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Outdoor photo at a dusty open ground during a youth event. A young woman in a white kurta and white pants stands on a green mat between two white metal frames, gripping a long horizontal bar that rests on her shoulders and is loaded with round plates, a weightlifting-style exercise. Around her a large crowd of youths in white kurtas and orange shawls claps and watches, with some in saffron and orange clothing. On the left, a man with long swept-back hair wears a white dhoti with a yellow border and bare chest, gesturing with raised hands; he has distinctive long hair and ceremonial dress, but his identity is uncertain from appearance. Plates lie scattered on the ground.

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Outdoor scene on bare ground at what appears to be an ashram event, with a crowd of mostly white-clad devotees gathered around a white metal bar apparatus. A woman in a white churidar-style outfit with a white shawl and glasses stands at the centre holding a white-draped bar, while other women in white and orange shawls and men in white dhotis and white shirts watch, some smiling. A bald man in an orange shawl stands at upper right, and a man in a white dhoti with a gold border stands at left with a hand near his face.2010-12-22December 22 20102010-12-22December 22 20102010-12-22December 22 20102010-12-22Outdoor photo of a crowd gathered around a white metal weightlifting-style frame with a horizontal bar loaded with weight plates. A woman in a white salwar kameez with a white dupatta stands on a green mat with the bar resting across her shoulders, while a man in white dhoti with a gold border stands at left with hands raised. 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