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Night-time outdoor scene on a sandy ground with dust rising at the feet of a group of men in motion. A long-haired man with dreadlocks in a grey t-shirt and jeans leads, carrying a striped cloth bundle, while several men in orange and red monastic-style clothing and dark t-shirts run or stand in a line behind him. A street lamp and a metal-mesh fence with a parked car are visible at right, and a few onlookers in orange stand at left. No figure is clearly identifiable as a person from appearance cues.

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Outdoor evening photo of devotees performing a martial arts demonstration on a sandy ground at dusk. In the foreground, a man in orange clothes lunges low, kicking up dust, while other men in orange and black garments move alongside him in a striking pose. A man in white kurta stands at the left edge watching, and a crowd of people in orange clothes sits and stands behind a chain-link fence. Floodlights illuminate the scene, and a striped canopy and a building appear in the background.2017-01-18January 18 20172017-01-18Night photograph of a group of about ten people running and crouching across a sandy open courtyard lit by bright floodlights, with dust rising from the ground. Several men wear orange and red sleeveless or long tunics and shorts, while others wear black or grey t-shirts and dark trousers. A colourful striped canopy stands in the background beside a chain-link fence, and a few onlookers in saffron and white clothing watch from the edge of the space.2017-01-18Night photo of five young people playing a contact sport on a dusty, pale-sand court outdoors, bent low in a crouch and reaching toward one another. A woman in an orange t-shirt and red track pants leans forward on the left, a man in a white tank top and dark trousers stands center, a man in an orange shirt stands behind, and a man in a black shirt crouches center-right with a black cap. Another young man in a dark shirt stands at the far right. Behind a chain-link fence, a seated woman in a blue and red sari sits near a brass lamp stand, with vehicles and a bright floodlight in the background.2017-01-18A night photograph of a muddy field where several men in orange and saffron robes are engaged in a crouched, energetic contact game. In the foreground a bearded man with long tied-back hair and a dark t-shirt and red waist sash leans forward facing two saffron-clad men with shaved heads. Behind them, standing figures watch, including a man in a lavender shirt and white dhoti, a shaved-headed man in an orange t-shirt with a graphic, and monks in saffron robes with hands raised in namaskar. Floodlights glow above a brick wall in the background. No candidate for a person is clearly identifiable from appearance.2016-08-25Night photo of an outdoor sand courtyard lit by floodlights, with a group of men in orange and red garments in an energetic, crouching stance. In the centre foreground, a man with long wavy hair and a grey t-shirt and dark trousers, barefoot, faces away from the camera. Around him, men in orange and red kurta-style clothing lean forward in a line, some with arms outstretched, as if mid-practice. Behind them, a small striped canopy and a crowd of onlookers in orange and white stand near a low wall and string lights. Dust rises from the sand. The scene suggests an outdoor session, possibly a training or ritual demonstration.2017-01-18Outdoor evening gathering on a flat, pale sandy ground enclosed by chain-link fencing. Several young men in saffron-orange shirts and loose orange trousers, and one in a red tracksuit, move around the sand; one in the foreground wears a dusty rust-coloured garment and is bent forward. Behind them, a seated crowd in orange and other colours watches from the left, and a small canopied area with a decorated seat stands at the back. Floodlights and a brick building frame the scene under a dusky sky with a few distant trees.2017-01-18Night photograph of a sand-floored outdoor courtyard where a group of men is engaged in a physical martial-style or kabaddi-like exercise. Several players wear red or orange clothing and others wear black or grey shirts and dark trousers; most are barefoot in a crouched, ready stance. A striped multicoloured canopy or umbrella stands above the field, and a crowd of onlookers in orange, red and white saris and robes watches from the left. Bright floodlights and a corrugated-roof shed and chain-link fence form the background.2017-01-18A photograph of an outdoor kabaddi-style game on a pale, dusty ground at dusk, with a bright floodlight glowing behind a chain-link fence. In the centre, a player in a rust-red kurta and shorts is crouched with arms bent and one foot raised, facing away. Around him, several players in orange, red and dark clothes lean forward in a ready stance; one man on the left wears a black shirt and dark trousers, another on the right wears an orange shirt and orange trousers, and a bearded man in a dark top stands in the back. Vehicles are parked beyond the fence.2017-01-18A night-time outdoor photograph of a group of about six young people in saffron, orange and yellow clothing performing a vigorous stance-based dance or martial-style movement on a dusty, dirt-packed ground lit by a bright floodlight. A figure in yellow on the left wears a gold chain necklace, and a woman in orange on the right wears a pendant. Behind them stand a few onlookers, one in white, and a decorated ceremonial structure with a canopy and flowers under trees.2016-08-25August 14 20172017-08-14January 18 20172017-01-18