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A photograph of a rural outdoor ground with sandy soil and a metal fence in the background, with a few palm trees and plastic buckets. Several women and girls are gathered around a thick brown rope, gripping it in a tug-of-war style game. In the foreground, a girl in a blue and green embroidered salwar kameez with a rudraksha-style beaded necklace holds the rope with both hands, beside a girl in a pink 'I Love' t-shirt and jeans. A young child in a green and orange dress also pulls the rope. Behind them, women in white and saffron clothing watch and join in, and an older woman in white on the left gestures toward the group. No one is identifiable as a person in this scene.

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A tug-of-war game on a sandy open ground at dusk, with a thick rope stretched across the frame. A line of girls and women pulls the rope: a girl in a pink 'LOVE' t-shirt and jeans, a girl in a blue silk pavada with gold border, a girl in a white and red-lined dress, a woman in a sage green kurta with a white dupatta, and a woman in a teal top and orange skirt. A small girl in a green and orange outfit grips the rope at the front. On the right a woman in a cream and brown sari with beaded necklaces watches and gestures. On the left a bald man in a white t-shirt with a lanyard stands near a robed figure in white. Behind them, people in white and orange robes sit in rows, and palm trees and floodlight poles frame the background.2010-09-02A photograph of a tug-of-war game on sandy ground outdoors. In the foreground a young girl in a bright pink t-shirt printed with 'I LOVE IT WHEN' and cat graphics, wearing a dark rudraksha mala and a small pendant, smiles while pulling a thick rope. Beside her a girl in a teal blue dress with green embroidered sleeves and a jewelled hair clip grips the rope. Behind them, women in white and an orange-patterned top stand watching, with trees and a white fence in the background. A small pendant portrait on the girl's necklace is too small to identify.2010-09-02Outdoor tug-of-war game on a sandy ground at an ashram-style grounds. A group of children and adults pull a thick rope; several girls in pink, blue, green and orange dresses crouch and tug with laughing faces. Beside them, a woman in blue top and orange skirt leans in gripping the rope. An older woman in white sari with a mala stands at the left edge, and women in white and cream saris watch and cheer from behind. Fence and palm trees are in the background.2010-09-02Outdoor photo of children playing a tug-of-war with a thick rope on sandy ground. A smiling girl in a bright pink t-shirt printed with 'I LOVE IT' and hearts, wearing a black bead mala and a small pendant, grips the rope. Beside her, a girl in a blue and green salwar kameez with a hair clip pulls the rope with a bangled hand. Behind them, a boy in an orange top and adults in white clothing and a woman in a yellow shawl watch and clap, with a crowd seated in the background under a cloudy sky and palm trees.2010-09-02Outdoor photo on a sandy ground of children and adults playing a lively game. A girl in a pink t-shirt printed with 'I LOVE TO SMILE' and blue jeans stands at left with a beaded mala necklace. A boy in an orange top and green skirt grins in the centre, while a girl in a green and orange dress crouches in front. A woman in a light blue top and peach skirt bends over to join the play, and women in white garments and shawls stand in the background.2010-09-02A photograph of a playful outdoor tug-of-war on sandy ground with a crowd of onlookers behind a white fence. Several children and young women pull a thick rope, with a small child in orange and green crouching at the front. A young girl in a pink top and blue jeans pulls at the left, and a girl in a blue and gold salwar kameez pulls at the right, both shouting with joy. Behind them, an older woman in white sari with a rudraksha-style necklace leans into the rope, and a bald man in a white shirt and light trousers stands barefoot at the upper left, gesturing with his hand. Women in orange and cream saris and other spectators watch and cheer. No one in the image is identifiable as the a person, so there is no in-person candidate.2010-09-02Outdoor tug-of-war on a sandy ground at an ashram-style gathering. Two lines of people pull a thick rope: on the left, boys in a light blue tee and orange shorts and a small boy in white kurta, with a woman in white sari and a woman in orange sari; on the right, girls in pink, blue and yellow outfits, a woman in a blue top, and a woman in green and orange. A man in a white shirt holds a microphone at the right edge; a bald man in white kurta stands near it. Spectators in white, orange and yellow clothes watch, some cheering, with a white fence and light poles behind.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.2010-09-02An 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.2010-09-02Outdoor photo of a tug-of-war on a dirt field with an orange brick wall and a tall metal gantry behind it. Two teams pull a long wooden pole in opposite directions: on the left a woman in a white and gold saree and women in purple and white clothes, on the right men in white kurtas and white dhotis and a girl in a green dress. A blue barrel stands beside the gantry. A bald man in white stands in the background, and people in white clothes watch from the left.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.2010-09-02December 28 20062006-12-28