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Night-time photograph of a rope tug-of-war on an open dirt field lit by a bright floodlight. Several people in saffron-orange robes pull a long rope, with a woman in a white sari and a man in white dhoti at the far right, and a child in a dark tracksuit and a girl in dark top also pulling. A crowd of spectators in casual clothes, including someone in a purple top and a woman in a black dress, stands watching at the back under a dark sky with a metal frame structure beside the field.

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A night-time outdoor tug-of-war on a dirt ground lit by floodlights. Two teams pull a long yellow rope taut across the middle of the field. On the left, a boy in a black shirt and a girl in orange pull on the rope, while a crowd of onlookers in casual clothes stands watching. On the right, a row of people in saffron and orange robes and a woman in a white sari with a red blouse pull against them. Behind them, a group of people in saffron and orange clothing gathers near a metal frame and a lit pole. Some people in the background wear shawls and white clothes. The scene looks like a community sports game held at an ashram.2016-08-25August 25 20162016-08-25August 25 20162016-08-25Night outdoor scene on a grassy field lit by a bright spotlight. Many people in orange and saffron robes stand in a loose group, several bending forward and gripping long ropes stretched across the ground, apparently in a tug-of-war style activity. A tall figure in a white dhoti with long dark hair stands at the left edge facing the group. Others wear yellow, white and green clothing. A red-roofed building with lit windows sits in the background, and a blue hose lies across the foreground. A white cloth lies on the grass to the right.2016-08-25August 25 20162016-08-25Outdoor night scene on a dirt ground where several people in orange and yellow clothing pull on thick ropes in a tug-of-war style contest. In the foreground, a young person in an orange top and orange trousers leans forward gripping the rope, and a person in black stands at left with a rope. Behind them, people in orange, yellow and blue shirts, a man in grey, and a woman in white watch and clap. Building walls appear in the background.2016-08-25August 25 20162016-08-25Night outdoor scene on a grassy field lit by a bright floodlight on a pole. Several people in orange and saffron clothing pull yellow ropes stretched across the ground, while children in red, blue and black tops and a woman in a white sari with a bag stand near. A raised platform draped with coloured cloth and a small structure stand in the background, with a few seated onlookers at the right edge. No individual is identifiable as a person from appearance; the people shown are in ordinary orange and white clothing.2016-08-25Night outdoor scene on dry grass at a rope tug-of-war game. A bare-footed man in a white dhoti with a gold border and a brown rudraksha mala raises his arm and stands at the centre of a taut white rope. Around him, people in saffron and orange robes and dark clothing watch closely. Two men in grey pull the rope on the left, and a man in an orange shirt stands opposite, facing the centre. A building with lit windows is behind the group. The man in white wears a long wavy-haired look, with a rudraksha mala on his chest. Several saffron-clad sannyasis and a woman in black stand at the edges.2016-08-25Night photograph of a tug-of-war on a grassy open ground lit by floodlights. Two teams in saffron and orange robes, white dhotis and kurtas, and a few in blue or dark clothing pull on a long rope stretched across white lines. Some participants lean back or bend low, gripping the rope. Behind them stand onlookers in orange and white, and a bare-chested man with a garland. Red-roofed buildings, a metal pole and steel pots line the background.2016-08-25Night scene on a grassy open ground lit by harsh light, with a tug-of-war underway. Two lines of people hold long ropes stretched across the field. On the left, a bald man in orange robes leans back pulling, and a man in black stands nearby. On the right, a bald man in orange leans forward pulling the rope, and a man in yellow robes pulls beside him. A central figure with long hair, a rudraksha-style necklace and white robes stands between the two teams facing them. Other onlookers in white, maroon and black clothes watch in the background, along with a parked vehicle and dark trees. A blue rope lies in the foreground.2016-08-25A night-time outdoor photo on open dry ground showing several women in orange and saffron clothing holding a long wooden stick between them in a group stick-play or drill. The woman at left wears an orange tunic and a red-orange shawl with a bead necklace; the central woman wears an orange sari; the woman at right wears orange trousers and tunic. Behind them, men and women in dark and white shirts stand watching, and a bright floodlight glares from the right.2016-08-25