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Outdoor children's day tug-of-war on a dirt ground in front of a white building with corrugated roofing and a banner reading "Nithyananda Gurukul" with a portrait photo. Several boys in striped and light shirts pull a long rope toward the left, while a man in white clothes stands at the right, watching the contest. Behind the ropes, a seated group in saffron and orange robes and white clothes sits under the banner and a decorated canopy, with festoon flags strung overhead. Plastic chairs and trees complete the scene.

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November 14 20082008-11-14Outdoor tug-of-war at a children's day event in front of a white corrugated-roofed building with a banner reading "Nithyananda Gurukul" and a small portrait of a man with long hair. Six boys in shorts and T-shirts pull a rope on sandy ground, with a standing referee in white at the right. Spectators sit on blue plastic chairs and mats, many in white clothing. Colourful paper pinwheels and bunting hang overhead, and a pillared entrance is decorated with flowers. Several people in saffron/orange robes sit near the central doorway, and a seated figure in saffron-coloured robes sits in the middle of that group.2008-11-14Outdoor children's day tug-of-war on a dirt ground at Nithyananda Gurukul. Two teams of students pull a rope stretched across the field; a referee in white shirt and white trousers stands at the left, watching. Behind them, a row of seated audience members in white, orange and pink clothing watches from under a tin-roofed building decorated with colourful paper streamers and pinwheels. At the left, a large vertical banner reads Nithyananda Gurukul and shows a portrait of a smiling man with a white headwrap; beneath the banner a figure in orange robes sits on an orange-draped seat under a canopy. Strings of bunting stretch across the top of the frame.2008-11-14Outdoor sports day on a dirt field in front of a long white corrugated-roof building. Two teams of men in mixed shirts and lungis hold ropes in a tug-of-war, leaning back across white marking lines. A man in white clothes stands centrally at the lines as referee. Strings of pink, purple and blue pennant flags cross overhead. Behind them, a seated crowd of devotees, several in orange and saffron robes, faces a small canopy with a framed portrait banner reading Nithyananda Paramashivam. Palm trees and a flagpole are at the right.2008-11-14November 14 20082008-11-14Outdoor children's day sports event on a dirt ground in front of a white building with corrugated roof. Boys in shorts and striped shirts pull a long rope in a tug-of-war, a line of children bracing behind it. A man in white clothes stands at the far end watching the contest. Triangular bunting in blue, purple and yellow strings across the scene. Seated audience on chairs and mats under the eaves, some in saffron robes. A small canopy with a framed portrait labelled "Nithyananda Gurukul" hangs on the building, with a printed sign reading "Nithyananda Gurukul" beside it. Multiple children and adults visible.2008-11-14November 14 20082008-11-14November 14 20082008-11-14November 14 20082008-11-14Outdoor children's day celebration at a gurukul courtyard with a tug-of-war in progress on sandy ground. Boys in orange, peach and white shirts pull a rope while a man in white clothes holds the rope at the left edge. Colourful bunting and balloon arches decorate the white corrugated-roof building. On the raised platform, a figure in orange robes sits on a cushioned seat beside others, and a banner reads Nithyananda Gurukul with a portrait. Seated spectators in blue plastic chairs and a mat watch from the veranda, and a man in a dark vest and white shirt stands at the right.2008-11-14November 14 20082008-11-14November 14 20082008-11-14