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Low-angle outdoor photo of a tall, tapering wooden ritual pole topped with a carved finial, its base wrapped in white and red flower garlands and green leaves, set beneath a metal roof edge against a bright sky with palm fronds. A single man in an orange-red garment, wearing a long pink-and-white flower garland and beaded bracelets, grips the ropes that hang from the pole and pulls them to raise it. Palm trees and sunlight frame the scene. The pole appears to be a ceremonial raising, possibly for a festival or temple ritual.

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