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Outdoor photograph of a flagpole raising at an ashram event under tall coconut palms and leafy trees. A woman in a maroon head wrap and red garment with a white flower garland holds a rope guiding the pole, smiling. Beside her, a bald man in orange and saffron clothing with orange-red beaded necklaces stands at left. A large red ceremonial umbrella with tasselled fringe is held overhead, and strings of small orange-and-white printed flags hang between palms. Several men in white shirts and dhotis watch from the crowd at bottom right and bottom centre.

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Outdoor flag-hoisting ceremony beneath palm trees under a bright sky. A tall white pole rises at centre, with a red and yellow umbrella-shaped canopy fringed with tassels and a yellow cord running up it. A man with a shaved head and orange-saffron cloth stands at left, holding a multicoloured flag. Beside him a priest in a red-orange turban, bare-chested with a red-orange cloth draped over his shoulders, a white and red flower garland and rudraksha-style beads, holds the flag cord. Behind them devotees in white shirts and dhotis watch, and rows of orange-and-white printed flag banners hang from the palms.2014-06-29 +2 copiesJune 19 20142014-06-19June 29 20142014-06-29 +2 copiesJune 19 20142014-06-19 +2 copiesJune 19 20142014-06-19June 29 20142014-06-29 +1 copiesJune 29 20142014-06-29 +2 copiesOutdoors under palm trees and blue sky, a tall white flagpole rises from a crowd. A red umbrella with blue and gold borders and tassels is held aloft. A priest in orange-red robes with a red head-wrap and white flower garland pulls on yellow ropes that raise an orange flag and a cord strung with orange-and-white triangular pennants. A bald man in a white-marked forehead and orange garment shouts at left, and devotees in white shirts watch below. Orange-and-white flags with a circular emblem hang along the palms.2014-06-29 +1 copiesJune 19 20142014-06-19 +2 copiesJune 29 20142014-06-29 +1 copiesJune 29 20142014-06-29 +2 copiesJune 19 20142014-06-19 +1 copies