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Outdoor temple flag-hoisting ritual beside a carved bronze-coloured pillar or dhvajastambha wrapped with a yellow and maroon flower garland and topped with leafy green foliage and dried grass bundles. A man in a maroon turban and red-and-gold layered garland stands at the left holding a yellow flower garland and green leaves toward a rope. At right, a bare-chested man with long dreadlocks wears an orange dhoti and carries a wicker basket with white cloth and a brass vessel. Behind them, a red cloth and a decorated palanquin or ratha canopy with red tassels. Two people sit in the lower background, one with a beard and rudraksha mala. Palm trees fill the background. Flag hoisting, dvajarohanam.

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