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Photo of a tall copper dhvaja (flagstaff) being raised at a temple. The slender copper pole is wrapped with rope bands, topped by a small ornate canopy, with a bundle of green grass and marigold garlands at its base and orange cloth streamers fluttering near the top. A person in a red garment and red head wrap stands at the right, pulling a rope to lift the pole. A palm frond is visible at the upper right under a white sky, and a small carved deity figure sits at the base of the pillar amid yellow garlands. This appears to be a dwajarohana, the flag-hoisting rite.

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