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Photograph of a flag-hoisting at a tall copper flagpole on an open outdoor platform under overcast sky, with palm trees at right. A long-haired man in saffron-orange robes stands at right, pulling a rope to raise a maroon flag with a gold-bordered blue and gold deity image and a garland of white flowers. A second person in orange robes at left steadies the flag, and a red-and-gold offering cloth lies at the pole's base with a tied yellow-green garland. a person candidate: the man at right has long swept-back hair and saffron clothing, a probable match to the page's a person reference.

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March 23 20082008-03-23A flag-hoisting ceremony outdoors under an overcast sky with palm fronds at right. A tall pole is topped by a red and gold flag bearing a painted deity figure, edged with white flower garlands. Two men in saffron-orange robes pull the flag upward on ropes; the man at right, with long swept-back hair and a dark rudraksha mala, raises his arm high on the rope, while the man at left in orange cloth steadies the flag. A brass kalasha-like base with flower garlands and red cloth sits below. Probable Swamiji (long swept-back hair, rudraksha mala, saffron robes) is the figure at right, performing the flag hoisting.2008-03-23March 23 20082008-03-23A tall wooden flagpole with decorative bands and a small ornate finial at its top is being raised outdoors under a grey overcast sky, with palm fronds at the edges. A maroon and orange flag hangs from the pole. Several people in saffron and orange robes pull the ropes and steady the pole from below, including a woman in a long orange sari at the centre holding the rope. Their faces are not visible in detail. Another person in orange stands at the right edge, and a few figures are visible in the lower foreground, consistent with a flag-hoisting ceremony.2008-03-23A flag hoisting ceremony outdoors under an overcast sky, with palm trees at the sides. A tall copper-coloured flagpole rises at centre, and a large red banner with a gold border and a yellow-and-blue deity emblem hangs from it. Three people in saffron-orange robes handle the ropes and base: one kneels at the left base with arms extended, one crouches in front, and a figure with long hair in a long orange robe stands at right holding a rope. Another orange-clad person is partly visible at far right. Some onlookers stand in the background near vehicles.2008-03-23March 23 20082008-03-23Outdoor photo of a flag hoisting at an ashram on an overcast sky. A tall copper-coloured pole rises from a stone base, topped with a finial, with a long red and white flag running down its length. A woman in an orange sari grips the hoisting rope at right, while several people in orange robes help at the base and a palm tree stands at left. Grey clouds fill the background.2008-03-23March 23 20082008-03-23Low-angle photograph of a tall copper ritual flagstaff or dhvaja stambha with ringed bands, topped by a small red cloth flag and fronted by a garland of yellow marigolds around its base. Two figures in saffron-orange robes stand at right, one holding a red rope that runs up to the pole. A corrugated roof edge and palm fronds frame the upper left and right, with a camera rig visible at left. The pole rises against an overcast sky.2010-11-06A red flag with a golden border and white flower garland hangs from a rope beside a tall copper flagpole at an outdoor platform. The flag bears an embroidered deity murti standing on a golden lotus base, blue-skinned with a crown. A person in long swept-back dark hair and orange saffron robes stands at right, holding the flag's garland with both hands. A second person in orange clothing stands at left. A folded red cloth and rope lie on the platform in the foreground, with a grey overcast sky behind. This matches a flag hoisting ceremony. The right figure shows long hair and saffron robes, which are plausible cues, but the face and overall appearance are not distinctive enough to confirm identity.2008-03-23Night photograph of a ceremonial flag hoisting at an outdoor site. A tall, ornate copper-coloured flagstaff with carved, tiered decoration rises from a white pedestal, with a palm tree behind it. A man in orange robes stands at the base pulling a rope to raise a red flag, and a red banner hangs at the upper right. Several other people in orange and white clothing stand nearby, watching.2008-03-26Looking upward from ground level, a tall ornate copper-toned temple-style pole or dhvaja stambha rises against an overcast sky, its shaft banded with rings and crowned by a finial. Its base is wrapped in white and red-tipped garlands of jasmine-like flowers, and a pale flag or cloth hangs from the top. Palm fronds and coconut palms appear behind it. At the lower right, two women in red and orange garments stand near the pole; one raises an orange cloth with a painted design while the other works beside the base, the scene.2016-04-10