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Night-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.

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Night-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.2016-08-25August 25 20162016-08-25Night photograph of a group of young people in an open ground, pulling on ropes in a tug-of-war style game. Women in the foreground wear orange and saffron salwar kameez and saris, a woman in green kurta with a yellow dupatta, and a woman in a black-and-floral top with a patterned dupatta. Behind them young men in orange and yellow shirts watch, one bare-chested man on the far left wears a necklace. A red-brick building and dark trees form the background, with a wooden pole standing in the middle. The scene appears to be a festive gathering in the evening.2016-08-25August 25 20162016-08-25August 25 20162016-08-25August 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.2016-08-25Night-time outdoor tug-of-war on a dry grass field with a brick building behind. Several people pull a long rope taut across the frame: on the left, a bald man in orange and a man in orange kneel and lean back; in the centre, a man in maroon robes with gold trim and a man in a reddish-brown robe pull alongside a man in white and a man in a white shirt and green trousers. On the right, two men in orange tracksuits pull the rope. A woman in dark clothes raises both fists and cheers in the background, and other onlookers stand near the building. A bare shaved-headed man in orange on the far left is a bystander. No appearance-based cues qualify any individual as a person, so the figures are described by role and clothing only.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 outdoor scene on a grassy ground with a dark tree line and a reddish building behind. A tug-of-war is underway: several men in saffron-orange robes and a man in red-brown dhoti with gold border pull a long rope, while a man in a white shirt and grey trousers and a bare-chested man in white and green pull from the other side. A woman in black clothing and a woman with long braided hair stand watching, and metal pots sit on the ground at right.2016-08-25August 25 20162016-08-25Night 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.2016-08-25