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A photograph of an outdoor dirt yard showing a rope pulley device: a large terracotta clay pot hangs from a thick white rope tied with knots, its mouth covered by a folded white cloth and a round white cushioned lid. The rope runs up over a rusty metal pole. Beside it stands a tall blue plastic drum. In the background, two men in white and light clothing stand near a tin-roofed building and a low wall, with a utility light pole and trees under a pale sky.

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December 19 20092009-12-19A close photograph of a person in an orange shirt raising a terracotta pot, a clay matka, on a rope overhead. The raised arm wears a red thread and a gold bangle, and the hand steadies the pot from below. The person's shaved head and small hoop earring are visible at the right edge, and a blurred green tree background with a red structure and out-of-focus onlookers in white caps and orange clothing fills the rest of the frame.2016-08-25A photograph of a clay pot hanging from a rusty orange metal frame against a pale cloudy sky. The earthen pot is tied with white cord and wrapped at its rim with white cloth, suspended from a hook on the horizontal bar. No people or a person candidate are visible.2010-09-02August 25 20162016-08-25December 22 20102010-12-22December 22 20102010-12-22August 25 20162016-08-25January 15 20162016-01-15A photograph of a shaved-headed man in an orange saffron shirt and rudraksha mala holding up a terracotta pot suspended on a white rope, with a dark red-brown offering inside. He wears a red tilak on his forehead and an earring, and is smiling. Behind him, a blurred crowd of people in white and orange clothing watches, with green foliage and a red-roofed building in the background. The pot hanging from a rope suggests a Janmashtami dahi handi style celebration.2016-08-25 +1 copiesPhoto 11704867 +1 copiesOutdoor scene at a ground with muddy earth beside a red umbrella with fringed tassels. A man in a white shirt and white dhoti stands center, arms raised, beside a hanging pot on a rope. Around him, men and women in white and yellow-trimmed clothes hold small containers and buckets, and blue plastic drums sit in the foreground. A large crowd of onlookers stands behind. A person in orange with a white flower garland is at lower left, and a woman in white with yellow sash is at right. The setting looks like a community water-pouring or pot-hanging activity. The a person appearance is not clearly established here.2009-12-25December 19 20092009-12-19