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Night photo of a tug-of-war on a grassy ground lit by floodlights. Several people in saffron-orange clothing pull a long white rope; a bald man in an orange t-shirt stands at right watching, and others in grey tops and dark trousers pull on the rope behind. Metal drums are lined up in the background beside a red building and bare-soil mounds. Orange flip-flops lie on the grass in the foreground.

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Night-time photo of a tug-of-war on a dirt ground at an ashram-style compound. Several men pull a rope taut, leaning back with their feet dug in. Most wear saffron-orange clothing, while others wear yellow shirts, black trousers or a dark grey top. Red-walled buildings and tall red poles stand behind them, and a row of metal pots sits at the right edge. Bright floodlights light the scene against the dark sky.2016-08-25August 25 20162016-08-25August 25 20162016-08-25August 25 20162016-08-25August 25 20162016-08-25Night photo of a group in an open dusty ground lit by a bright floodlight. Several shaved-headed men in saffron-orange robes, one with a rudraksha mala across the chest, stand in a line pulling on a long rope held taut, with others in dark grey and black shirts and loose trousers beside them. A man in white dhoti with gold borders stands at the right edge. Spectators and onlookers stand in the background among dark trees and a low building.2016-08-25August 25 20162016-08-25Night-time photo of a tug-of-war on bare ground. Several people in orange clothing pull a rope, some in orange t-shirts and orange pants, others in black or pale yellow tops. A shaved-headed man in an orange robe with a rudraksha mala pulls near the centre. Metal drums stand at the right edge and a dark building sits in the background.2016-08-25Night photograph of a tug-of-war on an open grassy ground lit by a bright floodlight. Several teams pull a long rope taut across the frame. On the left, monks in saffron-orange robes and shaved heads lean back on the rope, while a man in a white dhoti and shawl pulls alongside them. On the right, orange-robed monks pull against a man in grey shorts and a bare upper body. A man in a blue shirt and a woman in white clothing stand among the team, and a few seated spectators in orange sit in the background near a pole and a lit structure. No identifiable a person is clearly visible in the pulling line.2016-08-25August 25 20162016-08-25August 25 20162016-08-25August 25 20162016-08-25