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Night 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.

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Night 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.2008-03-26March 26 20082008-03-26Night 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.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 20082008-03-26A night-time photograph of a large copper ritual pillar on a white stone platform. Two figures in orange robes hold ropes wrapped around the tall copper column, pulling and steadying it. The pillar's base features a small gilded seated figure within a carved copper shrine niche. A third person in orange sits at the lower left edge, partly visible. Dark background with scattered loose straw strands and petals on the platform.2008-01-03Night 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.2008-03-26February 08 20172017-02-08 +1 copiesNight 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.2008-03-26March 26 20082008-03-26March 26 20082008-03-26