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Outdoor photograph of a flag-hoisting ceremony in front of a white multi-storey building with pink-trimmed pillars and a palm tree at left. A tall flagpole with a saffron and red flag stands on a white base decorated with a garland. A man in white kurta and saffron shawl stands at the pole, and a man in orange robes with a bare chest stands nearby. A woman in a red sari with a flower basket stands beside a group of people in white shirts and dhotis, saffron shawls and sarees, some with hands folded in prayer. Onlookers watch from the balconies above and green shrubs border the courtyard.

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February 04 20092009-02-04A photograph of a courtyard in front of a long white two-storey building with brown shutters and rows of onlookers at the upper windows. A flagpole with an orange and white flag stands centre, and a woman in a red sari with flower garlands stands beside it. Around her, men and women in white dhotis and shirts, some with orange shawls, stand with hands folded in namaskar. Shrubs and a lawn line the foreground, and a white cloth lies at the flagpole base.2009-02-04February 04 20092009-02-04February 04 20092009-02-04Outdoor flag-hoisting ceremony in front of a white multi-storey building with balconies, where a sign partly reads NITHYANAND. A woman in a red sari with a white flower garland stands at a tall white-and-red flagpole, looking up as an orange flag rises. A man in an orange shawl with palms pressed together and a man in an orange robe stand near the pole, while men in white shirts and white dhotis, and a woman in pink holding a flower plate, gather on the grass. Several people watch from the balconies above. Green lawn and red-leaved shrubs surround the pole base decorated with petals.2009-02-04February 04 20092009-02-04February 04 20092009-02-04Outdoor photo of a newly built white two-storey KAILASA building decorated with orange trim, string lights, and orange flags, with a blue and white KAILASA emblem on the facade. A crowd of villagers and devotees stands in the dirt courtyard in front of it. Women in orange, red and green saris and a woman in an orange sari with a red-flowered braid stand near the entrance, which has garlands hung over the doorway. Men in white dhotis and shirts and a man in a red shirt are among the crowd. Two or three people stand on the upper balcony. Banana plants and palm trees surround the scene under a pale sky.2008-07-28Outdoor flag-hoisting ceremony at Nithyananda Gurukul, a terracotta-coloured building with a corrugated roof and a red sign reading Nithyananda Gurukul. A man in a white kurta stands on a tiered platform pulling up a tall white flagpole topped with a gold finial, with an Indian tricolour flag near the top and a garland of flowers wrapped around the pole. Beside him, a figure in orange robes and an orange shawl helps with the flag. Several children and attendants in white kurtas and orange shawls stand nearby. A small black Shivling stands on the ground in the foreground beside a shallow stone basin. Palm trees, potted plants, a red-flowering shrub and a patterned rug line the courtyard under a bright blue sky.2011-01-26February 04 20092009-02-04A photograph of a two-storey white building with red-framed windows and a red-tiled sloped roof, set among green shrubs and palms. In front, a crowd of devotees in white dhotis and white kurtas, many with saffron-orange shawls draped over their shoulders, stands gathered near the entrance. A decorative canopy with a colourful patterned top shades the doorway, and a few people in orange robes stand at the right near the path.2007-12-23Outdoor photograph of a flag-hoisting ceremony on a grassy lawn under an overcast sky. A woman in orange saffron robes and an orange head wrap, with a garland of flowers around her neck, pulls the rope of a tall white flagpole and looks upward as the flag rises. Around her, men and women in white dhotis, white shirts and white sarees stand in a loose semicircle, some with hands folded in reverence. A man in a light blue checked shirt and dark trousers stands at left. Marigold petals lie at the base of the pole, a white draped stand sits at far left, and green trees and a building line the background.2006-09-17