Night photograph taken from below of a tall copper-coloured ceremonial pole or flagstaff with ringed bands and a decorated top. A person in an orange-pink garment, arm raised, hauls on a white rope tied to the pole, with dark palm fronds in the background. The figure's face is partly visible. This may relate to raising a flag during festival observances. - Nithyanandapedia

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Night photograph taken from below of a tall copper-coloured ceremonial pole or flagstaff with ringed bands and a decorated top. A person in an orange-pink garment, arm raised, hauls on a white rope tied to the pole, with dark palm fronds in the background. The figure's face is partly visible. This may relate to raising a flag during festival observances.

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