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Outdoor scene at a sunlit field with a maroon canopy and saffron flags with emblems. In the foreground a man in white clothes and an orange headband lies on a weight bench pressing a heavy barbell, with a white towel draped over his chest. Behind him a crowd watches closely; a man in an orange-saffron shirt with a large rudraksha-style bead necklace stands at left, a man in a white shirt stands with folded arms, and a bald man in white with a rudraksha mala and folded hands stands at right. Several people in white clothes press palms together in greeting, and a raised dais with orange cushions and umbrellas sits in the background.

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December 22 20102010-12-22Outdoor event under a bright sky: a man in a white vest with an orange headband and white towel over his shoulders lifts a barbell on a white metal rack, his back to the camera. Behind him, a figure in orange robes with a beaded necklace stands near the rack. A crowd of men in white shirts and dhotis, some wearing rudraksha malas, watches. Above them hang a maroon canopy and ornate saffron-and-gold banners with emblems, and a tall kalasha-style pole rises in the background.2010-12-22December 22 20102010-12-22Outdoor photo on dry ground at a KAILASA youth event with a white metal weight-lifting frame. In the foreground, a bare-chested man in white dhoti and shawl holds a silver barbell with plates while a younger man in a cream kurta and tan belt, white dhoti, lifts or steadies the bar between the uprights. A crowd of men in white kurtas and dhotis, several with orange headbands and white caps, watches closely. On the right, a man in white kurta speaks into a microphone, and an orange cloth hangs from a stand. Trees and a light sky frame the scene.2010-12-22December 22 20102010-12-22December 22 20102010-12-22Outdoor youth fitness activity on dirt ground at an ashram. A young person in white kurta and white dhoti lifts a horizontal steel bar on a white metal weight rack, shoulders pressing under the bar while plates rest on the frame. Around them, young men in white dhotis and white shirts, several with orange or saffron cloth and orange headbands, stand watching and clapping; some wear rudraksha-style beaded necklaces. A woman in white sari and a child in a light patterned shirt watch from the right; a woman in a white sari stands in the right foreground holding a long wooden staff. Red-roofed buildings and a tiled-roof structure are visible behind the crowd. Around 15 people are visible.2010-12-22Outdoor photo at an open-air event under a clear blue sky. Centre, a man in a plain grey shirt and dark trousers, with an orange headband and a cloth bundle at his shoulder, stands at a white metal weight-lifting frame with a stacked weight plate, while a man in a white shirt steadies the bar from the left. Left foreground, a woman in a white sari with an orange-gold border holds the bar. Right, a man in white kurta with an orange headband and rudraksha mala speaks into a microphone; behind him people in white clothes sit and stand, and a woman in an orange shawl on the far right covers her face with her hands. Green mats cover the ground.2010-12-22Outdoor photo of devotees gathered around a white metal frame on sandy ground, with a young woman in white clothes at the centre gripping a horizontal bar and leaning forward while others hold her arms and watch. Around them, men and women in white dhotis, shirts and kurtas, some with orange shawls and rudraksha malas, stand with hands pressed together. A bare-chested man in white dhoti with a golden border and an orange shawl stands at left, looking down. Trees and blue sky form the background. The setting appears to be a KAILASA youth-day gathering.2010-12-22December 22 20102010-12-22December 22 20102010-12-22Outdoor photo of a man in a white dhoti and white shirt with a red-and-white border cloth lifting a heavy barbell on a white steel rack at a sunny open-air event. A white towel rests across his shoulders and a belt is cinched at his waist; he stands barefoot on a purple mat over green mats, with weight plates lying on the ground. Around him a crowd watches, many in white kurtas and dhotis, with a man in an orange robe and rudraksha mala at right, and some people sitting on the ground at left, several with hands joined in greeting. A camera operator with a video camera stands among the spectators.2010-12-22