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A tug-of-war contest on a dirt ground at an outdoor festival. Men in cream and white dhoti-style garments with orange waist sashes pull a long rope on the left, while men in white shirts and dark trousers pull from the right. A bald man in a saffron-orange robe stands near the middle of the rope, facing away from the camera. Behind them is a thatched hut, coconut palms, and an arch of orange, red and blue balloons with streamers. Several onlookers stand in the background, and a figure in an orange sash holds a camera at the far right.

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