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Outdoor photograph at a flag-hoisting post, a tall copper pole wrapped with a red cloth and draped with yellow and red marigold garlands at its base. A man in a saffron-orange robe with dark shoulder-length hair and a rudraksha mala raises one hand beside the pole, while a second man in orange holds a silver bowl and a brass plate with flower offerings. Coconut palms and a cloudy sky fill the background, and a few people in orange and white stand at the edge of the platform. Swamiji (probable) is the saffron-robed man with long hair and rudraksha beads, performing the flag-hoisting ritual with the bowl-holding attendant.

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Outdoor ritual photo at an ashram under palm trees. A bare-shouldered man with long swept-back dark hair, a beaded rudraksha mala, and a saffron-orange shawl stands at right holding a silver vessel over a copper-clad pillar or kalasha-topped structure decorated with a red cloth wrap and garlands of yellow, red and white flowers. A younger man in orange robes beside him holds a silver dish, and another orange-robed attendant stands behind, with a further person partly visible at the bottom right.2008-03-23March 23 20082008-03-23March 23 20082008-03-23March 23 20082008-03-23Outdoor ceremony at a white-plinthed platform beside a tall copper flagstaff wrapped with garlands and a rope, with a black Nandi bull statue garlanded in marigolds and a red cloth at left. A long-haired figure in orange robes and red-beaded mala stands at the platform, holding the flag rope, while a shaven-headed man in orange holds a tray or offering beside the pole. Behind them, a cameraman films, and attendants in orange and white stand on the platform. Dozens of seated devotees in white clothes fill the lawn in front, with palm trees and an overcast sky above. Possibly a flag-hoisting ceremony at an ashram.2008-03-23Outdoor ritual beside a tall copper-coloured ceremonial pillar wrapped in a red cloth and draped with yellow, orange and white flower garlands, with palm trees behind. A man with long swept-back hair, wearing a saffron-orange robe and a rudraksha mala, holds a small handbell in one hand and raises a ritual object in the other. Beside him a shaved-headed man in orange robes presses his palms together, and another orange-robed figure stands behind the pillar. A young man in orange sits at the lower right edge. The long hair, ornate ritual attire and rudraksha cues fit the Swamiji (probable) appearance profile, and the figure is physically present, so the swamiji field reflects that candidate, with the visible ritual setting and other orange-robed devotees described by role.2008-03-23March 23 20082008-03-23Outdoor photo of a flag-hoisting at a tall copper-clad pole under a cloudy sky, with palm fronds at left. A long-haired person in an orange sleeveless top and orange dhoti-style wrap grips a red cloth flag edged with gold trim and strung with white jasmine garlands. Another person in orange robes stands partly hidden behind the flag at left, and a bald person in orange robes holding a small brass vessel stands at right. Orange and red marigold garlands drape the pole.2008-03-23Outdoor ritual photo at a copper-toned ceremonial vessel decorated with garlands of white, yellow, orange and pink flowers and a red cloth draped over its top, with palm trees behind. A long-haired man in saffron-orange robes and a long rudraksha mala holds a handbell in one hand and a small offering dish in the other while smiling and facing the viewer. Beside him, a shaved-headed man in orange cloth stands with palms pressed together in prayer, and a third figure in orange stands behind the vessel, partly visible. Garlands and a flower-decorated base surround the central object.2008-03-23Outdoors under palm trees and bare branches, a tall copper flagpole with an ornate copper base is being dressed for the Gurupurnima flag hoisting. A red cloth is wrapped around the pole and yellow and red marigold garlands hang from the base. A figure in orange robes with long dark hair and a dark rudraksha mala places one hand on the pole. Beside him, a young man in orange robes holds a silver bowl, and an older bald man in orange robes stands at the right, looking down.2008-03-23Outdoors under an overcast sky, three men in saffron-orange robes perform a flag-hoisting ritual at a tall copper pillar wrapped with rope. The man at left holds a red and gold flag draped in white flower garlands and speaks into it. A long-haired man in sleeveless orange clothing stands at right, arms raised to the pillar, with red and orange flower garlands hanging from it. A third man in orange crouches at lower right, handling the rope. A small deity murti sits in a niche at the pillar's base beside brass lamps, with palm fronds behind.2008-03-23Outdoor photo of a copper-coloured flagstaff wrapped with a red cloth and strung with white flowers, garlands of orange and yellow marigolds, and a small deity murti set in its base. A standing figure in saffron-orange robes with long swept-back hair and a rudraksha mala holds the red cloth at the top of the pole, while a bald priest in orange robes stands at the base on a white platform beside a brass plate. Cameramen in orange and a man in white shirt film nearby, palm trees and a grey sky frame the scene, and a few devotees in white and orange stand at the edge.2008-03-23