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Outdoor photo on a dirt ground of a tug-of-war style game. A line of children and adults in white and bright clothing holds a long rope and pole. A bald man in white kurta with a rudraksha-style necklace stands near the centre of the line, holding the pole. Girls in pink, orange and green dresses and a woman in white stand along the rope. Two-storey orange-roofed buildings, a parked van and a yellow auto-rickshaw sit in the background under a cloudy sky.

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An outdoor photo on a dusty open ground at an ashram-style campus, with brick buildings and trees behind. A line of people holds a long rope in a tug-of-war style game. A bald man in a white kurta and white trousers stands at the front holding a microphone and a stick, facing the group. Several children wear pink, yellow, orange and green clothes, and a woman in a pale green salwar kameez stands among them. Adults in white ashram clothes stand along the rope to the right, and a white bus is parked in the background.2010-09-02An outdoor photo of a tug-of-war game on a dirt ground at an ashram-style campus with orange-roofed buildings and trees behind. A bald man in white robes, a rudraksha mala and white sandals holds a microphone and the rope at the right edge. Facing him, a line of women and girls grip the rope: a woman in a pale green sari, a girl in a pink top, a girl in a yellow top and red skirt, a girl in white and pink, a girl in orange top and green skirt, and a girl in pink top and blue jeans. A woman in white and a woman in a patterned top stand at the left edge, with a small crowd of people and a parked vehicle in the background.2010-09-02Outdoors on a dusty ground beside ashram buildings, a bald man in white clothes and a rudraksha mala holds a microphone and stands among a line of children in bright dresses. He grips one end of a long wooden pole, while a child in white at the far end holds the other, as children in pink, orange, yellow and green skirts join in a game. A woman in a pale green sari stands on the left, and a cameraman is visible in the background. The scene reads as a children's group game during an ashram gathering.2010-09-02Outdoor photo on a dusty open ground during a children's game. A line of children and adults holds a long wooden pole or stick between them, with a shaved-headed man in white robes and a white shawl at the centre front, holding one end and gesturing. A woman in a blue top and orange wrap skirt stands at left, and a woman in white with long dark hair stands nearby. Behind them, a row of children in bright red, orange, pink and green clothes stand in a line, and an older man in white kurta and a lanyard stands at right. Orange-roofed buildings, trees and a cloudy sky appear in the background.2010-09-02Outdoor photo on a dusty open ground at an ashram-style compound, with a red-brick boundary wall, trees and a low building with an orange-red roof behind. Children in white and colourful clothes, including a girl in a pink top and a girl in a green-and-orange dress, pull a long rope in a tug-of-war. A bald man in an all-white robe stands near the rope line, with another person in white behind him and a figure in a blue garment in the background.2010-09-02Outdoor photo on a dusty open ground beside a reddish earth embankment and an orange brick wall, with young trees behind. A group of children and teenagers hold a long wooden pole, playing a team game. A bald man in a plain white shirt and white dhoti, wearing blue sandals, stands near the centre, bending slightly over the pole. A teenage girl in white with a white shawl and a girl in pink, a girl in a pink top and pink pants, and a girl in a pink top and jeans stand nearby, with a boy in white at right. Several children in bright blue, orange and green clothes surround the pole.2010-09-02Outdoor photo of a sandy ground with a crowd of devotees in mostly white clothing, several in loose white kurtas and pants, others in saffron and orange robes. Participants stand in groups holding a long rope or cord stretched between them in a tug-of-war style game. A woman in a black and gold sari stands at left, another woman in a blue top and yellow skirt is near centre. Brick and tiled buildings and palm trees are in the background under a cloudy sky. Scattered flip-flops lie on the ground.2010-09-02Outdoor photo on a dusty open ground in front of red-roofed ashram buildings and trees under a cloudy sky. A long-haired man in a saffron-orange robe with a rudraksha mala, the probable Swamiji, stands at centre holding one end of a long white rope, while a shaved-headed man in white kurta and pants holds a stick and the other end, the rope lying coiled on the ground. Nearby, a bald man in white robes holds a small clay pot and a stick. Devotees in white and blue saris and white kurtas watch, including a young girl in pink and a child in green. A parked white van and SUVs sit in the background, and another saffron-robed man stands at the right edge.2010-09-02Outdoor photo of a tug-of-war game on a dusty open ground with palm trees and a crowd seated in white behind. Several children in white and red shirts, orange shorts and sandals pull a rope to the left, while women in saris and dress pull the opposite end to the right. A bald man in white shirt and trousers stands at the far right watching, and another man in a grey shirt stands in the centre background. Adults in white and grey clothing line the edges of the field.2010-09-02A photograph of a tug-of-war game on a dusty open ground at an ashram-style compound with red-brick and tiled-roof buildings behind. Two teams of people in mostly white clothing pull on a long thick rope stretched across the sand. On the left, women in purple and navy tops and white trousers grip the rope, one woman wearing an orange headscarf. 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.2010-09-02Outdoor photo on a dusty open ground under a cloudy sky with tall eucalyptus trees behind. On the right, a man with long, swept-back dark hair wears a saffron-orange robe and holds a microphone in one hand while gesturing with the other to a long bamboo pole. Beside him stand a few adults and children watching: a woman in a pink and grey shawl, a woman in orange and blue clothing, a bald man in white, and two girls at left, one in a green dress and one in a yellow top with a braid. Behind them is a red-brick building with a green roof and a small banner.2010-09-02Outdoor photo on a dusty open ground under an overcast sky, with floodlight poles and palm trees behind. A man in a white shirt and white dhoti stands near a large blue barrel, his back to the camera, with several orange, blue and red plastic buckets on the ground in front of him. A line of people in mostly white clothing, plus a woman in a purple top and a man in a blue shirt, stand watching along the right side, while small children in colourful dresses stand at the left edge. Two women in orange and blue salwar outfits stand at the far right. The figure in white is an ordinary devotee or volunteer; his appearance does not establish any identity, so no candidate is identified.2010-09-02