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Outdoor kabaddi or sports contest on a sandy ground. A bald man in a white kurta with a red waist cord and white dhoti stands at center facing the players. Several players in white and blue shirts crouch and move across the sand, some in grey or blue trousers. A wooden frame with a hanging rope or swing stands at left, and a white table is set near the spectators. A large crowd of men in white shirts and dhotis watches from behind a low wall, with a white bus, trees and a hillside behind them. The scene is a sports event with no visible deity or ritual objects.

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December 25 20092009-12-25December 25 20092009-12-25December 25 20092009-12-25Outdoor sports event on a sandy ground where several young men in white t-shirts and jeans are playing kabaddi-style game, some crouched and moving on bare feet. A man in white dhoti-style clothing stands at the left edge near a tall metal frame. Behind them a large crowd of spectators in white shirts and white clothing stands and sits around the field, with a white van and a water barrel visible, and a stage speaker stack on a tall frame. Dry trees and a hillside form the background.2009-12-25December 25 20092009-12-25December 25 20092009-12-25Outdoor kabaddi-style game on a sandy ground marked with white lines. A player in a white shirt with a yellow waist sash and white dhoti runs and reaches toward a row of young men in white and light-blue t-shirts and jeans who crouch ready. On the right, a person in a white sari-style wrap with a maroon border stands watching at the edge of the court. A large crowd in white shirts and dhotis, plus spectators in mixed clothing, lines the background beside a tall metal frame and a white vehicle.2009-12-25Outdoor photo of a martial arts demonstration on sand, with a crowd of onlookers standing behind. Several young men in white kurta-style shirts and white dhotis with yellow waist cords and red sashes stand in a line, some wearing white t-shirts printed with a woman's portrait. In the foreground a barefoot man in a white t-shirt and blue jeans crouches in a fighting stance facing the group. Behind them a red metal frame holds a rope and a hanging weight, a black speaker stack sits on a stand, and a white bus with partial lettering is parked nearby. Trees and a low wall line the background under a hazy sky.2009-12-25Outdoors on a sandy field, several men in white kurtas and white dhotis or trousers play a game, with one man in a white kurta and long dark hair facing away from the camera in the centre. Other participants wear white t-shirts, one in a blue shirt and jeans, and one in orange shorts. A large crowd of spectators, many in white, stands behind a rope or line on the right. A red metal frame with a hanging rope and a van with speakers stand at left, and a few trees and a wall lie in the background. The text reads 2020 Sri Nithyananda Paramashivam2009-12-25Outdoor sports or games scene on a sandy ground. A bald man in white dhoti with a yellow sash stands barefoot at left, facing a group of men in white and blue T-shirts and jeans playing on the sand. A red metal frame with a hanging rope and a kalasha-like pot stands in the middle. Blue plastic drums and a white-clad crowd watch from behind, with a white bus and a banner in the background.2009-12-25Outdoor scene on a sandy ground where several young women in white kurtas and white trousers, some with blue or yellow sashes, perform a martial-arts style stance and movement. Behind them a large crowd of spectators in white shirts and mixed clothing stands watching, and a few people in orange and red sit or stand along the edge. A metal frame structure with a hanging rope stands at left, blue plastic drums are at the left edge, and a white van and a flagpole are visible in the background under a hazy sky.2009-12-25December 25 20092009-12-25