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Outdoor photograph of a sandy field where several young men in white shirts and jeans bend forward in a line, apparently preparing for a sport or game. Behind them a large crowd of mostly white-clad devotees sits and stands under open-air canopies in yellow, green and red. At the centre, a seated figure in orange robes sits on a white platform before a low ritual setup with blue drums and kalasha-like pots. A banner portrait of a figure in orange hangs on a pole at left, and a white bus with blue lettering stands at right beside a tall metal frame. A figure in an orange shirt and white dhoti stands at right foreground.

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Outdoor ritual scene on a stretch of sand. In the foreground a man in a white t-shirt and blue jeans walks barefoot across the sand. Beside him, a bearded sannyasi in orange robes and an orange headcloth walks, and another person in orange walks ahead. On the right, several devotees in white kurtas and dhotis with yellow sashes stand and raise their hands, one with long dark hair. Behind them a large crowd watches, many in white. A red metal frame with a hanging rope stands in the background, along with blue barrels, a colourful umbrella canopy, a white bus and a flag pole.2009-12-25December 25 20092009-12-25December 25 20092009-12-25December 25 20092009-12-25Outdoor photo of a sandy field where a game is in progress. Several men in white shirts and jeans stand in a line facing a figure in white dhoti and white shirt on the far side, while a dozen or more people in white and blue sit along the edges. A central raised platform with a white seat is shaded by colourful umbrellas and a pink canopy. A figure in saffron robes sits near the platform, and a large framed portrait hangs on a banner behind it. Blue plastic drums line the right edge, and pennants flutter on poles.2009-12-25Outdoor photograph of a sandy open ground with a crowd of devotees dressed mostly in white, some with yellow sashes, watching a group activity in the foreground. A young man in white with a yellow waist cloth bends forward on the sand, while others in white kneel and stand nearby. A man in an orange shirt stands at the back, and a man in white with an orange head wrap kneels at right. Behind them are blue plastic drums, a white bus, a red metal frame with a rope, a striped canopy and a flagpole against a pale sky. Several dozen people are visible.2009-12-25December 25 20092009-12-25December 25 20092009-12-25December 25 20092009-12-25December 25 20092009-12-25Outdoor sports scene on a sandy ground with a white boundary line: several men in white kurtas and white dhotis, some with yellow waist cloths, grapple and pull at each other in a kabaddi-style contest. Spectators in white, blue, yellow and orange saris sit along the left and back, and a bamboo fence stands behind them. On the right, a dais under striped umbrellas holds a seated figure in orange and red robes, with a small table and offerings in front. Red and white pennants fly on poles, and a tall banner with a portrait and an orange flag stands behind the field. A large blue barrel sits at the right edge.2009-12-25December 25 20092009-12-25