Low-angle outdoor photograph of a man in white clothes and glasses hoisting or adjusting a tall dark flagpole beside a pale wall. An orange flag with a black emblem flies on a pole at left, and a red flag is visible at the top of the pole. Palm fronds, leafy trees and a partly cloudy blue sky fill the background. - Nithyanandapedia

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Low-angle outdoor photograph of a man in white clothes and glasses hoisting or adjusting a tall dark flagpole beside a pale wall. An orange flag with a black emblem flies on a pole at left, and a red flag is visible at the top of the pole. Palm fronds, leafy trees and a partly cloudy blue sky fill the background.

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