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A photograph of a tall copper ceremonial flagstaff with a bulbous base, garlanded with white jasmine and red flower strings, rising against a bright sky beside palm trees. A man in a rust-red robe with a gold necklace and flower garland stands at its base, one hand on the staff and gazing upward as he pulls a rope attached to a white banner at the top. A red and gold umbrella and a partly visible figure stand at the right edge, with a flag held aloft in the upper right. The scene suggests a flag-hoisting ritual at an outdoor ashram courtyard.

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