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A night-time outdoor tug-of-war on a pale sandy courtyard lit by street lamps. A standing man in a white dhoti with gold border and a rudraksha mala gestures toward a rope held by several people. Players in orange robes, a green t-shirt, a grey vest and dark trousers pull on the white rope while crouching low. A man with a video camera on the left wears a white dhoti, and onlookers stand in the background near a corrugated shed.

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January 18 20172017-01-18January 18 20172017-01-18January 18 20172017-01-18August 25 20162016-08-25Night photograph of a tug-of-war on sandy ground under floodlights. Several people in orange robes and orange shirts pull a thick white rope, with a figure in a green top bent low in the centre. On the left a man in a white kurta and dark head covering stands watching, and on the right a man in white dhoti and shirt stands at the edge. Lamps and a corrugated structure are behind, with a small blue bucket at lower left.2017-01-18August 25 20162016-08-25January 18 20172017-01-18Night-time tug-of-war on an open dirt ground lit by a bright floodlight. Several teams in saffron and orange robes pull a long rope, with white-clad and blue-shirted participants in the foreground straining backward with their feet dug in. Spectators sit on the ground at the right edge, and a tall metal floodlight mast stands in the background. A man in white dhoti and shirt stands among the onlookers near the centre, and a shaved-headed monk in orange on the right appears to be watching the pull.2016-08-25Night-time outdoor tug-of-war on a dry grass field with a brick building behind. Several people pull a long rope taut across the frame: on the left, a bald man in orange and a man in orange kneel and lean back; in the centre, a man in maroon robes with gold trim and a man in a reddish-brown robe pull alongside a man in white and a man in a white shirt and green trousers. On the right, two men in orange tracksuits pull the rope. A woman in dark clothes raises both fists and cheers in the background, and other onlookers stand near the building. A bare shaved-headed man in orange on the far left is a bystander. No appearance-based cues qualify any individual as a person, so the figures are described by role and clothing only.2016-08-25Night 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.2016-08-25A night outdoor photo of a tug-of-war game on bare ground lit by distant lights. Several people pull a rope in opposite directions: on the left, a man in a dark shirt and glasses and another man in dark clothes; on the right, a man in grey clothes and a shaved-headed man in orange robes. In the centre, a dark-skinned man in an orange dhoti-style garment and beaded necklace is pulled between the two sides, smiling. Behind them stand onlookers, including a man in white ritual clothes with a mala and two women in dark tops. a person candidate in the centre is not clearly identifiable from appearance.2016-08-25Night-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.2016-08-25