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Outdoor tug-of-war on a dusty open ground in bright daylight. Two teams of devotees pull a long rope taut across the frame. Many participants wear white ashram clothing; one woman on the left wears an orange saffron robe and a second figure in front wears white. Several women in cream and gold saris and pink or blue salwar kameez pull in the middle. Spectators in white shirts and mixed clothing stand at the left and back. Low brick buildings, parked cars, a water tank and trees fill the background.

December 13 2011

December 13 2011

Outdoor photo on a dusty open ground with a brick building, palm trees and water tanks behind. Many men in white kurtas and dhotis, some in casual shirts and jeans, are gathered in a tug-of-war style pull on a long rope stretched across the sand. A bald man in a white kurta and dark trousers is at left, a bespectacled man in a white t-shirt with a dark cord necklace is centre, and a man in white dhoti with a gold border at right holds the rope. Sandals lie scattered on the ground.

Outdoor photo of a tug-of-war on a dusty ground. Many men in white kurtas, white shirts and light trousers, and some in coloured t-shirts, pull on a rope in a tense crowd, leaning back with bent knees. Several participants have red and orange colour smeared on their faces and arms. A bald man in a white kurta stands in the foreground with his back to the camera. Behind them are orange-brick sheds, gravel piles, a water tank and a flagpole with an orange flag. Sandals lie scattered on the ground.

Outdoor sports or games session on a bare dirt field at a rural campus. In the foreground a person in an orange-saffron kurta and loose orange trousers, with long dark hair, stands facing away while a line of young women in white salwar-kameez, purple and blue outfits moves across the field. A woman in a blue salwar-kameez and a woman in a grey top with red-and-maroon trousers are mid-motion. Behind them a crowd of onlookers in white, pink, teal and striped shirts stands watching beside a pile of gravel, parked cars, a water tank and a low orange-roofed building under a hazy sky. a person candidate: the orange-clad figure has long hair and saffron clothing but is not clearly identifiable, so the label remains uncertain.

Outdoor tug-of-war on a dusty open ground at an ashram campus. Many men in white dhotis and white shirts or bare chests pull a thick rope, leaning back with straining faces. One shaved-headed man at the left wears a white vest and a beaded necklace. A man in an orange-saffron cloth stands at the right edge, and a man in a yellow safety-style shirt with a backpack watches from the middle left. Behind them are parked cars, an orange-roofed building, stacked gravel, and two black water tanks on a stand under a bright hazy sky.

Outdoor photo of a dusty open ground at a Hindu ashram compound, with a low white building under a green roof and palm and eucalyptus trees behind. Many people in white dhotis and white kurtas gather and move across the ground; several wear saffron or orange cloth draped over their shoulders, and a few wear pink, red or teal garments. A group of white-clad people is seated and standing on the left in front of the building, while a woman in orange and a woman in a light red sari walk near the centre. A young man in a blue shirt watches from the lower left. Scattered petals and debris cover the ground, and a red cloth or ribbon is visible in the foreground. No single figure can be identified as the a person from appearance, so the role is not established.

Night-time tug-of-war on a dusty open ground lit by floodlights. In the foreground, a team in matching yellow-orange clothes pulls a rope, with a bare-footed person in orange at the front leaning back hard. Opposite them, a line of people in dark and white clothing, including a girl in a dark top and a woman in white trousers, pulls the other end. Behind, a crowd of onlookers in orange, maroon, blue checked shirts and light clothing watches. No individual can be identified as a person from appearance here, so the a person field is unsure.

December 22 2010

Outdoor photo of a kabaddi-style sports contest on sandy ground. Four players in white kurta and dhoti, some with yellow waist sashes, face each other in a crouched stance on the sand, one with long dark hair. A large crowd of spectators sits and stands along the edge, many in white and colourful saris. Behind them stands a banner with a portrait and a row of orange flags on poles, and a pavilion with striped yellow, red and blue canopies. Several men in white and orange-clad figures stand near the pavilion. Bright, hazy daylight.

Outdoor photo on a dusty reddish-brown dirt clearing bordered by dense green trees. A group of about ten people walks in a loose line across the ground. Most wear white garments: white dhotis and white shirts, and several women wear white saris with orange or yellow borders. Several walkers have orange or saffron shawls draped over their shoulders. The figure third from the right in the line wears a full orange robe and has long dark hair, and the person just behind him is in white. On the left, a man in white walks barefoot with his palms pressed together in greeting, and a man in a light shirt and grey trousers stands watching near the trees. At right, a man in white stands near a row of footwear placed on the ground, and a low brick stack sits by the trees.