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Three priests in saffron-orange dhotis with gold-bordered cloth and bare upper bodies attend a tall copper dwajastambha (flagpole) under a open-sided shelter. The priest on the right has a red and yellow flower garland and ties yellow cloth around the pole, while the central priest holds a brass vessel and the left priest steadies the pole. Marigold and red flower garlands hang on the copper pillar. A deity murti decorated with flowers is visible at the lower right, and devotees stand in the background, consistent with a dwajarohanam flag-hoisting ritual.

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