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Night outdoor scene on a grassy field lit by a bright floodlight on a pole. Several people in orange and saffron clothing pull yellow ropes stretched across the ground, while children in red, blue and black tops and a woman in a white sari with a bag stand near. A raised platform draped with coloured cloth and a small structure stand in the background, with a few seated onlookers at the right edge. No individual is identifiable as a person from appearance; the people shown are in ordinary orange and white clothing.

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August 25 20162016-08-25August 25 20162016-08-25August 25 20162016-08-25Night-time tug-of-war on an open dirt ground lit by a bright floodlight. Several teams in saffron and orange robes pull a long rope, with white-clad and blue-shirted participants in the foreground straining backward with their feet dug in. Spectators sit on the ground at the right edge, and a tall metal floodlight mast stands in the background. A man in white dhoti and shirt stands among the onlookers near the centre, and a shaved-headed monk in orange on the right appears to be watching the pull.2016-08-25Night-time outdoor scene on a dry grassy ground lit by a bright floodlight and a wall lamp. In the foreground a figure in white dhoti with a gold border and a white shawl walks past, while a child in an orange outfit leans forward pulling a long wooden stick or rope, with another person in dark clothes and red pants pulling behind. Behind them, several people in orange, saffron and yellow saris and robes stand or sit near pink mats and a metal vessel. Other people in white clothes sit on the ground watching. A plain yellow building and a low wall stand in the background.2016-08-25August 25 20162016-08-25Night photo on a grassy ground of a ashram-style outdoor game. Several people in orange saffron-coloured kurtas and pants pull or hold ropes stretched across the field, while a man in a white shirt and olive-green shorts stands at the centre of the rope line. Behind them rows of brass pots or vessels sit on the grass. A figure in red and gold cloth and a woman in a dark outfit stand or crouch at the left edge, and a standing person in white is at the far left. Red metal poles frame the right side, with a low red-brick building in the background.2016-08-25August 25 20162016-08-25Night photograph of a tug-of-war on an open grassy ground lit by a bright floodlight. Several teams pull a long rope taut across the frame. On the left, monks in saffron-orange robes and shaved heads lean back on the rope, while a man in a white dhoti and shawl pulls alongside them. On the right, orange-robed monks pull against a man in grey shorts and a bare upper body. A man in a blue shirt and a woman in white clothing stand among the team, and a few seated spectators in orange sit in the background near a pole and a lit structure. No identifiable a person is clearly visible in the pulling line.2016-08-25A night photograph of a tug-of-war on a grassy field with a bright floodlight glaring from the left. Two teams of people in orange and saffron clothing pull a long rope taut across the centre. A figure in white dhoti and white shirt with a light shawl stands near the middle of the rope, arm outstretched and pointing, while other participants in orange robes, dark trousers and white shirts line up along both sides. Spectators in white, black and casual clothes watch from behind, and a low red-brown building sits in the dark background. The rope runs through the middle of the frame between the two lines of players.2016-08-25Night photo of a tug-of-war on a grassy open ground with dark buildings behind. Six men pull a long rope in two lines. On the left, a man in rust-orange robes leans forward gripping the rope, next to a man in white kurta and white dhoti. In the centre, a man in bright orange robes with a beaded necklace stands braced, beside a man in blue shirt and white trousers. On the right, a bald man in orange robes holds the rope, next to a bearded man in grey shirt with a red sash. A bare-footed man in white shirt with orange beaded garland watches at left. Metal vessels are visible at the far right edge. No clearly distinctive a person cues are visible, so no candidate is identified.2016-08-25Night photograph of a tug-of-war on a grassy open ground lit by floodlights. Two teams in saffron and orange robes, white dhotis and kurtas, and a few in blue or dark clothing pull on a long rope stretched across white lines. Some participants lean back or bend low, gripping the rope. Behind them stand onlookers in orange and white, and a bare-chested man with a garland. Red-roofed buildings, a metal pole and steel pots line the background.2016-08-25