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Outdoor photo at dusk of a crowd gathered on dusty ground beneath striped canopy tents. Several young people in white clothes and orange or saffron shawls are climbing and reaching up a tall metal pole, with one figure near the top and others pulling from below. Women in white salwar-style dress, a few in orange, and men in pink or white shirts watch and cheer. A child in a red top stands in the foreground. A second tall pole and tent edges appear on the right, and a tree line sits beyond. The scene suggests a traditional pole-climbing game.

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Outdoor photo at dusk of a crowd gathered on a dirt ground for a traditional Indian game. Several people in white and orange clothing climb a tall vertical pole; a person in white near the top grips the pole while others below hold and lift them. Spectators in white kurtas, orange shawls and colourful salwar kameez stand around, and a red canopy shelters seated onlookers on the right. Trees and distant hills frame the scene under a pale evening sky.2007-12-25Outdoor photograph at dusk of a crowd of young women and men in white ritual clothes, many with orange sashes, gathered around a climbing pole. A girl in a patterned dress and another in dark clothing are lifted high on the pole's rope and shoulders. Striped canopy tents with bamboo poles stand at the sides, and a figure in white with an orange shawl stands on a raised platform at the back. Some onlookers wear pink and red clothing.2007-12-25December 25 20072007-12-25Outdoor photo of a Janmashtami dahi handi-style celebration on a muddy, wet ground under an overcast sky. A man in white kurta and white dhoti with a yellow waist cord leaps high in the air, arm raised toward a clay pot hung on a rope between two tall red-brown poles. Around him, devotees in white and yellow-sashed white clothes stand and gesture, some holding green and pink colored powder or water. A bald man in white stands nearby, and a child in grey is at right. Spectators in the background include a woman in a teal headscarf and people in casual clothes. Blue plastic drums and small containers sit at right, and metal poles and a tree appear in the distance.2010-09-02Outdoor photo of a human pyramid built around a tall wooden pole topped with an orange flag. Several men in pink and white clothes climb one another, one standing at the top gripping the pole. Below, a crowd in white kurtas, dhotis and orange waist cloths watches and cheers on a dusty ground. A striped canopy tent and a green bucket sit at the left, with a tree and overcast sky behind. The clothing is splashed with pink and orange colour.2007-12-25A photograph of a pole-climbing or human pyramid game on dusty red ground at an outdoor festival. Several young men in pink and orange shirts and white dhotis climb and stack on a tall wooden pole, while a man in an orange shirt and white dhoti pours water from a bucket. Onlookers in white kurtas and dhotis stand around the open field, with striped canopy tents and a large tree behind them, and green and blue buckets sit at the edge. A small blue logo appears in the top-left corner.2007-12-25December 25 20072007-12-25A photograph of a traditional pole-climbing game at an outdoor festival ground under a striped red-and-white tent canopy. A young man in a pink-stained shirt has climbed partway up a tall metal pole while others below, in white dhotis and kurtas and pink-stained clothing, reach up and steady him. Several men wear orange sashes, and a crowd of spectators in white and pink stands around the tent area. The ground is red earth and the sky is pale. Several people appear to be holding small pots or cups.2007-12-25Outdoor evening procession on muddy ground at dusk. In the foreground a woman in a white sari with a gold border and a red bindi walks past, with a pendant necklace. Behind her women in orange shawls and white and orange clothing stand and move through the crowd, and a young person in orange is at centre-left. On the right, several people in white climb a tall pole, reaching upward. A decorated orange-and-white umbrella or canopy rises above the crowd near the back, with men in white and drummers on the left. Trees and a tent frame stand in the background against a pale sky.2007-12-25December 25 20072007-12-25Outdoor scene on a bare reddish-brown dirt ground after rain, with puddles and wet earth. Several participants in white clothes splash and pour water on one another, some holding red and blue plastic cups and containers. Water sprays through the air near a tall vertical pole. Behind them a large crowd of spectators in casual clothing, including children, stands watching under a hazy sky with trees and a white van in the background. A few participants wear light blue t-shirts and yellow sashes. No identifiable a person candidate is clearly visible.2009-12-25December 25 20072007-12-25