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Night photo of a dwajarohana flag-hoisting ceremony at an outdoor ashram ground under a tin roof with palm trees behind. A tall wooden flagpole wrapped with a straw-and-cloth bundle stands centre, with a figure in orange and red clothing near its base handling ropes. Large crowds of devotees surround it: women in white and cream saris with gold borders, and bare-chested men in white dhotis, some with pink or red shawls over their shoulders. Red ceremonial hoops and red poles frame the scene, and red and yellow pennants hang overhead. A decorated flag banner with a bird emblem is at the left edge.

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