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A photograph of a traditional pole-climbing game at an outdoor festival ground under a striped red-and-white tent canopy. A young man in a pink-stained shirt has climbed partway up a tall metal pole while others below, in white dhotis and kurtas and pink-stained clothing, reach up and steady him. Several men wear orange sashes, and a crowd of spectators in white and pink stands around the tent area. The ground is red earth and the sky is pale. Several people appear to be holding small pots or cups.

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A photograph of a pole-climbing or human pyramid game on dusty red ground at an outdoor festival. Several young men in pink and orange shirts and white dhotis climb and stack on a tall wooden pole, while a man in an orange shirt and white dhoti pours water from a bucket. Onlookers in white kurtas and dhotis stand around the open field, with striped canopy tents and a large tree behind them, and green and blue buckets sit at the edge. A small blue logo appears in the top-left corner.2007-12-25December 25 20072007-12-25Outdoor photo of a human pyramid built around a tall wooden pole topped with an orange flag. Several men in pink and white clothes climb one another, one standing at the top gripping the pole. Below, a crowd in white kurtas, dhotis and orange waist cloths watches and cheers on a dusty ground. A striped canopy tent and a green bucket sit at the left, with a tree and overcast sky behind. The clothing is splashed with pink and orange colour.2007-12-25December 25 20072007-12-25Outdoor photo at dusk of a human pyramid built around a tall wooden pole topped with an orange flag. Several young men in pink-stained white clothing climb the stacked bodies, the topmost figure reaching the pole. Below, a crowd of men in white dhotis and kurtas, some wearing orange shawls, stands on dusty ground, with one man in orange clothing and another raising an arm. Colourful striped tent canopies line the background under a pale evening sky, and a tree stands at right.2007-12-25December 25 20072007-12-25Outdoor photograph of a playful festival scene on bare reddish-brown earth beneath striped canopy tents. Several young people in pink, orange and white kurta-dhoti style clothing are stained with pink and orange powder; one boy in a pink shirt raises a small cup overhead while others dance and laugh around a large blue plastic drum. Onlookers in white and light clothing stand at the edges, and tall poles and bunting frame the open ground.2007-12-25Outdoor photo at dusk of a crowd gathered on dusty ground beneath striped canopy tents. Several young people in white clothes and orange or saffron shawls are climbing and reaching up a tall metal pole, with one figure near the top and others pulling from below. Women in white salwar-style dress, a few in orange, and men in pink or white shirts watch and cheer. A child in a red top stands in the foreground. A second tall pole and tent edges appear on the right, and a tree line sits beyond. The scene suggests a traditional pole-climbing game.2007-12-25Outdoor photograph at dusk of a crowd of young women and men in white ritual clothes, many with orange sashes, gathered around a climbing pole. A girl in a patterned dress and another in dark clothing are lifted high on the pole's rope and shoulders. Striped canopy tents with bamboo poles stand at the sides, and a figure in white with an orange shawl stands on a raised platform at the back. Some onlookers wear pink and red clothing.2007-12-25December 25 20072007-12-25Outdoor photo at dusk of a crowd gathered on a dirt ground for a traditional Indian game. Several people in white and orange clothing climb a tall vertical pole; a person in white near the top grips the pole while others below hold and lift them. Spectators in white kurtas, orange shawls and colourful salwar kameez stand around, and a red canopy shelters seated onlookers on the right. Trees and distant hills frame the scene under a pale evening sky.2007-12-25Outdoor scene on a dry dirt ground under a bright blue sky, with a red-roofed building and trees behind. A man in white clothes stands on the shoulders of another man in white, bending forward, while a group of people in white and orange surround them. One man in a white kurta and white dhoti with an orange sash stands centrally, an orange-robed person stands to the right, and others in white shirts and white dhotis watch or move around the gathering. Several people wear white tops and yellow or red waist cloths. The group appears to be engaged in an informal physical activity or human pyramid during an ashram gathering.2010-12-22