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Outdoor kabaddi-style contest on a sandy ground. Three young men in white shirts and jeans crouch and advance on a woman in a flowing orange-saffron sari who is mid-move, bent forward with arms out. A large crowd of mostly white-clad spectators sits and stands along the left side, many in white with some in blue and green. On the right, a covered stage with colourful striped canopies holds people in orange and saffron robes, and a banner with a portrait hangs from a pole beside saffron flags. Blue plastic barrels and clay pots sit near the stage. Palm trees and a hazy sky complete the scene. Roughly 40 people are visible, with several more partly hidden in the crowd.

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December 25 20092009-12-25December 25 20092009-12-25Outdoor sports event on a sandy field where four men play a kabaddi-style contest in front of a large seated crowd. In the foreground a man in a white t-shirt and blue jeans leans forward with arm extended toward a bare-chested player in a white dhoti with a yellow waistband. Another player in white shorts and a white shirt stands beside him, and a referee in an all-white shirt and trousers watches. Behind them a crowd of mostly women in white and pastel saris sits on the ground. On the right a raised platform has a white sofa and a seated figure in orange saffron robes, with white-clad attendants standing nearby, beneath striped umbrellas and a red-and-white banner with a portrait. Red balloons and saffron flags decorate the poles. Bare palms stand in the background.2009-12-25Outdoor sports scene on a sandy ground with a crowd seated around the edges. Several young men in white t-shirts and blue jeans face off across the sand, while two women in white traditional clothes stand in the foreground, one wearing a yellow waist sash. Spectators in white, yellow and blue garments sit on the sand. At the right, a raised dais under a striped canopy holds a figure in orange robes seated before a backdrop with red flags and a framed portrait. Palm trees and a pale sky frame the field.2009-12-25December 25 20092009-12-25Outdoor scene on a sandy ground under a pale hazy sky, with a large crowd seated and standing behind. In the foreground, two young men in jeans and white t-shirts walk on sand, one in a white shirt facing away from the camera, while a bald man in a white dhoti and white top stands at the right edge near a raised platform. Behind them, people in white and saffron-orange robes gather near a decorated stage with colourful canopies and a pair of women in orange sarees. Blue plastic drums sit at the right side, and a row of seated young women in white and blue sits at left. Red and orange flags fly on poles above the crowd.2009-12-25December 25 20092009-12-25December 25 20092009-12-25Outdoor sports event on sand with a large seated crowd watching along the edges. Several men are mid-action in a kabaddi-style contest: one in a light blue shirt and jeans reaches toward a bare-chested player in white dhoti with yellow sash, while another in white shirt and white trousers stands nearby. Behind them, a white-clad figure sits on a cushioned white throne-like seat beneath a decorated canopy, with a figure in orange-saffron robes beside it. Red balloons float in the air, and a framed portrait banner and orange flags stand near the field. Blue barrels sit at the right edge.2009-12-25December 25 20092009-12-25December 25 20092009-12-25Outdoor photograph of a kabaddi-style game on a sandy ground. Several men in white dhotis and white shirts are running and grappling, while a figure in orange saffron robes stands in the centre of the sand. Behind them a large crowd of people in white and blue clothes sits on the ground watching. At the right, a decorated pink and white float or palanquin with striped umbrellas sits under a pale sky, with a banner showing a portrait of a woman and red flags on poles beside it. Several white-clad onlookers stand at the edge of the sand.2009-12-25