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Outdoor photo of a sandy courtyard at an ashram-style grounds bordered by tall coconut palms. A wooden frame spans two poles decorated with orange, red, white and blue balloons, with a rope and a hanging clay pot wrapped in white cloth, a typical Dahi Handi style setup. Several children and young people in mixed clothing, including a girl in a teal top and brown skirt, a girl in pink trousers, and a figure in white with an orange sash, move about the courtyard. A white-clad man in the right foreground wears an orange shawl and white dhoti.

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March 22 20082008-03-22Outdoor photo of a Holi celebration in an open sandy yard lined with coconut palms and a block wall. Several devotees in white dhotis and kurtas with orange shawls stand in a group, one man in the centre with a shaved head and orange cloth pouring or applying colour. A boy in a teal top and orange trousers stands at the front, and another boy in an orange striped shirt reaches toward the group. A clay pot hangs from a rope overhead, with coloured balloons tied to the poles. A red bucket sits at the lower right. A few other people stand in the background.2008-03-22March 22 20082008-03-22Outdoor photograph in a dusty courtyard with palm trees and a low cinder-block wall behind. A tall bamboo frame holds a hanging clay pot strung with colourful balloons (orange, blue, red, green). Several men in white dhotis and white shirts, and some wearing orange shawls, stand around the pot. A woman in a white salwar-style outfit stands at left with long dark hair. Children and women in pink, red and orange saris are scattered in the background, consistent with a Holi celebration with a pot-breaking game. The men's faces are not identifiable from this image, so no candidate is named; the orange-shawled men are described by role only.2008-03-22Outdoor scene on a bare sandy ground ringed by tall coconut palms and dense green bushes, with a low brick wall behind. Six girls stand in a loose group in the centre, wearing salwar kameez and dresses in red, pink, cream and light green, one holding a finger to her mouth. A boy in a teal top and orange track pants at the right edge holds a long thin stick. A girl in a teal top and brown skirt stands separately at the left. No ritual, deity, or discourse is visible, and no clear depiction of a person appears in the frame.2008-03-22Outdoor photo of a Janmashtami-style pot-breaking game on a dusty open ground. A metal frame holds a hanging clay pot overhead, with a rope dangling from it. Two monks in saffron-orange robes stand near blue barrels, one reaching up toward the suspended pot. Children in bright clothes, including a girl in yellow and red and another in pink, run and play nearby. Behind them a crowd of people in white and colourful garments watches from a brick wall with trees beyond. Water droplets are visible in the air.2010-09-02Outdoor Holi celebration on a sandy ground with coconut palms and a block wall behind. Several young men and boys wear white kurtas or dhotis with saffron-orange shawls draped over their shoulders. In the centre a shaved-headed man in an orange garment and a man in white stand among them, one raising an arm. A boy in a turquoise top and orange shorts stands in the foreground, and a girl in white with a long braid holds a shawl. Colourful balloons in purple, orange, white, blue and red hang from a palm, and a clay pot is suspended from a rope above, consistent with a festival game. No readable names are visible on the figures beyond a small name badge on one man.2008-03-22December 13 20112011-12-13A dusty outdoor schoolyard with white-painted lines marking running lanes, with children playing a game in the foreground. Several children in pink, yellow and white clothes run, crouch and sit on the ground, one child in an orange top and dark pants appears to be leading, with a ball visible near the group. Strings of triangular pennant flags in pink, blue, yellow and orange stretch overhead. Behind them are long white single-storey buildings with corrugated roofs and a veranda where more children and adults sit on chairs and benches. A woman in a light sari stands near the building, and a tall thin pole stands at the right edge of the field.2008-11-14December 13 20112011-12-13Outdoor Holi celebration in a palm-lined compound with a low concrete boundary wall and small flags. In the foreground, several people in brightly coloured, powder-stained clothing stand near a tall pole with a hanging pot, while a crowd of onlookers in mostly white clothes, sarees and salwar kameez watches. Many onlookers wear white garments and some hold coloured balloons, and a few people in the front are splashed with colour. A white van and a small car are parked behind the crowd. The scene appears to show a Holi-related event, with the pot suspended on a rope above the group.2008-03-22Outdoor scene on wet, sandy ground under a grey overcast sky. A tall metal frame at left holds a rope with a small clay pot hanging from it, and a long white rope runs diagonally across the frame. A woman in a saffron-orange sari and a man in saffron-orange robes stand at right, the woman holding the rope. Around them a crowd of devotees in white clothes, some in light blue, grey and green, stands near blue plastic drums and a small child in a green dress. Trees and a terracotta-coloured boundary wall sit in the background.2010-09-02