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Outdoor evening scene on a bare red-orange dirt ground with a concrete wall and trees behind. A large crowd of devotees in white, cream and blue clothes stands and sits, many with arms raised. A woman in a white and gold saree and a woman in a sleeveless dress with a mustard shawl stand near the center-left. A woman in a purple top and dark pants bends over a thick rope lying on the ground, and a woman in a blue top and yellow pants sits smiling nearby. A man in white stands at right in an orange-accented scene. Several people sit on the ground around the rope, which appears to be part of a group activity at an evening gathering.

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On the right, a line of men in white kurtas and white trousers, some in orange and red robes, pull the other end. A man in a long white kurta with a red shawl and a shaved head stands near the centre of the rope. A woman in a purple top and black trousers stands in the foreground facing the rope. Tall metal poles with a swing rope stand at the left edge, and a blue plastic container sits on the ground.2010-09-02A tug-of-war on a dusty open ground in front of a low orange-brick wall and a rust-red metal frame with hanging ropes. Two teams pull a thick rope: on the left, a line of women and girls in saris, salwar and bright blouses, including one in a cream sari with gold border and a girl in pink; on the right, men in white kurta-pajama and white shirts, a man in a striped navy shirt and a bald man in a blue shirt. Several are laughing and leaning back. A bald man in white stands behind the rope at centre, and a figure in a light blue shirt stands at the right edge. 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