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Photograph taken from below of a man embracing a tall copper ritual pole topped with a small red and white pennant. He wears a maroon-brown cloth draped over his shoulders and a long white and red garland of jasmine and roses, with a bunch of green leaves and wheat stalks held against the pole. A brass or copper vessel and a wicker basket of flowers sit at the lower left, with white and yellow blossoms scattered around. The sky is pale blue. He appears to be taking part in a ceremonial rite at an outdoor temple-like site.

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