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Night photograph of a tug-of-war on an open grassy ground lit by a bright floodlight. Several teams pull a long rope taut across the frame. On the left, monks in saffron-orange robes and shaved heads lean back on the rope, while a man in a white dhoti and shawl pulls alongside them. On the right, orange-robed monks pull against a man in grey shorts and a bare upper body. A man in a blue shirt and a woman in white clothing stand among the team, and a few seated spectators in orange sit in the background near a pole and a lit structure. No identifiable a person is clearly visible in the pulling line.

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Night-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.2016-08-25August 25 20162016-08-25August 25 20162016-08-25Night-time photograph of a tug-of-war on a grassy field lit by a bright floodlight. Two teams of men in orange and saffron clothing pull a long rope taut across a marked line, leaning back with feet braced. Among them, a man in a white dhoti and white shirt stands near the rope's centre, and a group of onlookers in white, black and grey clothing watches from behind. A low building with a red-brown wall stands in the background.2016-08-25August 25 20162016-08-25August 25 20162016-08-25A night photograph of a tug-of-war on a grassy field with a bright floodlight glaring from the left. Two teams of people in orange and saffron clothing pull a long rope taut across the centre. A figure in white dhoti and white shirt with a light shawl stands near the middle of the rope, arm outstretched and pointing, while other participants in orange robes, dark trousers and white shirts line up along both sides. Spectators in white, black and casual clothes watch from behind, and a low red-brown building sits in the dark background. The rope runs through the middle of the frame between the two lines of players.2016-08-25August 25 20162016-08-25Night-time photo of a tug-of-war on an open grassy field lit by floodlights. Several men in saffron-orange robes and orange t-shirts pull on thick ropes stretched across the ground, while others in black, grey, white and yellow clothing stand around the edges watching. A man in a white dhoti with a bare upper body and a shawl-like cloth stands at the centre of the rope line, and a lamp-lit vehicle sits in the dark background. Blue hose lines and a coiled white rope lie on the grass in the foreground.2016-08-25Night photograph of a tug-of-war on a grassy open ground lit by floodlights. Two teams in saffron and orange robes, white dhotis and kurtas, and a few in blue or dark clothing pull on a long rope stretched across white lines. Some participants lean back or bend low, gripping the rope. Behind them stand onlookers in orange and white, and a bare-chested man with a garland. Red-roofed buildings, a metal pole and steel pots line the background.2016-08-25August 25 20162016-08-25A night-time outdoor tug-of-war on dark, dusty ground under floodlights. Two teams pull a long wooden pole taut: on the left, a man in a white shirt and olive shorts and a man in orange robes and sandals; on the right, several men in orange and saffron robes and white dhotis, one man in a dark grey shirt and orange waist cloth, and a bald man in orange. Spectators in white dhotis, striped shirts and plaid shirts stand behind, some smiling and clapping.2016-08-25