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Outdoor tug-of-war on a dusty open ground at an ashram campus. Many men in white dhotis and white shirts or bare chests pull a thick rope, leaning back with straining faces. One shaved-headed man at the left wears a white vest and a beaded necklace. A man in an orange-saffron cloth stands at the right edge, and a man in a yellow safety-style shirt with a backpack watches from the middle left. Behind them are parked cars, an orange-roofed building, stacked gravel, and two black water tanks on a stand under a bright hazy sky.

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A tug-of-war contest on an open dry ground in an ashram setting, with a reddish earth embankment and trees behind. Several men in white dhotis and white shirts pull a thick yellow-brown rope, most leaning back with feet planted. A man in an orange kurta and white dhoti stands at the left edge near the rope. A bald man with a face painted in green and yellow stands in the centre-right, and a bald man in a sleeveless white top with a yellow waist cloth pulls in the foreground. A man in a light-pink shirt with a lanyard stands at the far left edge, and a man in white pulls at the far right, pointing with his arm outstretched. Several pairs of sandals lie on the ground.2011-12-13Outdoor photo of a tug-of-war on a dusty ground. Many men in white kurtas, white shirts and light trousers, and some in coloured t-shirts, pull on a rope in a tense crowd, leaning back with bent knees. Several participants have red and orange colour smeared on their faces and arms. A bald man in a white kurta stands in the foreground with his back to the camera. Behind them are orange-brick sheds, gravel piles, a water tank and a flagpole with an orange flag. Sandals lie scattered on the ground.2011-12-13December 13 20112011-12-13December 13 20112011-12-13Outdoor tug-of-war on a dusty open ground in bright daylight. Two teams of devotees pull a long rope taut across the frame. Many participants wear white ashram clothing; one woman on the left wears an orange saffron robe and a second figure in front wears white. Several women in cream and gold saris and pink or blue salwar kameez pull in the middle. Spectators in white shirts and mixed clothing stand at the left and back. Low brick buildings, parked cars, a water tank and trees fill the background.2011-12-13Outdoor photo on a dusty open ground with a brick building, palm trees and water tanks behind. Many men in white kurtas and dhotis, some in casual shirts and jeans, are gathered in a tug-of-war style pull on a long rope stretched across the sand. A bald man in a white kurta and dark trousers is at left, a bespectacled man in a white t-shirt with a dark cord necklace is centre, and a man in white dhoti with a gold border at right holds the rope. Sandals lie scattered on the ground.2011-12-13December 13 20112011-12-13December 13 20112011-12-13October 27 20082008-10-27August 09 20102010-08-09Outdoor photo on a bare sandy ground at an ashram campus with orange-roofed buildings and trees behind. A group of about ten shaved-headed men in white clothes with yellow waist sashes and white headbands stand in a loose circle, several smiling and chatting. One man in the centre wears a white kurta with a rudraksha mala, and a robed sannyasi in saffron-orange cloth with a red-orange shawl stands barefoot in the middle of the group. Other men in orange waist cloths and white shirts stand nearby, and a white van is parked in the background.2010-08-06October 27 20082008-10-27