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December 13 2011

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A tug-of-war on a dusty red-earth ground in front of an unfinished concrete building with exposed rebar. Participants in white kurta and dhoti pull a thick rope taut; the closest man, bald and grinning, wears a red waist sash and a necklace, and leans back with his feet planted. A few men in white wear yellow scarves, and one person in an orange robe stands among them. A small red-orange flag on a pole rises behind the line. Seated spectators in white, orange and blue clothing line the background under a pale cloudy sky.2009-12-25A photograph of a group of young men in white kurtas and white dhotis, many wearing orange saffron shawls draped over their shoulders, pulling on thick ropes laid on sandy ground in an outdoor ceremonial activity. Several men grip the ropes with hands forward, leaning into the pull, while others stand behind them watching. A man at right wears a rudraksha mala around his neck and holds a rope. Scattered palm fronds lie on the sand, with palm trees, flagpoles and a white wall with orange accents behind. Other men in white stand and sit in the background.2007-12-27December 22 20102010-12-22A tug-of-war contest on an open dry ground in an ashram setting, with a reddish earth embankment and trees behind. Several men in white dhotis and white shirts pull a thick yellow-brown rope, most leaning back with feet planted. A man in an orange kurta and white dhoti stands at the left edge near the rope. A bald man with a face painted in green and yellow stands in the centre-right, and a bald man in a sleeveless white top with a yellow waist cloth pulls in the foreground. A man in a light-pink shirt with a lanyard stands at the far left edge, and a man in white pulls at the far right, pointing with his arm outstretched. Several pairs of sandals lie on the ground.2011-12-13December 13 20112011-12-13December 29 20082008-12-29Outdoor festival scene on a dirt road lined with coconut palms and strings of orange and red bunting. Several men in white and cream traditional dhoti-style clothing with orange and red sashes pull a thick rope in a tug-of-war line. A man in orange robes stands in the middle of the line, and others in orange and white garments stand behind. A white-shirted man in the foreground grips the rope. A truck decorated with a large image is parked at the upper right, and onlookers gather along the road.2008-12-29December 25 20092009-12-25A tug-of-war on a dusty dirt ground outdoors. Several shaved-headed men in white t-shirts and white dhotis pull a rope in a tense line, leaning back with bodies bent forward. In the foreground a bald man in a white t-shirt with a dark rudraksha-style beaded mala around his neck faces away from the camera. Other participants include a man in a dark striped shirt and another in a green-and-orange striped shirt, while a woman in a white saree with a gold border stands at the left. Blue plastic drums and a white-clad figure in the background appear beyond the rope.2010-09-02December 25 20092009-12-25Outdoor tug-of-war on a dusty open ground at an ashram campus. Many men in white dhotis and white shirts or bare chests pull a thick rope, leaning back with straining faces. One shaved-headed man at the left wears a white vest and a beaded necklace. A man in an orange-saffron cloth stands at the right edge, and a man in a yellow safety-style shirt with a backpack watches from the middle left. Behind them are parked cars, an orange-roofed building, stacked gravel, and two black water tanks on a stand under a bright hazy sky.2011-12-13Outdoor photo on a dry dirt ground in hazy morning light, with a white multi-storey building and palm trees behind. On the left, three men stand on the dirt: one in white dhoti with a saffron cloth around the waist, one in an orange-saffron robe, and one in white kurta and dhoti with an orange-red sash across the chest. A long line of men in white kurtas and dhotis, some with white shawls draped over their shoulders, stand along the right side holding long bamboo poles or staves. A man in white kneels on the ground near the line. Lamp-posts line the path and a small signboard stands on the left. No identifiable face-based claim is made; roles are described as devotees and sannyasis in white and saffron.2007-12-11