A tall ornate wooden flagstaff rises from a white stone base on a bare dirt ground, surrounded by coconut palms and green trees under a pale sky. At the base, several people in white dhotis and shirts stand and bend near the pedestal, one holding a bag, with a dark stone bowl or urli on the plinth. The image has a washed-out, pale tint. - Nithyanandapedia

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A tall ornate wooden flagstaff rises from a white stone base on a bare dirt ground, surrounded by coconut palms and green trees under a pale sky. At the base, several people in white dhotis and shirts stand and bend near the pedestal, one holding a bag, with a dark stone bowl or urli on the plinth. The image has a washed-out, pale tint.

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