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Outdoor photo on a sandy ground at an ashram-style gathering with a crowd seated under trees and a hut behind. In the foreground a thick braided rope is held by several women: a woman in a pink top and pink trousers, a woman in a bright blue top and orange wrap, a woman in purple, and a woman in white on the left. A shaved-headed man in white kurta and white crocs stands at right holding a microphone, wearing a rudraksha mala. Another man in an orange robe stands at far right. Bamboo poles lie on the ground at left. a person identity is not established from appearance.

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A photograph of a tug-of-war game on a sandy open ground. A tall woman in a teal sleeveless top and orange wrap skirt, hair in a bun and sunglasses, pulls a thick rope alongside several women in pink, blue, purple and white clothing, one in a pink top with beads. A woman in a white churidar-style outfit with a gold-bordered dupatta stands at left, and a man in white kurta and dhoti walks in the background. Behind them a crowd sits on the ground in white and colourful clothes, with blue and orange buckets and a palm tree nearby. No one in the image is clearly identified as a person.2010-09-02Outdoor photo on a dusty sandy ground with a blue sky and a few trees. In the foreground a shaved-headed man in white kurta and white trousers, wearing a rudraksha mala, holds a handheld microphone in one hand and a thick rope in the other while smiling. Behind him a woman in a blue top and orange skirt stands barefoot, and other people in white, pink and purple clothes stand or sit. 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A woman in a purple top and dark trousers with an orange shawl stands near center, while a bald man in white sits cross-legged on the ground with a white cloth draped over his shoulder. A woman in a blue top and a man in a blue top with orange lower cloth appear among others in white kurtas and saris. A coiled rope lies on the ground in the foreground. A figure in white with a rudraksha mala stands at the right edge.2010-09-02