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Dusk photograph of an outdoor game area at a compound with a dark green roofed building behind it. A wooden pole frame has a rope dangling from its crossbar, with yellow clay pots hanging from the top and colourful streamers and flowers draped on the frame, used for the Uri attam pot-breaking game. Several people in white clothes stand around the area, one in the right foreground wears a white shirt with an orange-saffron cloth over the shoulder. A bright floodlight glows at left, and a small pile of concrete blocks sits on the dirt ground.

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Evening photograph of an open dirt ground at a rural compound at dusk, with a bright floodlight glowing in the background. A wooden pole frame strung with rope and hung with yellow balloons, colourful streamers and pink tassels is swinging, a folk-game dangler of the kind used in uri attam. In the foreground a man in a white shirt and white dhoti with an orange-saffron shawl stands with his arm raised, gripping a long stick aimed at the swinging frame. Several other people in white clothes stand near the green-roofed building and along the edge of the ground, and a striped pole wrapped in colourful bands stands at the left. Small white concrete blocks sit on the ground.2006-11-14Night photo of a children's game at an outdoor courtyard. A decorated dangler of tinsel and streamers, holding pots, hangs from a pole at upper left. A long-haired figure in an orange-saffron robe stands centre with a stick, apparently about to strike the pots, surrounded by children and onlookers. Behind them is an orange-and-green building with a dark roof. On the right, a man in white with an orange shawl and another in white stand near a striped pole. A bucket sits on the ground in front.2006-11-14Evening photograph of the Uri attam game at a dirt ground. A wooden gantry supports colourful decorative pots and tinsel hanging from a rope. A person in a white shirt and white dhoti stands with raised arms, reaching upward toward the hanging pots, while several people in white and white-and-grey clothing watch from the left and right. A bright lamp glows near the gantry, and a dark green roofed building stands at the right edge under a dusky blue sky.2006-11-14Night photograph of a village-style children's game at an outdoor ground beside an orange-walled building with a dark tiled roof. A tall pole with a dangling frame of decorated clay pots hangs above, and a child in the foreground holds a stick raised toward them. A woman in saffron-orange clothes stands centre holding a stick, with a bucket on the ground nearby. Children in light clothing gather around, and men in white kurta-style clothes with orange shawls stand at the right beside a parked white vehicle. A striped multicoloured pole stands at the right edge.2006-11-14Night-time photo of a Uri attam folk game at an outdoor ground. A dangling decorated frame hangs from a bamboo crossbar, hung with earthen pots, colourful tinsel and streamers, and yellow and orange balloons. A person in a saffron-orange robe stands in the centre with one arm raised, holding a stick to strike at the pots. Around them a crowd of devotees and children in white and pastel clothes watches; several wear white dhotis and kurtas, and one child wears pink. Tall poles with striped wrapping, a parked white vehicle and palm trees stand in the background.2006-11-14Night photo of a Children's Day game at an outdoor ashram ground. A tall wooden frame hangs decorated pots with colourful streamers and tassels. A person in an orange top raises a stick, about to strike the dangling pots, while a crowd of onlookers in white, cream and orange clothing stands around the open dirt ground under palm trees and a dark blue sky. The figure with the raised stick is not clearly identifiable as a specific person, so no candidate is asserted.2006-11-14Night photograph of a children's game at an outdoor ground. A tall pole with a dangling rope of colourful decorated pots and streamers hangs above the scene, and a boy in a white shirt holds a stick raised to strike at the pots. A crowd of children and adults watches from the left. In the centre, a figure in an orange-saffron robe stands near the pole, with a glowing light behind them. Other people in white and light clothing stand to the right, and a striped pole is visible at the far right. Low orange-walled buildings with a dark roof form the background.2006-11-14Night photo of a children's game at an outdoor ground. A tall striped pole holds a dangling decorative arrangement of colourful tinsel, ribbons and hanging pots above the crowd. A figure in a saffron-orange robe stands centre, holding a long stick raised toward the pots, and a child in a dark outfit stands to the right. Crowd members in white and light clothing watch from the left and background, with an orange-walled building behind them.2006-11-14Night photo of an outdoor children's game at an ashram ground. A dangling cluster of decorated pots and colourful streamers hangs from a rope strung between two poles wrapped in bands of colour. A man in a flowing saffron-orange robe with long dark hair stands at centre, looking up at the suspended pots with a stick raised, as a crowd of children and adults watches. Several people in white kurtas and dhotis stand to the right, and a woman in a dark patterned dress and a man in a khaki shirt stand at left. A white vehicle and palm trees sit in the dark background under a single floodlight.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 outdoor scene at an ashram ground during a children's game. A dangling frame hung with decorative clay pots and colourful streamers swings above the sand. A figure in long orange robes stands centre, holding a stick and facing the pots, apparently about to strike. Around them, children in bright dresses and shirts raise their arms and watch, while adults in white clothes and orange shawls stand at the edges. A red-and-green striped pole rises at right, and a dark-roofed building with red walls lies behind. The figure in orange has long hair and an orange robe, with visible ritual adornment; it cannot be confirmed from this image alone whether this person is the a person.2006-11-14Night outdoor scene at an ashram ground where children play the Uri attam game beneath a suspended wooden dangler strung with decorated clay pots, some pots hanging wrapped in colourful streamers and ribbons. A figure in a long saffron-orange robe with a wrap stands centre-left holding a stick, facing the hanging pots, with a bucket at their feet. Surrounding them are a crowd of children and adults in white and light clothing, a man in white kurta and a few people wearing orange shawls on the right. A striped, multicoloured pole stands at the right edge; an orange-walled building with a lit doorway and a white vehicle are in the background under dark sky.2006-11-14