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Outdoor scene at an open dirt-ground event under a maroon and gold canopy with a red-trimmed edge. In the foreground, a man in a white dhoti with a red-bordered cloth draped over his shoulder stands at a metal weight-training rack with a barbell and plates, a green mat beneath. A bald devotee in white kurta with a rudraksha mala faces the bar, while a second man in white kurta with a mala stands at the right. A seated crowd in white and orange garments and a few saffron-clad figures sit on the ground behind; a gold-and-yellow ornamental palanquin or ratha stands at left, with umbrellas and ceremonial items beyond.

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December 22 20102010-12-22December 22 20102010-12-22December 22 20102010-12-22Outdoor photo at an open field with dry earth. A white metal frame labelled Hercules stands center-left, and a man in a white dhoti with yellow border is being held by others near it, with a white cloth wrapped on his shoulder and an orange cloth nearby. Several men in white kurtas and orange headbands stand around him, and a larger seated crowd in white clothing sits on the ground at right. A maroon canopy with orange flags and a shaded platform stands at upper right, with a figure in orange sitting under it. Mats and round metal plates lie on the ground in front. Approximately 40 to 60 people are visible.2010-12-22Outdoor photo at an open-air event under a clear blue sky. A man bare-chested except for a white cloth over his shoulders, wearing a white dhoti with orange-gold borders, grips a horizontal metal bar of a white Hercules gym rig with both hands while another man in an orange head cloth stands nearby. Several men in white kurtas and dhotis, one in a white shirt with an orange headband, stand around the apparatus. Behind them a large red canopy with gold trim shelters a seated audience on the sand, with more people sitting on the ground in the right foreground. A decorated umbrella and an orange flag are visible on the right.2010-12-22December 22 20102010-12-22December 22 20102010-12-22Outdoors on bare dirt, a man in white dhoti and white kurta with a red-and-white sash lifts a barbell on a white Hercules squat rack, standing barefoot on a purple mat over a green mat. Crowded around him, about thirty men in white shirts and white dhotis, some with orange or yellow cloths and rudraksha beads, watch or sit on the ground. Stacked weight plates lie on the green mat. Behind them are trees, a low red-brick wall and a tiled building roof under a clear sky.2010-12-22Outdoor photo of a youth fitness demonstration on a dusty ground. A young man in white kurta and a mala stands on a purple mat between white Hercules-branded weight racks, holding a barbell at chest level while a man in a white dhoti and kurta spots him on the left. Two men in white kurtas, a bald man in a white t-shirt with a red sash, and a woman in cream saree watch as a large crowd of onlookers, many children, sits and stands behind a low barrier. Green and purple mats and loose weight plates lie on the ground; a red-roofed building and trees are in the background. No one in the scene is clearly identifiable as a person.2010-12-22Outdoors on dusty ground, a shaved-headed man in plain white dhoti and kurta with a red-bordered cloth over one shoulder and a leather belt grips a weight-training barbell on a white steel rack, stepping forward on a purple mat over a green mat. Weight plates lie on the mat. Around him a crowd of men in white and saffron clothing watches, some in orange shawls, some holding phones or a camera. Another man in a white shirt and dark trousers stands at the right side of the bar, and a man in white shirt and orange shawl at right holds a microphone. The man at the front is not confidently identified; he is a person in white ritual-style clothing, not clearly a candidate for the named figure, so the depiction is uncertain.2010-12-22December 22 20102010-12-22December 22 20102010-12-22