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November 24 2006

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Outdoor photograph of a flag-raising at a rural field under a bright pale sky. A tall slender metal flagpole rises at centre with a small red flag near its top. A crowd of men in white clothing stands around the pole; several raise their hands and press palms together in devotion. Behind them a striped red, orange and blue canopy or ceremonial umbrella stands over a group, with a loudspeaker horn on a bamboo pole at left and a white flag fluttering at right. Flat green fields and trees lie in the background. A translucent purple bird logo appears at top left and a copyright line at lower right.2006-11-24November 24 20062006-11-24November 24 20062006-11-24A tall silver flagpole rises against a pale blue sky, with a small saffron-orange flag being hoisted near its top on ropes. Below, a crowd gathers on open ground; a man in an orange-red turban and white shirt points upward at the flag. Beside them a colourful striped canopy with fringed edges shades the area, and a white flag flies at right among trees. The scene is a flag-raising at an inauguration, with onlookers in white shirts looking up.2006-11-24January 01 20122012-01-01Outdoor procession on a sunny day with devotees in white dhotis and white shirts, many with arms raised and hands folded in devotion. A bald-headed man in white dhoti with a rudraksha mala stands at the right edge. Behind them, a decorated palanquin or ratha with orange-and-yellow garlands, tassels and a red-and-gold canopy carries a figure in orange robes seated in the rear. Tall gold-tipped poles and saffron flags stand along a brick wall, and a few people watch from the left. Several people are visible in the crowd, many partially obscured.2012-01-01December 22 20102010-12-22Outdoor flag-raising ceremony on a dry lawn beside a tall white flagpole with a white flag near the top. A standing figure in saffron-orange robes with a white flower garland and an orange shawl stands at the base, while men in white dhotis and white shirts surround him, one holding a multicoloured umbrella. A signboard on the left, decorated with red and purple garlands, shows a portrait of a woman in a white head covering and Tamil text. Plants in pots sit around a white circular base, with tall trees and several more umbrellas in the background.2007-02-06December 27 20092009-12-27Outdoor photo of a flag-hoisting ceremony at a ground with palm trees and marigold-garlanded decorations. A figure in an orange-saffron robe and orange turban, wearing a white-and-red flower garland, pulls a rope to raise a red cloth flag up a tall white pole. A red and multicoloured tasselled parasol is held over the scene by a man in white with a yellow shawl. Around them, men in white shirts and dhotis, some with yellow shawls, stand watching upward; one man on the left has his hands clasped, and a bald man in white is behind the flagpole. Another man in a white kurta with a black rudraksha-style mala looks up on the right. Papers and marigold petals lie at the base of the pole.2010-02-18June 29 20142014-06-29 +2 copiesDecember 30 20082008-12-30