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Outdoor photograph of a flag-hoisting ceremony at a temple-style courtyard. A tall copper-clad flagstaff with ornate bands and a carved stone base stands at centre, wrapped with yellow and orange marigold garlands. A figure in saffron/orange robes with a white garland raises an orange flag on a rope, while another person in orange stands beside under a saffron-and-gold parasol. Small brass pots with green leaves sit on the white platform, and a brass trident leans at right. Coconut palms and trees frame the scene and several onlookers stand at the lower right. a person: the orange-robed figure raising the flag has long dark hair and a white garland, consistent with the page; the saffron-robed person beside the flagstaff holds the parasol and is a ritual attendant.

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