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Photograph of a crowd of men in white shirts gathered around a tall wooden pole on a village street with hillside and houses behind. A bearded elderly man with white hair looks upward at the pole, while a smiling man in a white shirt and a rudraksha-style mala raises his arm to grip it. Several people cluster around, some hands reaching toward the pole, a woman in an orange and green sari stands at left, and a corrugated roof and hillside shape the setting.

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March 03 20072007-03-03March 03 20072007-03-03A photograph of a crowd of devotees gathered outdoors on a hillside, many of them pushing or pulling a long wooden pole topped with a small orange flag. Men in white shirts and women in pink and white saris are visible in the foreground, some wearing gold bangles. Behind them a dry, scrubby green hill rises under a partly cloudy blue sky, with a small structure visible on the hilltop. No individual is identifiable as a person in this frame.2007-03-03A crowd of devotees gathers outdoors on a dry hillside under a partly cloudy sky. Several people in white clothing, including men in white shirts and a woman in a white shawl, press around a tall bamboo pole being lifted upright. A man in a checked blue shirt stands in the foreground with his back to the camera. A blue-and-white umbrella is raised among the group, and a small temple structure sits on the hilltop behind them.2007-03-03A crowd of devotees gathers outdoors on a hillside slope under a partly cloudy blue sky. Several people in white clothes and women in saris lift a tall wooden pole topped with an orange flag, raising it high above the group. In the background, dry green hills rise, with a small structure visible on a hilltop. A man in a blue checked shirt stands in the foreground, and a child in a white shirt appears at the lower left.2007-03-03March 03 20072007-03-03Outdoor photograph of a dense crowd of devotees in white clothes raising plastic water bottles and hands toward a long yellow pole with a white cloth streamer. Many bottles are held aloft, some with orange and yellow liquid. Green trees and a hill stand behind the crowd under a pale sky. A man in a white shirt on the right smiles, and a man in a dark shirt faces the camera in the foreground. No identifiable a person is visible among the people.2017-02-06Outdoor photo of a flag-hoisting ceremony in a village open space with palm trees and a tall white flagpole in the centre. A person in a long-haired, swept-back hairstyle wears an orange-red sleeveless garment and a large white and pink flower garland, reaching up to grip the pole. Around them a crowd of men in white shirts and dhotis, several with orange-trimmed shirts and rudraksha-style necklaces, watch, clap and raise hands. A man in a white shirt holds a camera, and women in saris and salwar kameez stand at the edges. Coconut palms and a clear sky frame the scene.2009-07-10July 10 20092009-07-10July 10 20092009-07-10December 13 20072007-12-13Outdoor crowd scene in front of a hill with an orange flag, at a public event. A bald man in an orange robe with an orange shawl and rudraksha mala stands centre-right among devotees, clothing and orange garments visible, moving through the crowd. Many men in white shirts and orange or yellow scarves raise hands and reach toward him. A man with glasses in a white shirt and orange shawl stands at right. Stage structures, a sound system and a dark tent edge the scene. a person: the bald figure in saffron robes with rudraksha mala is surrounded by devotees raising hands, and the cues are a saffron robe and rudraksha mala without long hair or crown.2010-12-29