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Photograph looking up at a tall copper flagpole (dvajastambha) with ribbed copper sections, topped with green leaves and a decorative finial, its base wrapped in yellow-orange marigold garlands and a dark green leafy mound. A cream cloth is drawn up along the pole as a person in a red-orange lower garment and dark top pulls the rope, while a second figure in a white garment and dark head covering stands at the base. Palm trees and overcast sky are visible at right, with a dark roof edge at left. Two physical people are visible.

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