A photograph of a temple flag-post ritual outdoors beneath palm trees. In the centre, a man with a bare upper body wears a long red-and-gold flower garland, a tiered brown rudraksha mala with a pendant, gold bangles and a striped orange-and-gold dhoti, and raises one arm beside a copper-coloured ceremonial pillar wrapped in purple and gold cloth and draped with white and red flower garlands. Two men in orange-brown robes stand behind him, one bald and one with short hair and glasses, both wearing rudraksha malas and bangles. Their appearance is consistent with a ceremonial figure but not distinctive enough to confirm identity, so the a person field is unsure.

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