Night outdoor scene at a Janmashtami celebration: an orange metal frame holds a hanging clay pot on a rope, with a crowd gathered below. Several people in saffron-orange and yellow garments stand in the foreground, while others in white and dark clothing watch. Green trees and buildings form the backdrop. A metal vessel sits at the lower right. - Nithyanandapedia

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Night outdoor scene at a Janmashtami celebration: an orange metal frame holds a hanging clay pot on a rope, with a crowd gathered below. Several people in saffron-orange and yellow garments stand in the foreground, while others in white and dark clothing watch. Green trees and buildings form the backdrop. A metal vessel sits at the lower right.

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Evening photograph of a crowd gathered in an open courtyard at dusk for a Janmashtami-style pot-breaking game. A red metal frame holds a hanging clay pot on a rope. Many people in saffron/orange robes, white saris and dark or colourful salwar outfits stand close together, some reaching upward toward the pot. A person in a yellow top and dark trousers stands at the centre-right. A flag and building silhouette sit against a dusky blue sky.

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Night outdoor scene of a Janmashtami dahi handi-style celebration: a clay pot hangs from a rope strung between two tall orange-red poles above a crowd. A large crowd of devotees, many in dark t-shirts and some in orange or saffron clothing, gathers below, looking up with raised hands and phones. A person in a dark shirt at the lower left raises a hand toward the pot. Dark trees and red-roofed buildings form the background under a night sky.

Outdoor photo at dusk of a Janmashtami dahi handi-style celebration in a wet courtyard. A red metal frame holds a hanging clay pot above the crowd, and several people in red, orange and yellow clothing splash water and tilt upward toward it. Women in orange, blue and patterned saffron saris and children stand around the edge, with a red-roofed building and trees behind. Dozens of people are visible, most in shadowed, blurred motion; no one is clearly identifiable as a person.

An outdoor photo of a Janmashtami-style dahi handi gathering on a wet ground at dusk. A tall red metal frame holds a hanging pot high above the crowd. Many people in orange, red, yellow and blue clothing gather around it, several spraying water toward the pot and others reaching upward. A red brick building and green trees stand behind the frame under a pale evening sky. No identifiable a person figure is clearly visible.