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Outdoor Dhwajarohanam ritual at dawn among tall palm trees. A golden flagstaff (dhvaja stambha) wrapped in green and gold cloth, with green leaves and straw bound at its base, stands at centre. A bare-chested priest in orange cloth, with long matted hair, rudraksha malas and body markings, raises a lit oil lamp with a flame toward the pole. Beside him an assistant in a rudraksha mala holds a tray of flowers, and a bell is in the priest's other hand. Two more attendants stand at left, one in white-streaked dress. A decorated golden canopy with red and purple flower garlands sits at right, and a blue bull figure appears at the right edge. The image has the Nithyanandotsavam Day 1 Dhwajarohanam caption. Three people are visible.

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