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Outdoor ritual photograph at a ceremonial flagpole. A tall copper-clad ritual pole stands in front of palm trees, topped with green leaves and fronted by a red and yellow flower garland and a large trishul with a red garland. A central figure in saffron-orange robes, a matching orange turban, and layered rudraksha and bead malas holds a long cloth banner being raised up the pole. Beside him a second attendant in an orange dhoti and mala carries a basket of folded white cloth. A spectator crowd in white and colourful saris and kurtas watches from the lower left and right, with a colourful striped bunting strung along a wooden railing on the right. Setting appears to be a festival flag-hoisting, dhvajarohanam.

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