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Outdoor tug-of-war on bare reddish-brown earth under a clear blue sky. Two teams pull a thick yellow rope taut; the team on the left wears white kurtas and white dhotis, with one man in orange-red trousers and an orange headband, while the team on the right wears white shirts and kurtas, some with orange headbands and one in a light blue shirt. A referee in white stands at the left edge pointing toward the teams. Behind them stand spectators in white, and a maroon canopy with a small orange flag rises among trees in the background. Visible people number roughly 20 to 30.

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