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Outdoor tug-of-war on a dusty dirt ground under bright blue sky with trees and low red-roofed buildings behind. Two men in white kurta-style clothes and an orange headband lean back pulling a thick yellow rope, one with a bare-footed stance and sweat visible. Several other men in white clothing and a few in orange and dark clothes stand along the rope and watch on the sides. A metal drum sits at right and a wooden ladder leans against a pole at left. Participants are mostly men in white ritual-style attire with rudraksha-style beaded necklaces on some.

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