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Outdoor photo of a Janmashtami-style pot-breaking game at an ashram courtyard at dusk. A bald man in saffron-orange clothes and a matching orange dhoti stands centre with a wooden staff, smiling, beneath a rope strung between two red poles. Around him a crowd of men and women watches, many women wearing sarees in white, green and red, and a child in blue. Behind them a red-and-stone building with a tiled roof and bamboo trees stands under a cloudy sky. A decorated golden throne with red cloth and a flower-garlanded seated figure sits at the right edge, and a man in white stands near the back.

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Outdoor festival scene with a bald man in a saffron-orange top and matching orange trousers standing on wet ground, smiling and holding a thin stick, with a rope hanging from a red pole beside him. Other men in orange shirts and orange lungis stand in the foreground, and a line of women in white and teal saris, plus a few children, watches from the left. Behind them stands a row of onlookers, and on the right a seated figure with a garland sits near a gold-and-red throne with a striped canopy above a red-draped table. The scene appears to be a Janmashtami celebration, with a rope and pole game in progress.2016-08-25August 25 20162016-08-25August 25 20162016-08-25August 25 20162016-08-25August 25 20162016-08-25August 25 20162016-08-25August 25 20162016-08-25August 25 20162016-08-25August 25 20162016-08-25Outdoor Krishna Janmashtami celebration at an ashram courtyard. In the centre, a figure in orange robes bends forward while water sprays through the air from a rope-suspended vessel. Around them, a crowd of devotees in orange, green and white saris and white dhotis stands watching, several holding brass pots and bowls. To the right, a shaven-headed man in orange clothing and a woman in orange also hold brass vessels. Behind, a red-roofed brick building and bamboo trees frame the scene, with a decorated altar, flower-covered table and lamps visible, plus a striped cloth canopy on a red pole.2016-08-25August 25 20162016-08-25Outdoor ritual gathering on a muddy ground beside a red-painted building and bamboo. A bald man in saffron-orange robes walks barefoot holding a long wooden staff, while nearby saffron-clad men and a woman in a white dress hold brass kalasha-style pots. Behind them a crowd of devotees in saffron, pink, green and blue saris and dhotis stands watching. At the back a figure with long hair and a red-and-green garland sits on a raised peetha/throne draped in red cloth, beside a red-and-yellow canopy and a red pole. Wet ground and a red-trimmed structure suggest a ceremonial abhishekam or procession setting.2016-08-25