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Outdoor photo of traditional Indian games on a sandy ground shaded by coconut palms. Two players in white dhotis and orange-saffron shirts or stoles stand facing each other, one reaching toward the other across a taut rope or line on the sand. A large crowd of men and youths in white kurtas and dhotis, some in orange scarves and red headbands, stands or crouches around the pit to watch. At the right edge a loudspeaker or sound box is visible beside a white vehicle. A sunlit sky shows through the palms.

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