an orange shawl and a beaded necklace, hands folded. A dark green vehicle and a white-draped table are at the edge of the frame. Ceremonial flag hoisting for a festival at night, with a deity murti printed on the flag.2008-03-26Night photo of a flag-hoisting ceremony at an outdoor pedestal beside a tall copper pillar. Three men in ochre and white robes handle a saffron-orange flag with gold fringe and a central painted seated deity figure with a crown and raised hands. The man on the right wears white dhoti-style clothing, an orange shawl and a beaded necklace, and holds his hands together. The left man in orange pulls the rope, while the middle man in orange assists. A dark vehicle with a license plate is visible at the lower left, with palm foliage in the background.2008-03-26March 26 20082008-03-26Night photograph on a dark road at an ashram, with palm trees behind. A white-clad man with a shawl holds a yellow and red ceremonial standard with a tassel-edged umbrella-style top beside him; a second man in white holds a tall red and yellow parasol with fringed edges. Several people in saffron/orange robes stand nearby, including a woman in orange with a shawl and a shaved-headed monk in orange robes by a silver car at left. A white bollard-lined path and a road sign are visible. The scene suggests a procession or welcome at the ashram.2008-03-26At night, three men in saffron and orange robes hoist a large red-orange flag on a pole. The flag carries a painted deity figure seated on a rock with a kamandalu-like vessel and a small attendant figure at its base, plus a blue and white bird emblem at the top edge. On the left, a bald man in orange wrap looks upward, while a man in white dhoti with an orange shawl and rudraksha mala holds the lower flag fabric. The man on the right, bald with an orange robe and red border, raises both arms to fasten the flag. Small dark heads of onlookers appear at the bottom edge. This is a flag hoisting for a Gurupurnima celebration, as the page describes.2008-03-26Night-time outdoor ritual at Adi Kailasa, Bengaluru. A man in orange robes sits on a red cushioned seat wearing a long brown rudraksha mala, holding a shallow plate, while a man in a white dhoti and orange shawl ties or adjusts a cord around an orange cloth held by another robed attendant. A brass vessel with a green leaf sits on a small wooden table at left. Several devotees in white and orange shawls, some holding rudraksha malas, stand behind. The scene resembles a flag-hoisting or ceremonial tying of a sacred cloth.2008-03-26Two sannyasis in saffron-orange robes hold up a large saffron flag with a gold fringe, bearing a painted image of a seated figure with a mala and raised hands, with a small blue emblem at top. The flag is being raised at night beside a carved metal pillar or structure. The figure on the flag is a depiction, not a physical person present. No one in the scene is clearly identifiable as a person by appearance; the two physical people are shown in saffron robes, one on each side of the flag.2008-03-26March 26 20082008-03-26March 26 20082008-03-26Night photograph of a flag-hoisting ceremony at an outdoor courtyard. A tall copper-and-gold flagpole with a red cloth wrapped around its upper section stands on a white rectangular plinth. Several people in white robes and orange or saffron garments are gathered around it; one man in white stands on the plinth at the pole's base while a man in an orange robe with a red shoulder cloth stands beside him. A woman in an orange sari with a rudraksha-style necklace stands at left near a black stone bull (Nandi) decorated with yellow and white flower garlands. A man in a white dhoti and yellow shawl and another in orange stand at right, with white-draped tables visible beyond. Dark palm trees and a low wall form the background.2008-03-26March 26 20082008-03-26