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A photograph outdoors under green trees shows a man in an orange saffron shawl and a long rudraksha mala holding two white ropes and looking upward, with a red tilak on his forehead. Behind him, a second man in orange clothing raises his arm, and a few onlookers stand nearby, including a woman in a pink top holding a brown handbag and a woman in a patterned orange outfit with glasses. The scene suggests a flag-hoisting or rope-pulling moment.

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A standing man in saffron-orange robes with a white and pink flower garland and a gold ornamental necklace raises one arm and grips two white ropes that run up past him, appearing to pull or hoist something. Behind him, two men in orange clothing assist with the ropes; one seated man in orange, with a shaved head, holds an object near the ropes. Tall coconut palms and green foliage fill the background, and a flower-decorated stone figure with a reddish-brown surface sits at the lower left. The scene suggests a flag-hoisting or dwajarohanam-style ritual outdoors.2009-06-09Outdoor photo of a flag-hoisting ceremony under a tree-lined sky. In the foreground a man with long dark hair, wearing an orange saffron cloth draped over his shoulder and a rudraksha mala, pulls a white rope upward while gazing skyward. Beside him another man in orange robes and a rudraksha mala hauls the second rope. Behind them a smiling man in orange clothing and a bystander in yellow stand among onlookers, and a white platform holds flower petals at the lower left.2009-09-14January 02 20092009-01-02A man in an orange saffron wrap with a long white and red-flower garland of jasmine and roses around his neck looks upward and smiles, both arms raised, gripping a rope near a white painted structure. A white tilak band marks his forehead with a red dot. Behind him, a crowd of devotees in orange and white watches, some with raised hands. The setting appears to be an outdoor festival procession. Several people are visible in the background; the central figure appears to be a devotee participating in the pulling of a ratha or chariot.2009-01-02A photograph taken from below against an overcast grey sky. A man with long, dark, swept-back hair in an orange saffron sleeveless robe with a draped orange shawl stands looking upward, both hands gripping an orange rope that rises out of the frame. He wears a long necklace of large gold-coloured beaded balls. A yellow flower garland edge appears at the lower left.2010-10-07A photograph of an outdoor fire ritual at an open ground with coconut palms behind. A man with hair tied in a knot, a white sacred ash mark on his forehead, and a rudraksha mala draped over his bare upper body stands at a fire pit, wrapped in a flowing red-orange cloth. He holds a long wooden stick topped with a brass vessel with flames, and gazes down at the fire. Several white-clad devotees and a woman in a white patterned dress with a yellow lanyard stand nearby, hands folded, watching. A board with a portrait stands in the background. The page identifies the standing ritual figure as a person based on the rudraksha mala, red-orange garment and fire ritual, though the face is not clearly identifiable.2009-06-15August 11 20092009-08-11July 29 20082008-07-29July 27 20082008-07-27September 11 20132013-09-11A man with long dark wavy hair and a small red bindi stands outdoors against blurred palm fronds, wearing a saffron-orange shawl with a gold-edged border over one shoulder and a dark rudraksha mala around his neck. He grips a thick orange rope with both hands and gazes off to the side.2011-10-07May 05 20122012-05-05