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Outdoor 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.

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