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Outdoor sports ground with sandy earth where several players in white kurta-style shirts, white dhoti-like trousers and yellow waist sashes are engaged in a kabaddi-style contest with arms extended. A large crowd sits on the sand at left, many women in colourful saris and salwar kameez. Behind them stands a bearded man in white with an orange turban, and a banner with a portrait of a woman is held on poles with orange and red flags. Pavilion tents with striped canopies and a stage with pink drapes sit in the background under a pale sky.

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Outdoor photo of a kabaddi-style sports contest on sandy ground. Four players in white kurta and dhoti, some with yellow waist sashes, face each other in a crouched stance on the sand, one with long dark hair. A large crowd of spectators sits and stands along the edge, many in white and colourful saris. Behind them stands a banner with a portrait and a row of orange flags on poles, and a pavilion with striped yellow, red and blue canopies. Several men in white and orange-clad figures stand near the pavilion. Bright, hazy daylight.2009-12-25December 25 20092009-12-25Outdoor photo of a kabaddi-style contest on a sandy ground. In the foreground, several men in white kurta-style clothes with yellow waist sashes crouch and move toward a player in a white shirt and blue jeans on the right. Behind them, a large crowd sits on the ground and stands along the edge, many in white. On the right, a raised dais under colourful striped umbrellas holds seated figures in orange and saffron robes, and a few standing men in white. A banner on a pole shows a portrait of a figure with long dark hair in saffron clothing. Blue plastic barrels and clay pots sit at the right edge under a pale sky.2009-12-25December 25 20092009-12-25December 25 20092009-12-25December 25 20092009-12-25December 25 20092009-12-25Outdoor photo of a sandy field where several men in white kurtas and white trousers play a game, with one player in a white t-shirt bent low in a defensive stance and another barefoot player in a white shirt and blue jeans reaching in. Crowds of spectators, many in white, sit and stand along the edge, and a red and orange flag and a pair of red balloons are visible overhead. On the right, an ornate canopy with striped umbrellas shelters a white sofa-like seat and a seated figure in orange robes, with blue barrels and a row of officials in white nearby. A banner on a pole shows a framed portrait, but no identifiable a person is clearly visible in person here.2009-12-25December 25 20092009-12-25Outdoor sandy ground at a festival event with a crowd seated along the sides. In the foreground, three men in white dhotis fight a bout, one in a blue jeans and white shirt lunging, another in a white dhoti with a yellow sash on the left, and a bald man in white in the middle. Behind them, a raised white throne-like seat with a saffron-robed figure sits under striped canopies, with a figure in orange cloth beside it. Several men in white stand nearby, and red balloons and orange flags decorate poles. A banner with a portrait stands at the back, and blue water drums are at the right edge. Hazy sky above.2009-12-25Outdoor photo of a sports or martial-arts style contest on a sandy ground, with a large crowd seated on the sides in white and coloured saris and white clothing. In the foreground a man in long white robes stands at the edge of the sand, while several men in white dhotis with yellow sashes and one man in a white t-shirt and blue jeans move across the sand. On the right, a raised canopy with striped umbrellas shelters a figure seated on a white-cushioned throne draped with orange cloth; a second figure in orange robes stands beside it. A banner with a portrait printed on it and red flags on poles are behind the group. Palm trees and a hazy sky complete the setting.2009-12-25Outdoor photograph on a sandy ground with a crowd seated along the edge under a clear sky and palm trees. In the foreground a man in white shirt and dhoti stands barefoot at left, while several young men in white and blue shirts and jeans run and play across the sand toward a central figure in white. On the right, a throne-like seat with a cushioned back sits under decorated parasols, with a figure in a white robe and orange-clad attendants standing beside it. A large framed portrait on a stand and red pennants on poles mark the area, along with blue barrels at the right edge.2009-12-25