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Outdoor festival scene on a sandy courtyard with a red carpet in the foreground. Four young men in white dhoti-style garments and white shirts, with orange headbands, perform a stick-wielding exercise, two holding long wooden poles diagonally. Coconut palms and thatched-roof sheds stand behind them, with orange triangular pennants strung across the top and a tall pillar wrapped in red, orange and blue balloons on the right. Several onlookers in white and colourful clothes stand in the background near a banner with printed text.

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Outdoor festival scene on a sandy ground under coconut palms, with an orange and yellow pennant string and balloon-decorated pole at right. Four young men in white shirts and white dhotis, with orange headbands, perform a stick-based dance, holding long bamboo poles upright and in motion. Behind them stands a thatched-roof hut and a large banner with a portrait of a woman in orange robes and a Kannada heading reading Ananda Utsava with dates 30, 31 December 2008. Spectators stand at left and sit in the foreground.2008-12-29December 29 20082008-12-29December 29 20082008-12-29Outdoor festival scene on a sandy courtyard with thatched-roof huts and tall palm trees under a bright sky. Several men and women in white clothes, some with grey trousers, are dancing and carrying long orange, red, green and yellow cloth streamers held on poles over their shoulders. A string of orange triangular pennants hangs across the top, and a pillar on the right is wrapped in orange cloth and red, white and blue balloons. A banner on the right shows printed portraits and Kannada text. Nearby, people stand in the background watching.2008-12-29December 29 20082008-12-29December 29 20082008-12-29Outdoor photograph of a dusty courtyard lined with coconut palms under a clear blue sky. Three men in white dhotis and white shirts, with orange headcloths, perform a stick or staff drill in the open ground, one raising a stick overhead. Behind them a crowd of men in white clothing stands watching near a parked green truck and a blue tarpaulin-covered load. Orange and black triangular bunting stretches overhead. To the left, an orange and red arch-shaped sign carries a framed portrait of a woman with long dark hair, with partial Kannada text above it. A white building and a thatched shelter appear at the edges. Several more people stand at the right edge.2008-12-29December 29 20082008-12-29An outdoor festival procession on a dirt ground beneath palm trees. A cluster of men in cream and white kurtas and dhotis with orange saffron shawls dance energetically, arms raised. In the foreground a figure in an orange saffron robe with arms outstretched turns toward the group. Overhead a multicoloured balloon arch in red, blue, orange and yellow spans the path, with orange streamers hanging from it. Behind them a thatched-roof structure and a printed banner with a portrait and text stand beside onlookers in white. Several spectators watch from the left.2008-12-29Outdoor photo at an ashram-style compound on a dusty ground under palm trees and a clear blue sky. Three men in white dhotis and white shirts with orange head cloths perform a stick or staff drill, holding long poles diagonally. Behind them, a group of about a dozen men in white stands near a green-and-yellow vehicle and a parked truck. A row of orange triangular pennants stretches across the top. On the left, an orange-and-red arched gateway carries a framed portrait of a woman with long dark hair and a Kannada-script sign reading 'ದೇವಸ್ಥಾನ'. A thatched shelter and spectators stand at the right edge.2008-12-29Outdoor festival scene under palm trees beside thatched-roof huts, with a red carpet in the foreground. A man in a white shirt and light trousers mid-stride performs a stick or staff movement in an open sandy area while a crowd of men in white kurtas and shirts watches. On the right, a drummer in a white dhoti and shirt plays a drum, and a musician stands nearby. At left, people in orange and saffron clothing sit and stand, and a woman in orange sits on the carpet edge. Balloons in red, blue and white are tied to a pole at upper right, beside a banner with portraits. Roughly twenty-five to thirty people are visible.2008-12-29A 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.2008-12-29