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A night-time outdoor photo on open dry ground showing several women in orange and saffron clothing holding a long wooden stick between them in a group stick-play or drill. The woman at left wears an orange tunic and a red-orange shawl with a bead necklace; the central woman wears an orange sari; the woman at right wears orange trousers and tunic. Behind them, men and women in dark and white shirts stand watching, and a bright floodlight glares from the right.

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August 25 20162016-08-25Night-time photo of a tug-of-war on an open, dusty ground. Several women in orange and saffron salwar kameez and saris pull a long rope taut, leaning back with feet planted. A woman at left wears a multi-coloured striped shawl and layered beaded necklaces. Behind them a group of men and women in casual shirts and T-shirts stand watching; a man in a black T-shirt and white dhoti-style trousers holds a microphone at centre back, and another man in a black T-shirt with glasses stands at right. Dim floodlights glow in the background. No figure is clearly identifiable as a person from the visible cues.2016-08-25August 25 20162016-08-25August 25 20162016-08-25Night photograph of a tug-of-war on a dusty open ground beside a dark building. Several people in orange and saffron clothing and dark or white casual clothes pull a long rope taut, leaning back with bent knees and bare feet. A woman in black stands behind the left group with her arms raised, cheering. Metal pots or drums sit at the right edge, and a red pole rises in the background. Attention is on the rope game.2016-08-25Night outdoor scene on dry grass at a rope tug-of-war game. A bare-footed man in a white dhoti with a gold border and a brown rudraksha mala raises his arm and stands at the centre of a taut white rope. Around him, people in saffron and orange robes and dark clothing watch closely. Two men in grey pull the rope on the left, and a man in an orange shirt stands opposite, facing the centre. A building with lit windows is behind the group. The man in white wears a long wavy-haired look, with a rudraksha mala on his chest. Several saffron-clad sannyasis and a woman in black stand at the edges.2016-08-25Outdoor night scene on a dirt ground where several people in orange and yellow clothing pull on thick ropes in a tug-of-war style contest. In the foreground, a young person in an orange top and orange trousers leans forward gripping the rope, and a person in black stands at left with a rope. Behind them, people in orange, yellow and blue shirts, a man in grey, and a woman in white watch and clap. Building walls appear in the background.2016-08-25Night 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 20162016-08-25August 25 20162016-08-25