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Night outdoor photo of a group of children in orange and red clothes playing a stick-pulling game in a dusty ground, leaning back on long poles held tight. A standing man in white dhoti with gold border and long dreadlocks stands at left, arm bands on upper arms. Behind, a saffron-robed man with a rudraksha mala stands near a wooden post and lantern-lit set, and seated devotees sit along the right edge in white and orange clothing. Festive Janmashtami-style games appear to be in progress under a floodlight.

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