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Outdoor photo of a dhwajarohanam-style ceremony at a large black pillar-like structure draped with garlands in red, orange and white, set against a grandstand and steel staircase. In the foreground, a figure with long hair wears an orange robe and a white garland, sitting on an orange cushioned seat beneath a large yellow and red ceremonial umbrella with fringe. A trident-like staff stands beside them, and a second person in white clothes with an orange shawl holds the umbrella pole. Banks of red, pink, white and yellow flowers fill the lower foreground.

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