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Outdoor festival scene beneath tall coconut palms and a clear blue sky. A tall ceremonial flagstaff with a red-and-gold base stands on a white plinth, and a dark stone deity murti draped with a yellow-and-orange garland sits on a white pedestal in front of it. Several men in saffron-orange robes stand near the flagstaff, one holding a red-and-gold umbrella overhead. Devotees, mostly women in white and cream saris and men in white dhotis and shirts, gather in a dense crowd, many with hands folded in namaste. Orange flags flutter at the right edge. A figure in a grey shirt with a red sash stands among the crowd. Flag-hoisting ceremony with deity worship at a ratha-style festival.

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