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Night outdoor scene of a children's game called Uri attam, with a pot-breaking dangler of colourful streamers and hanging balloons strung between two tall poles. A person in an orange robe stands centre, holding a stick raised to strike at the swinging dangler. Around them, children in mixed school and everyday clothes watch, and several adults in white garments with orange shawls stand in the background among palm trees. A small building with a corrugated roof and a parked white van sit at left.

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Night photo of a children's game at an outdoor ground. A tall wooden frame holds a rope-hung dangler decorated with colourful tinsel and clay pots, with more pots and ribbons on the crossbars. A standing figure in a saffron-orange garment raises a stick to strike at it, while a crowd of children and adults in white and orange clothing watches. Palm trees and a dark sky are behind, with a low building to the left.2006-11-14Night photograph of a village-style folk game at an outdoor ground. A wooden frame holds suspended decorated pots and tinsel streamers, one swinging mid-motion. A person in an orange saffron robe and standing centrally raises a stick to strike the pots, with a crowd of onlookers around, many in white and orange clothing, some children at the front right. Palm trees and a dark sky frame the scene, with a white vehicle and a red-roofed building at the left edge.2006-11-14Night photograph of a village-style game at an outdoor ground lit by a distant floodlight. A wooden frame holds hanging decorated pots, some yellow and orange, with tinsel and coloured streamers, one pot dangling at the centre. A figure in a saffron-orange robe stands in the foreground raising a stick toward the pot, while a semicircle of people in white and cream clothing watches. Palm trees and a dark sky frame the scene, with a white vehicle and a red-walled building at left.2006-11-14A night photograph of a Uri attam game at an outdoor ground. A dangling frame of colourful streamers and clay pots hangs from a rope between two poles. A central figure in a saffron-orange robe raises an arm toward the pots, apparently about to strike them with a stick. Around them, a crowd of children and adults watches; some wear white kurtas and dhotis, others wear plain shirts and dresses. Palm trees, a vehicle and a floodlight sit in the background.2006-11-14Night photo of an outdoor children's game at a rural ashram ground. A suspended dangler hung from a rope and crossbar is decorated with tinsel, balloons and several clay pots of water. A person in an orange saffron robe stands in the foreground raising a stick to strike the pots. Around them a crowd of children and adults watches, including several men in white dhotis and orange shawls and women in saris. Palm trees and a dim building are visible in the background under a dark sky.2006-11-14Night outdoor photo of children's day game at an ashram ground: a hanging dangler of decorated pots and colourful tassels strung between two poles, while a person in an orange garment and raised arm swings a stick toward it. Around them a group of children and adults in white and cream clothing, some in orange shawls, watch closely under a dark sky with palm trees and a small white vehicle at left.2006-11-14Night photo of an outdoor Uri attam game at a village-style ground, with a dangling rope hung from a wooden frame decorated with colourful paper streamers and round yellow and orange balloons. A figure in a saffron-orange robe stands in the centre reaching upward with a stick, while a crowd of onlookers in white and light clothing surrounds the play area. A tall palm line and a small white vehicle appear in the background under a dark blue sky.2006-11-14Night-time outdoor photo of a Uri Attam folk game at an ashram ground. A hanging frame of colourful streamers, tinsel, balloons and decorated pots is suspended between two poles. A figure in an orange robe stands in the centre raising a stick to strike at the pots. Around them, people in white and cream clothes, some in saffron, and children watch from the sides. Palm trees, a corrugated-roofed building and a white vehicle are visible in the dark background, with a bright light at the right edge.2006-11-14Night photo of an outdoor game at an ashram ground. A hanging frame of rope and tinsel streamers holds decorated clay pots, and a standing figure in an orange robe raises one arm, stick in hand, to strike at them. A cluster of onlookers in white and beige clothing stands around, with children in brown uniforms at the right. Palm trees and a bright floodlight are visible behind, and a small vehicle is parked at the left edge.2006-11-14Night outdoor scene at a children's game. A figure in an orange-saffron robe stands center, one arm raised high holding a stick toward a hanging dangler strung with decorative pots and colourful streamers. Several people in white and cream clothing stand in a loose semicircle behind, and children in mixed everyday clothes crowd the left and right foreground. Balloon-like decorations and tinsel hang from a wooden frame above. A white van and palm trees appear in the dark background under a dim sky, with a bright floodlight on the right.2006-11-14Night photograph of the Uri attam game at AdiKailasa. A dangling frame hung with decorative pots of water, colourful tinsel and streamers hangs from a wooden pole. A person in a saffron-orange robe raises a stick overhead to strike the pots, while a crowd of onlookers in white and light clothing, including several children, stands around the open ground. A white vehicle and palm trees appear in the dark background.2006-11-14Night outdoor photo of a village-style game called Uri attam. A dangling wooden frame strung with colourful tinsel and clay pots of water hangs from a bamboo pole, with a tall pole and wire rigging on the right. A woman in a saffron-orange sari stands in the centre of the dirt ground, looking up toward the pots. Around her, children and adults in white and orange clothes stand watching under a dark sky, with palm trees and a white vehicle at the left and a bright floodlight at the right. The orange-clad central figure is a woman, and the page does not establish that a person is among the people shown, so no candidate is marked.2006-11-14