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A photograph taken from below of a tall copper-clad ritual flagstaff or dhvaja stambham rising under a canopy of metal roof trusses. A figure with long matted dreadlocks, a red flower garland across the head, and a reddish-brown robe stands at the base, looking up toward the top. The lower pillar is wrapped with green leaves, yellow and red flower garlands, and a bundle of straw or grass, with a carved stone base. Decorative hanging ornaments and a red wire frame appear at the edges of the shelter. The figure is a devotee or priest; the page's a person reference does not establish the identity of the figure from appearance.

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