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Outdoor photograph of a Janmashtami-style pot-breaking game on bare muddy ground under an overcast sky. A clay pot hangs from a rusted metal frame at upper centre, and a woman in a purple top and black trousers, arm raised, swings a stick at it while water sprays around her. Around her, people in white and cream kurta-style clothes, some with yellow shawls, stand beside blue plastic drums and carry orange and blue buckets, splashing water and laughing. A bald man in white holds an orange bucket on the right, and a man in a saffron-tinted top stands in the background. Some participants are drenched and wet.

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Outdoor photo of a Janmashtami-style pot-breaking game on wet, muddy ground under an overcast sky. A tall metal frame holds a hanging clay pot on a rope. Participants in white and pale clothing, some with yellow shawls, splash water and pink-tinted liquid at each other. A woman in a purple top and dark trousers stands barefoot at center, smiling. A bald man in white stands at right holding a red bucket, and a young man in brown uniform-style clothes stands at far right. Blue drums and buckets sit along the edges. a person is not identifiable by the given cues, so no candidate is marked.2010-09-02A festive outdoor scene on wet, muddy ground under an overcast sky. A rust-coloured metal frame holds a clay pot suspended from a rope, the pot-breaking game of Dahi Handi, part of Krishna Janmashtami celebrations. Several participants in white clothing, some with yellow shawls, laugh and throw water from buckets and basins. A woman in a purple top and dark trousers stands barefoot in the centre with a blonde head, while a woman in a maroon kurta on the left gestures toward the group. Onlookers in white and beige clothing watch from behind, with blue plastic drums on the left.2010-09-02Outdoor Janmashtami-style game on bare dusty ground under an overcast sky. A tall rust-coloured metal frame holds a clay pot hanging from a rope, and a cluster of people in white and yellow clothes surge around it, splashing coloured water and spraying dust. A woman in a purple top and dark trousers swings a stick toward the pot while a man in white kurta with a yellow scarf reaches toward the blue drums beside him. Children in red and pink and adults in white crowd the scene, many holding plastic buckets and mugs.2010-09-02Outdoor photo of a Dahi Handi-style game on bare reddish earth after rain. A barefoot woman with long blonde hair in a purple t-shirt and black trousers swings a stick toward a clay pot hanging from a metal frame on a rope. Around her, people in white and yellow-trimmed clothing, a man in a red shirt and a woman in maroon stand and watch; several hold buckets, and blue plastic drums sit at left. The sky is overcast.2010-09-02Outdoor photo of a Dahi Handi style game on wet, muddy ground under an overcast sky. A woman with long blonde hair in a purple t-shirt and black trousers, barefoot, stands centre and holds a wooden stick, facing a metal frame from which a clay pot hangs on a rope. Around her, a crowd watches and holds up buckets: women in white with yellow shawls, men in white kurtas, a man in an orange top, and several children in red and pink holding plastic buckets. A man in a dark red top stands at left holding a stick. Some people wear white, others teal or grey. Spectators stand along the right side, and a blue plastic drum sits near the left edge.2010-09-02Outdoor scene on a dusty red-earth ground under a heavy grey cloudy sky. A central man in a wet, translucent pale pink-lavender dhoti-style garment, with a rudraksha-style necklace, raises a wooden stick and strikes a clay pot hanging from a rope on a tall red metal frame, while water sprays from his body and the pot. Around him, women in white and cream saris and kurtas hold orange and teal buckets, and a woman in a yellow-bordered sari stands at left. A standing crowd of men in white kurtas and pants and women in white and pale blue watch from behind. Trees and a red-orange structure stand in the background.2010-09-02Outdoor Janmashtami-style celebration on a muddy, wet clearing under a grey cloudy sky. A central figure in a pale, drenched cloth is hoisted upward, mid-air, one arm raised holding a stick, with pink and red colour on the head and wrap. Around them, devotees in white clothes throw water from buckets: a bald man in white at left pours from an orange bucket, a woman in a white top and white wrap pours from a red bucket at right, and others in white and a man in an orange shirt and grey trousers watch or join. A red pot hangs from a rope on a metal frame at upper centre, a traditional dahi handi-type setup. Trees and a fence line the background.2010-09-02Outdoor Janmashtami dahi handi-style event on a dusty ground under a grey, overcast sky. A suspended terracotta pot hangs from a rope between two red metal poles at the top of the frame. A bare-footed person in a white-and-lavender wet garment leaps upward with one arm raised, water spraying around them. Around them, several people in white clothes throw water: a bald man in white carries an orange bucket, a man with a yellow shawl holds a turquoise bucket, and a woman in a dark top sprays water. Onlookers in white and a teal salwar stand in the background, and a red structure and trees are visible on the right.2010-09-02Outdoor Janmashtami-style celebration on a muddy, puddled ground. A rust-coloured metal frame holds a hanging clay pot (matka) suspended from a rope, and several people in white and light clothing are splashing and pouring water in the air. Blue plastic barrels stand in the foreground, and women in white and saffron-yellow saris and children in colourful clothes gather around, many with cups or buckets. A man in a white dhoti stands in the centre spraying water, and a few others in white kurtas and saffron robes watch and celebrate under a cloudy sky with a brick wall and trees behind. No figure is clearly identifiable as a person from appearance cues.2010-09-02Outdoor photo of a Janmashtami dahi handi-style celebration on a muddy, wet ground under an overcast sky. A man in white kurta and white dhoti with a yellow waist cord leaps high in the air, arm raised toward a clay pot hung on a rope between two tall red-brown poles. Around him, devotees in white and yellow-sashed white clothes stand and gesture, some holding green and pink colored powder or water. A bald man in white stands nearby, and a child in grey is at right. Spectators in the background include a woman in a teal headscarf and people in casual clothes. Blue plastic drums and small containers sit at right, and metal poles and a tree appear in the distance.2010-09-02A photograph of an outdoor ashram gathering on dusty ground under a cloudy sky. A metal gantry holds a hanging clay pot on a rope, and a long rope runs diagonally from it to the right, pulled by a line of people in white and light clothing. A bare-headed figure in a dripping white wrap and a pink-edged cloth, appearing soaked, is mid-air or leaping beneath the pot, while women in saris and a man in orange and red robes stand nearby, some holding blue barrels and tossing water. Spectators in white, grey and orange stand in the background. No clearly recognisable a person candidate is distinguishable by appearance, so identity is uncertain.2010-09-02September 02 20102010-09-02