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A photograph of an outdoor tug-of-war on bare dirt ground in front of a crowd of spectators. Teams in white dhotis and shirts pull a thick rope taut. A bald man in a white kurta and red waist cloth leans into the rope at left, and a man in white shirt and dhoti stands at right with a black shoulder bag, pulling hard with arms outstretched. Women in blue and cream salwar clothing and a saffron-robed figure with a mala watch from behind the rope. Seated spectators in blue shirts and white sit on the ground at left. Behind them a blue banner with white text and a tall fence line, with leafy trees and an overcast sky. A pair of sandals lies on the ground at lower left.

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