Night photograph of a man in saffron-orange robes raising a flag staff topped with palm fronds and white and red cloth, tied with white cord. He has a wristwatch, a gold bangle and a red and orange garland, and is pulling the staff upward beside a polished copper vessel on the left. A dark background surrounds the scene. - Nithyanandapedia

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Night photograph of a man in saffron-orange robes raising a flag staff topped with palm fronds and white and red cloth, tied with white cord. He has a wristwatch, a gold bangle and a red and orange garland, and is pulling the staff upward beside a polished copper vessel on the left. A dark background surrounds the scene.

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