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Outdoor photograph of a flagpole dwajarohanam ceremony in an ashram garden under leafy trees. A man in an orange turban and orange robes, wearing a white and red flower garland and a gold-bead necklace, stands at the centre of the ceremony. Probable Swamiji (appearance cues: orange turban, ornate gold necklace, garland; role: officiant at the flagpole). A woman in a white sari with gold border, hair in a long braid, pours liquid from a silver vessel near the base of the pole. A man in orange robes holds a white tray of rose petals, and a red-and-orange umbrella with tassels is held over the centre. Rose petals and marigold-like flowers lie on a circle of decorated ground ringed with bricks. Several men in white dhotis and shirts stand behind.

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Outdoor ceremony beneath green trees at an ashram, showing a dwajarohanam-style flag-hoisting rite at a tall white flagpole. A man in an orange turban, orange robe and a long white-and-red flower garland holds rose petals in his hands and offers them at the pole's base. Beside him, a man in orange robes holds a white tray of pink petals. A woman in a white sari with gold border holds a brass puja vessel, and a multicoloured fringed parasol shades the central figure. Petals and flowers lie scattered on brick-edged ground, with about a dozen white-clad devotees standing behind. A man in orange robes holding the tray is visibly present; the central figure in turban and garland has appearance cues consistent with the page's a person reference, though the match is uncertain.2008-07-27July 27 20082008-07-27Outdoor flagpole hoisting ceremony at an ashram under green trees. A central man in an orange turban and orange robes, wearing a white and magenta flower garland, pulls a rope to raise an orange flag up a white pole. A multicolored fringed umbrella is held above him. Two men in orange robes stand to the left and right, and a crowd of devotees in white dhotis and white clothing stands behind, several with hands folded. Petals and flower offerings lie on a ring of bricks at the pole's base. The central figure's identity is not established by visible cues here, so no identification is made.2008-07-27July 27 20082008-07-27July 27 20082008-07-27July 27 20082008-07-27July 27 20082008-07-27July 27 20082008-07-27July 27 20082008-07-27July 27 20082008-07-27Outdoor ceremony at an ashram: a man in an orange turban, orange robe and a long white-and-red flower garland stands with palms pressed together in namaste beside a white flagpole set in a ringed brick base strewn with pink petals. A second man in orange robes holds a white cloth bundle of flowers near the pole. Behind them, a man in white dhoti and shirt holds a multicoloured fringed umbrella overhead, and several people in white dhotis stand with folded hands in the leafy surroundings. Swamiji (probable): the orange turban, saffron robe, golden pendant and floral garland on the central figure match the page's label, though the face is not used for identification. Dwajarohanam flag-hoisting ritual.2008-07-27July 27 20082008-07-27