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Outdoor photo of a group game on sandy ground during a festive gathering. Many people in saffron-orange clothing stand around the sandy circle, several holding hands in a chain. A man in a dark maroon-brown kurta with rudraksha beads and a forehead marking stands in the centre, holding hands with a man in bright orange kurta and pants, who leans forward playfully. Other devotees in orange robes and a few in black or white watch from behind, some with bare feet on the sand.

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Outdoor photo of a sandy field marked with white lines where a group of men in orange clothing play a game, with many onlookers standing behind. In the foreground a man in orange kurta and loose orange pants stands with arms raised near the centre, while others in orange tunics and pants gather around. A bare-chested man in a dark red wrap stands to the right, and a barefoot man in an orange shirt leaps at the right edge. Behind them, spectators in mixed clothing, including children in orange, watch under trees and a red multi-storey building.2017-08-14August 14 20172017-08-14August 14 20172017-08-14August 14 20172017-08-14August 14 20172017-08-14Outdoor photo of devotees playing a sand-pit wrestling game at Adikailash on Krishna Janmashtami. Two people in matching saffron-orange clothing grapple at the centre of a sandy ring, one bending low with arms locked. A crowd of roughly thirty people in orange, red and maroon garments and black t-shirts stands around the ring watching, some with hands on hips. A man in a white dhoti and white shawl with a rudraksha mala and ornate gold-toned necklace stands at the left edge of the crowd. Trees, a red boundary wall and a yellow building are behind them under an overcast sky.2017-08-14A group of men in saffron and orange robes stand and dance on a sandy open ground outdoors at dusk, holding hands in a circle-like formation. Several have shaved heads, rudraksha malas and bare arms or bare chests, while one tall man in the centre wears an orange kurta and another in dark red robes stands among them. A man in a black top and shorts stands at the left edge, and a bright light glows in the tree canopy behind a red wall. Spectators in orange and white stand watching in the background, with a shaved-headed man in white dhoti and mala on the right. The scene suggests a communal dance or game during a Krishna Janmashtami celebration.2017-08-14Outdoor evening scene on a sandy ground during a playful group wrestling or tug game. Several men in saffron-orange and maroon robes form a tangle at centre-left; one shirtless man in an orange-red dhoti is bent low, gripped by others. A long-haired man in an orange kurta and pale dhoti stands barefoot on the right, arms extended, watching. A bright floodlight glows behind trees and a red brick wall, and a crowd of onlookers in orange and red clothing stands around the edge. This resembles the Krishna Janmashtami games in Adikailash described on the page, though the image itself shows only the wrestling and onlookers.2017-08-14An outdoor sandy ground marked with white chalk lines where several young men in orange and saffron clothes play a game, with a crowd of onlookers standing around the edge. Two players in orange kurtas and shorts are at centre, one crouching in a dark red-brown garment, while others in orange and red robes watch. Many spectators, including children in orange and red, stand behind the ring. A red brick building, trees and a street lamp appear in the background.2017-08-14August 14 20172017-08-14Outdoor photograph of a crowd of devotees in orange robes gathered around a sandy open ground during a game. A shirtless man in an orange cloth bends low with his arms outstretched, mid-motion on the sand. Around him, standing men and boys in orange kurtas and dhotis watch and clap, with a few in maroon or white. A red multi-storey building, trees and a yellow-roofed structure appear in the background. Several people are visible, roughly two dozen in total.2017-08-14August 14 20172017-08-14