A photograph of a row of yellow-painted round finials on white metal poles mounted on the back of a yellow truck, with orange-saffron cloth pennants hanging from the poles. A green tree and grass stand in the background, and a white metal pole lies diagonally across the lower left. No people are visible. - Nithyanandapedia

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A photograph of a row of yellow-painted round finials on white metal poles mounted on the back of a yellow truck, with orange-saffron cloth pennants hanging from the poles. A green tree and grass stand in the background, and a white metal pole lies diagonally across the lower left. No people are visible.

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