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Outdoor sports event on dry ground where a man in a cream shirt, white dhoti with gold border and tan belt stands between two white weight-lifting stands, holding a barbell loaded with colored discs at his shoulders. Around him, a crowd of young men in white kurtas and dhotis, many with orange headbands or orange sashes, watches and claps; some wear rudraksha malas. A woman in a white sari with gold border stands at left, and a man in white with a yellow belt stands at right. Several onlookers in the background, including a man in a beige shirt and a man in an orange top, clap and watch. Weights lie on the ground at the base of the stands.

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