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Outdoor photo of a water-splashing game on a dirt ground at Adi Kailash, Bidadi Aadheenam. A red-brown pot hangs from a horizontal pole, and a shower of water sprays across the crowd. Several adults in white clothes, including a woman in a white sari, hold colourful buckets and bowls, and children in yellow and green clothes join in the splashing. A tall wooden ladder and an orange brick wall stand behind. A few onlookers in light shirts watch from the right. Wet, muddy ground reflects the sunlight.

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December 22 20102010-12-22December 13 20112011-12-13Outdoor photo at an open dirt compound on a bright day. A tall rust-red metal gantry holds a hanging red-and-white bucket on a rope, with water spilled across the ground. Several people stand around in white clothes: a man in a white kurta at left, a man in white with a yellow waist cord at centre-right, and a man in a white shirt with a yellow cord at right. A person in an orange-saffron robe stands near the centre-right holding a red bucket, and children in colourful outfits, including a pink top and blue shirt, are gathered at left. Blue water drums and red buckets sit on the right, with a building under construction and trees behind.2010-12-22Outdoors on a dusty ground, a group of young people and children play a water game beneath a red metal frame with a hanging bell or weight. A man in a lilac shirt and grey trousers leaps upward, arm raised, as water sprays around him. Men in white kurtas with yellow waist sashes stand nearby, some holding red buckets and blue drums. A man in orange clothing stands at the right edge, and a modern building with scaffolding rises in the background under a clear blue sky.2010-12-22Outdoor festive scene on a dirt ground at an ashram-like site with dry hillside, small white-topped structures and a utility pole backdrop. Participants in white and lilac clothing are splashed and doused with purple powder-colored water from red buckets and blue drums; a man in a lilac kurta at center is drenched in purple spray while others hold buckets. A hanging pot is suspended from a rope between red poles above. Many onlookers in white, including women with braids, watch from the foreground. A man in a white kurta stands at right with a bucket. The scene conveys a colour-splashing celebration with dozens of people visible.2009-12-19Outdoor photo of a muddy, puddled sandy ground during an event with a standing crowd. In the centre, a bald man in white clothes, arms raised, is pouring or throwing water from a cup, with a spray of water arcing through the air. Around him, several people in white kurtas and dhotis, some with garlands, are pouring water from red and blue buckets and cups, and a woman in a maroon top and yellow shawl holds a small bucket. A clay pot hangs from a rope tied between two tall poles at upper centre, and a pink-and-white dressed man stands at left beside a blue barrel. Onlookers stand in the background near an orange gate and a brick wall under a grey, cloudy sky. This appears to be a pot-breaking style celebration with water splashing.2010-09-02Outdoor photo of a Janmashtami-style pot-breaking game on wet, muddy ground. A clay pot hangs from a rope tied to a red metal frame at centre. Several people in white dhotis and white kurtas or sarees gather around it, some holding small plastic buckets or cups. Blue plastic drums stand at left and right, and water splashes from the pot toward a man in a white dhoti at centre. Other people in white, red, pink and blue clothes watch from the sides under a heavy grey sky with trees and an orange brick wall behind. A figure at centre wears a translucent white robe. a person, the a person, is not visibly identifiable from appearance here.2010-09-02Outdoor photo of a wet, muddy courtyard during a water-splashing celebration. A bare-headed, shaved-headed man in white robes and a bare-chested figure in white stand in the splash of water at center, with a stream of water flying from a bucket. A woman in a red-orange sari and a woman in a black top with a yellow-and-white sari hold red and blue buckets nearby. Behind them a crowd of people in white clothes, saffron and orange tones, and casual wear stands around blue water drums. A pot hangs from a rope between two tall poles at the top right, and a tin-roofed building and palm trees appear in the background.2010-09-02December 13 20112011-12-13December 22 20102010-12-22Outdoors on a dry dirt ground under a clear blue sky, a group of people in white clothes with yellow and red waist cords stand around a vertical pole, pouring and splashing water from buckets and a hanging red vessel. A man in a bright orange robe with a white dhoti stands at the right near a ladder, watching the scene. Red brick buildings and trees are in the background, and a water hose lies across the wet ground.2010-12-22December 19 20092009-12-19