A tall copper flagpole with ringed bands rises against a pale sky, its base carved and wrapped with yellow and red marigold garlands. A saffron-clad man in an orange top and dhoti stands at right, looking upward while pulling a rope that raises a red flag bearing a blue emblem. Palm fronds frame the scene at the edges, and a single person is visible. - Nithyanandapedia

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A tall copper flagpole with ringed bands rises against a pale sky, its base carved and wrapped with yellow and red marigold garlands. A saffron-clad man in an orange top and dhoti stands at right, looking upward while pulling a rope that raises a red flag bearing a blue emblem. Palm fronds frame the scene at the edges, and a single person is visible.

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