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Night photo of an outdoor village-style game at a compound. A wooden pole frame hung with colourful tinsel, paper streamers and orange and yellow balls holds a dangling decorated pot wrapped in glittery garland. A person in an orange robe and saffron dhoti, arm raised, stands in the foreground holding a stick to strike at it, while a loose crowd in white kurtas and dark clothes watches from the sides. Palm trees, a parked white vehicle and a lit wall stand in the background.

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Night-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 game at an outdoor ground. A wooden frame holds a hanging dangler decorated with colourful tinsel and streamers, with hanging decorative pots above. A person in an orange robe stands in the centre holding a stick raised toward the dangler, while a ring of children and adults in white and cream clothing watches. Palm trees and a small white vehicle are in the background, with a curved roof on the left.2006-11-14Night 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 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.2006-11-14Night 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.2006-11-14A 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 game at an ashram ground. A tall wooden frame hangs a dangling rope with decorative pots and colourful tassels, ribbons and streamers. A person in a long orange-brown robe stands at centre, one arm raised holding a stick, about to strike the pots. Around them a crowd of children and adults in white, cream and grey clothes watch, with a few children in colourful sweaters at the right. Palm trees, a white vehicle and a dome-roofed building sit in the dark background, with lights along the edge.2006-11-14Night photograph of an outdoor game at an ashram. A wooden frame hangs from a crossbar with colourful decorated clay pots and paper streamers, with hanging yellow and orange balloons above. A figure in an orange robe stands centre, raising a stick toward the pots. A crowd of people in white and cream clothing, with some in orange and pink, stands around a dirt ground, with palm trees and a dome-shaped building at left.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 photo of the Uri attam game at an outdoor ground. A dangler of decorative pots and colourful tinsel hangs from a horizontal bamboo pole, and a person in an orange-brown robe raises a stick to strike the pots. Gathered around in a loose circle are onlookers in white, cream and grey clothes, some in saffron-coloured robes, along with several children, one in pink, and a few adults in dark clothing. Tall posts with tinsel-wrapped decorations and yellow and orange paper lanterns frame the scene, with palm trees and a dark sky behind.2006-11-14Night 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.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.2006-11-14