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Outdoor photo of a crowd gathered around a tall rust-red metal frame holding a pulley and a suspended clay pot wrapped in white cloth. Several men in white and lavender clothes stand near the frame, one in a purple garment splashing or pouring water that arcs through the air, while others in blue, white and orange shirts hold cups and buckets. Spectators in the foreground include women with tied-back hair and people in white. A dry landscape with a white-and-red building and scattered white markers lies behind them under a pale sky. No a person candidate is clearly identifiable by appearance.

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Outdoor game at an ashram-style grounds with a tall rust-red metal frame and pulley holding a clay pot wrapped in white cloth suspended above the crowd. Several people in white and lavender clothes are being splashed with blue and purple liquid from buckets and a pole-mounted container, with spray filling the air. Onlookers in white kurtas and saris watch, some with hands clasped, and a white building with red roofs and open dry land with white structures stand in the background. No clearly identifiable a person figure is evident.2009-12-19December 19 20092009-12-19December 19 20092009-12-19Outdoor scene at a dusty ground beside a tall rust-coloured metal frame with a rope and pulley. A bucket hangs at the top and water and purple-blue colour splash down onto a crowd. Several people in white and lilac clothing, some with purple and blue cloth, are drenched and laughing while others hold buckets. On the left, two people in orange robes stand near a table, and one white-clad figure stands among them. Corrugated sheds, a half-built concrete structure and trees form the background.2009-12-19December 19 20092009-12-19Outdoor photo of a Janmashtami-style pot-breaking game on wet, muddy ground. A clay pot hangs from a rope tied to a red metal frame at centre. Several people in white dhotis and white kurtas or sarees gather around it, some holding small plastic buckets or cups. Blue plastic drums stand at left and right, and water splashes from the pot toward a man in a white dhoti at centre. Other people in white, red, pink and blue clothes watch from the sides under a heavy grey sky with trees and an orange brick wall behind. A figure at centre wears a translucent white robe. a person, the a person, is not visibly identifiable from appearance here.2010-09-02Outdoor festival scene on bare ground with a clay pot suspended from a rope between two tall red poles, with a stick or wooden bar angled near the top. Several people in white and lavender clothing stand in a cluster reaching upward and holding bundles of cloth and colored materials, some with purple and blue fabric. Nearby, a figure in orange robes with a bald head stands beside a second person in orange, and a raised wooden platform with red and orange cloth sits to the left. Behind them, a large crowd of onlookers in white and mixed clothing watches, with trees, a corrugated roof, a red brick building and a partly built structure in the background.2009-12-19Outdoor festive scene on a dirt ground at an ashram-like site with dry hillside, small white-topped structures and a utility pole backdrop. Participants in white and lilac clothing are splashed and doused with purple powder-colored water from red buckets and blue drums; a man in a lilac kurta at center is drenched in purple spray while others hold buckets. A hanging pot is suspended from a rope between red poles above. Many onlookers in white, including women with braids, watch from the foreground. A man in a white kurta stands at right with a bucket. The scene conveys a colour-splashing celebration with dozens of people visible.2009-12-19Outdoor photograph of a water-splashing game on a dusty ground. A woman in a light pink top and white pants stands centre, arms raised toward a hanging clay pot decorated with flowers, while water sprays around her. Men in white shirts and yellow waist sashes hold buckets and a hose; a boy in a navy shirt watches at left. Red brick wall and bare trees behind under a clear blue sky. a person not visibly present.2010-12-22Outdoor photo of a Dahi Handi-style game on muddy ground under an overcast sky. A clay pot hangs from a rope strung between two red metal poles at top. A barefoot young man in white clothes leaps mid-air while others around him throw water from orange and teal buckets and pour it over him. Onlookers in white kurtas, a woman in a white and pink sari, and girls in pink and white salwar stand in the wet clay, some in dark or white shirts. A man in an orange shirt and grey trousers stands in the background, along with men in white and other spectators.2010-09-02Outdoor photo of a muddy, puddled sandy ground during an event with a standing crowd. In the centre, a bald man in white clothes, arms raised, is pouring or throwing water from a cup, with a spray of water arcing through the air. Around him, several people in white kurtas and dhotis, some with garlands, are pouring water from red and blue buckets and cups, and a woman in a maroon top and yellow shawl holds a small bucket. A clay pot hangs from a rope tied between two tall poles at upper centre, and a pink-and-white dressed man stands at left beside a blue barrel. Onlookers stand in the background near an orange gate and a brick wall under a grey, cloudy sky. This appears to be a pot-breaking style celebration with water splashing.2010-09-02Outdoor photo of a Janmashtami-style pot-breaking game on a wet, muddy ground. A clay pot hangs from a rope between two tall red poles in the centre. Many people in white clothes, some with yellow shawls or scarves, stand around blue plastic drums and buckets. A bald man in white at left and another man in white at centre are reaching or moving near the water-splashing action, and a woman in a dark blue top holds a bucket. Women and girls in white and light blue watch from the right. Overcast sky, trees and a brick wall behind.2010-09-02