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Outdoor photo of a sandy ground where young men in white shirts and white dhotis play a contact game. A man in a brown shirt and grey shorts runs across the sand, while a player lies flat on the sand reaching forward. Spectators in white, orange and dhoti clothing stand behind a rope boundary, some with raised arms. Dry grass, a fence and palm trees appear in the background under bright sunlight.

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December 25 20072007-12-25December 25 20072007-12-25A photograph of a traditional Indian game on sand at an outdoor ashram event beside palm trees. Several young men in white clothes and red headbands crouch and run across the sand, one diving low toward another. A crowd of people in white garments stands and sits around the sandy field, and a man in white holds a small white placard at the right. A loudspeaker stack and a white van stand behind the crowd, and a drum is visible at the right edge. No figure is clearly identifiable as a person by appearance, so no candidate is named.2007-12-25December 27 20072007-12-27Outdoor photo of a traditional Indian wrestling-style game on a sandy ground during a festival. Two men in white dhotis and white shirts grapple in the sand, one bent low with arms outstretched, the other gripping his waist, with orange headbands on several players. A crowd of onlookers in white clothing, some with folded hands, stands behind a rope barrier. Among them a man in an orange shawl and white dhoti stands at right, and a drummer in blue shirt and white dhoti holds a drum. Palm trees, a white van and small buildings are visible in the background.2007-12-25December 22 20102010-12-22Outdoor photo of a traditional Indian wrestling match on sand. Two young men grapple in the centre: one in an orange sleeveless top and white dhoti with a red border, the other in white clothing pinned beneath him. A third young man in a white shirt crouches at the right edge, leaning in. Behind a rope boundary, a crowd of men in white kurtas and dhotis, several with orange headbands and orange stoles, sit and stand watching and gesturing. The ground is loose, pale sand with footprints. The scene is a traditional games event among ashram brahmacharis and youth.2007-12-25December 25 20092009-12-25December 25 20062006-12-25A sandy outdoor ground during a sporting exhibition, with several players in white kurta-style clothes and yellow waist sashes gripping hands and stepping in a circle. A long-haired man in a white robe at right holds hands with a player in a white shirt and yellow sash. Behind them spectators sit and stand along the edge, many in white, with an orange-robed sadhu near the center and a white tent and parked white bus in the background. Pale-blue plastic drums and a banner line the far side.2009-12-25A sandy outdoor kabaddi-style game in progress on a open ground, with a white chalk boundary line. A bald man in a white shirt with a red waist cord and white dhoti stands at the right edge facing the play, watching. Several players in white shirts and dhotis, some with yellow waistbands, move across the sand. A large crowd of spectators in white and blue shirts lines the left side, and additional onlookers in white kurtas and an orange shirt stand along the right. Metal fencing, a building and a yellow signboard with partial lettering are in the background under a pale sky.2009-12-25December 25 20072007-12-25