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Outdoor photo of traditional Indian games on a sandy ground with a white line marking the playing area. Young men and women in white clothes with orange sashes link arms and dance or play in the centre. A woman in a cream and white sari with an orange sash stands near the middle. Spectators in white dress crowd the edge, and a palm-fringed white building stands behind. At right, a decorated ratha or palanquin with flower garlands and a small deity murti under a canopy is visible. No individual can be confidently identified as the a person from appearance here.

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December 25 20072007-12-25Outdoor photo of a sandy ground at a festival, with youths in white kurta-style clothes and orange sashes playing a traditional game in the centre. Several participants stand in a loose circle holding hands or linked arms while a crowd of onlookers in white, orange and red clothing watches from the edges. Palm trees, flagpoles and a decorated ratha-style float with garlands and a framed deity image appear at the upper left, and a hillside stands behind. No clearly identifiable a person figure is visible in this frame.2007-12-25December 25 20072007-12-25Outdoor photo of a traditional Indian game played on sand in a courtyard beside a white single-storey building with a corrugated roof and a palm tree. Two players in white dhotis and white shirts with orange headbands face off, while an orange-shirted player in shorts stands at left. A large crowd of spectators in white clothing, with some in orange and saffron, sits and stands along a rope boundary, watching intently. The scene looks like a kabaddi-style contest. No specific ritual or a person appearance is clearly visible in this frame.2007-12-25December 25 20062006-12-25Outdoor photo of a traditional Indian game on a sandy field, with young women in white and orange headbands stepping across a marked line in the sand. Several women in white salwar-style outfits and a green-and-white sari stand together in the centre, one in a teal top. Behind a rope line, a crowd of spectators in white shirts, dark trousers and light dresses watches, with palm trees and buildings in the background. No identifiable a person figure is visible.2007-12-25December 25 20072007-12-25December 25 20072007-12-25December 25 20072007-12-25Outdoor photo of young men playing a traditional Indian game on a sandy ground in front of a white building with a corrugated roof, palm trees behind. Several players in white dhotis and orange or saffron sashes and shirts run and crouch barefoot, one reaching forward mid-motion. A seated and standing crowd in white clothes watches along the left, and at right a decorated palanquin or chariot draped with flower garlands and a red-and-gold canopy stands near the spectators. The scene is bright, with a blue sky overhead.2007-12-25Outdoor photo of a traditional Indian game on a sandy ground in front of a white single-storey building with a corrugated roof and a coconut palm. Several young men in white kurta-style clothes with orange headbands contest the game in the centre; one player in an orange top and white shorts leans forward with arms outstretched while others in white shirts and dhotis face him. A large crowd of spectators in white clothes, some in orange, sits and stands along the sand edge. No identifiable a person figure is clearly visible among the participants. Overcast sky above.2007-12-25December 25 20072007-12-25