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Outdoor photo on a dusty open ground in front of red-roofed buildings and trees. In the foreground, a smiling young man with a shaved head wears a white t-shirt, white trousers, a rudraksha mala and a pendant, holding a long white rope. On the left, a man in saffron-orange robes stands barefoot, and a woman in white sits nearby. Behind them, a group of onlookers in casual clothes, including a man in a blue t-shirt, stands watching, with parked cars and motorbikes beyond.

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Outdoor 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 on a dusty sandy ground with a blue sky and a few trees. In the foreground a shaved-headed man in white kurta and white trousers, wearing a rudraksha mala, holds a handheld microphone in one hand and a thick rope in the other while smiling. Behind him a woman in a blue top and orange skirt stands barefoot, and other people in white, pink and purple clothes stand or sit. On the right an orange-robed sannyasi and a man in white pour water from red and blue buckets. A cluster of people in white sits near a fence at left. Flip-flops lie on the ground and a small fire pit with logs sits at left.2010-09-02Outdoor photo of a tug-of-war or rope pull on a dusty open ground. In the foreground, a man with a shaved head wears a white kurta and white trousers, a rudraksha mala around his neck, and holds a microphone to his mouth while facing the line of people. Behind him, a long thick rope stretches across the frame. Several men in white kurtas and loose trousers, some with beads, line up along the rope, while others in grey or khaki clothing and sandals stand watching on the right. A white vehicle, a tree, a concrete building with rooftop rods, and a blue tarp appear in the background, under a partly cloudy sky.2010-09-02December 19 20092009-12-19An 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.2010-09-02Outdoor 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.2010-09-02Outdoor photo on a dusty sandy ground at a compound with a concrete building under construction behind it. A row of men in white and light clothes stands along a thick rope, with a shaved-headed man in white kurta and white crocs in the foreground holding the rope and a handheld microphone. Others in white shirts, grey trousers and rudraksha malas stand watching; a white van and an orange-draped table are in the background. A man in a striped shirt and grey trousers stands to the right. Nearby, a red-and-orange shrine area is visible. The scene suggests a rope-pulling or tug activity with a leader directing.2010-09-02Outdoor photo on a dusty, puddled ground under an overcast sky. A clay pot hangs from a rope tied between two tall red metal poles, and a shaved-headed man in a white t-shirt and rudraksha mala in the foreground holds the rope. In the middle, a man in white dhoti and white shirt with a yellow shawl stands in the spray of water, and a man in orange-red robes at left pours water from a red vessel beside a blue barrel. Devotees in white and saffron clothes stand around, and children in pink and green clothes, a girl in a pink t-shirt among them, watch and smile at right. The scene suggests a ritual pot-breaking style water activity.2010-09-02Outdoor photo on a sandy ground at an ashram-style gathering with a crowd seated under trees and a hut behind. In the foreground a thick braided rope is held by several women: a woman in a pink top and pink trousers, a woman in a bright blue top and orange wrap, a woman in purple, and a woman in white on the left. A shaved-headed man in white kurta and white crocs stands at right holding a microphone, wearing a rudraksha mala. Another man in an orange robe stands at far right. Bamboo poles lie on the ground at left. a person identity is not established from appearance.2010-09-02An outdoor photo on a sandy open ground under a partly cloudy blue sky. In the foreground a bald man in a white kurta and white trousers, wearing white clogs and a beaded wrist band, holds a handheld microphone in one hand and a thick rope with a knotted end in the other. Behind him a woman in a blue top and a woman in a purple top stand near, with more people in white and orange clothing further back. Several orange and blue buckets sit on the ground at right, and a few seated people in orange and white are visible in the background beside a metal railing and palm trees.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 youth event at an ashram with dusty ground and red-roofed buildings behind. A young man in a white shirt with an orange headband and grey trousers stands at a white metal bar, smiling. Beside him, a man in a white dhoti and white shawl with a long-haired appearance holds a small object, and a man in white with a white cap stands nearby. A devotee in white with a camera around his neck takes photographs. An orange-robed man and several men in white kurtas, many wearing rudraksha malas, watch from the crowd. Several people in the background are partly visible and a tripod-like frame stands in the foreground. No identifiable a person depiction can be confirmed from appearance alone.2010-12-22