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A kabaddi-style game on a sandy ground. In the foreground, a player in a white long-sleeved shirt printed with a blue logo and the website www.nithyananda.org wears a yellow sash and white dhoti with a maroon border, crouching with one hand touching the sand. Behind him, players in light blue t-shirts reach out, and a crowd of seated spectators in white clothes, some with white head coverings, watches from a wooden railing.

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December 25 20092009-12-25December 25 20092009-12-25December 25 20092009-12-25Outdoor kabaddi-style contest on a sandy pitch with white chalk boundary lines. In the foreground a bald man in white clothes and a red waist cord stands at left. A man in a light blue t-shirt and dark jeans crouches in the middle of the sand, facing two players in white kurtas with yellow waist sashes; one wears long dark hair and a white shirt with printed graphics. At right a player in a white kurta with a yellow sash and a printed portrait badge stands near the edge. Behind them a large crowd sits and stands on the ground, some wearing white, under a pale sky. A yellow banner reading WELCOME CENTRE is visible in the background, with scaffolding and trees beyond.2009-12-25Outdoor photograph of a kabaddi-style contest on a sandy ground. Two players in white kurta-style clothes and a yellow waist sash face off, one in dark hair, bare feet, arms extended, clasping hands with an opponent. A man in an orange-saffron shirt and white dhoti stands at the right edge of the court, arms folded. A large crowd of spectators in white clothes, some women in white headscarves, sits and stands behind a rope boundary, with a white van, a camera tripod, flags and trees in the background. The tall figure in orange and white at the centre-right is an unnamed participant; no clear appearance cues for a person are visible.2009-12-25Outdoor sports event on sandy ground with a large crowd seated and standing around the edges under a pale sky and palm trees. In the foreground a man with long dark hair in white clothes and a white dhoti stands facing away from the camera. Nearby, a young man in a white polo shirt and white cloth wrap crouches in a stance, while several men in white t-shirts and jeans, some in blue jeans and bare feet, run or stand on the sand. Spectators in white, yellow and orange saris and kurtas sit on the ground, some wearing yellow or blue sashes. A banner with a portrait photograph hangs on a pole with red flags, and a decorated float or vehicle appears at the right edge.2009-12-25December 25 20092009-12-25A sandy outdoor ground with a crowd of spectators standing and seated behind it under a hazy sky. In the foreground, a bald man in a white shirt with a blue logo and a red waist cord faces away from the camera. A man in a light blue shirt and blue jeans stands barefoot in the sand, while several people in white ritual-style clothes, some with yellow waist cords, stand on the right. A banner reading WELCOME is visible in the background, along with a white van and a cameraman with a tripod. Several people in the crowd wear white.2009-12-25Outdoor photo on a sandy ground of a kabaddi-style game. Several young men in white t-shirts and blue jeans stand in a line facing a bald man in white dhoti with a yellow sash, who crouches in the foreground with arms extended. Behind them a large crowd of seated and standing people, many women in white saris and some in blue and orange, watches. Palm trees, saffron flags and a raised platform with a banner showing a portrait of a woman sit in the background.2009-12-25December 25 20092009-12-25December 25 20092009-12-25Outdoor kabaddi game on a bare dirt ground at an ashram-style compound. In the foreground, two players in white kurta-style clothes with yellow waist sashes crouch and lean forward, one with an arm outstretched toward the opposing side. A player in a white shirt with a red map-like graphic and yellow sash at right stands and reaches out. In the background a man in a red t-shirt stands with hands on hips, and several people in white clothes watch from behind. A yellow auto-rickshaw and a table sit near the left edge, with red-roofed buildings and parked cars beyond. No a person candidate is clearly identifiable.2010-12-27