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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.

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Outdoor 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 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. 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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 scene on bare reddish-brown earth under a heavy grey sky. A red metal pulley frame holds a rope with a terracotta pot hanging from it, and water spills from the pot. Several men in white and off-white dhoti-style clothing, some with yellow sashes, carry red and orange buckets and splash water on one another, while others stand around laughing. A bald man in a saffron-orange robe stands at left, a man in an orange shirt and plaid trousers stands at centre-right, and a man in a lavender shirt with a yellow sash pours water from a bucket. Trees and utility poles stand in the background.2010-09-02Outdoor photo of a Krishna Janmashtami dahi handi style event on a muddy ground under a heavy grey sky. A tall rust-coloured metal frame holds a hanging clay pot on a rope, and several people in wet white dhotis and kurtas stand at the front, some with raised arms and one bending toward blue barrels of water. Around them a crowd of devotees in white, pink, red and blue saris and kurtas, including children in orange and green, watches and claps. Blue plastic buckets sit on the ground and trees and an orange brick wall stand in the background.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.2010-09-02A 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.2010-09-02Outdoor 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.2010-09-02September 02 20102010-09-02