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An outdoor photo of a dusty open ground under a cloudy sky, with a group of about a dozen people playing an active game. A woman in a salmon-pink top and pink trousers with dreadlocks stands in the foreground facing away from the camera. Children and teenagers in white kurtas, white dhotis, and dark trousers run and move across the dirt. On the right, a woman in a long white kurta and white trousers watches, and a young man in khaki shirt stands nearby. A metal frame structure and a few small palm trees appear in the background. The scene reads as a playful recreational game rather than a ritual.

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