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Outdoor photograph under a clear blue sky of a festival crowd. A long-haired man in an orange saffron robe with a red tilak on his forehead stands at the centre, smiling and pointing with one arm raised, while holding a thick coconut-fibre rope. He wears two long garlands of white flowers with blue, pink and green accents. Beside him, an older man in white with a green-and-white patterned shawl smiles, and a man in an orange robe stands behind. On the left a man in a dark shirt with a red tilak raises his hand, and a bystander in a checked shirt reaches in from the right. People in white clothes fill the background.

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Outdoors under a pale blue sky with a palm tree at left, a long-haired man in an orange saffron shawl and orange garment stands at the centre, wearing a long white flower garland with red, blue and green accents. He holds a thick rope and a dark handled tool while several men in white and dark shirts crowd around, one at left reaching forward and one at right extending a hand toward the rope. The rope is a thick braided coir strand. Some men in white dhotis and orange shawls stand in the background.2006-12-25Outdoor photo of a tug-of-war or rope-pulling moment at an open ground beside a palm tree under a clear blue sky. In the foreground a man with long swept-back dark hair, bare-chested and wearing a saffron-orange wrap, with a white and multicoloured floral garland around his neck, grips a thick rope with both hands. A man in a white shirt and white dhoti with a green-and-white shawl stands behind him, one arm raised in a wave. Other men in white and saffron clothing, one wearing a dark shirt at the left edge holding the rope, and a crowd of onlookers line the background.2006-12-25December 25 20062006-12-25December 25 20062006-12-25Outdoor photo under a clear blue sky of a procession-style scene where a long-haired figure in a saffron-orange shawl and a red bindi stands at the centre, wearing a thick white flower garland with orange, blue and green ribbon-like accents, and holding a thick brown rope with both hands. On the left, a man in a white kurta smiles and grips the rope, and on the right an older man in a white shirt and green checked shawl pulls the rope. Behind them, other devotees in white, black and orange clothing stand near a tree line. The rope and garlands suggest a chariot or ratha pulling activity.2006-12-25Outdoor photo under a clear blue sky with a palm tree at left. A man in a saffron-orange robe with a long white and multicolour flower garland stands gripping a thick rope in both hands, facing right, with a dark-haired figure appearing to pull with him. Appearance cues: long swept-back dark hair and orange ceremonial clothing, consistent with the presentation of the a person candidate in this event. Beside the rope, an older man in a white dhoti and shirt with a green shawl raises one hand in greeting. Crowd members in white and dark clothes line the rope on both sides, some in white dhotis, watching the tug-of-war style event.2006-12-25December 25 20062006-12-25December 25 20062006-12-25A barefoot man in an orange saffron wrap stands on sandy ground holding a thick rope, a wooden stick in his other hand. He wears a long white and multicolour jasmine garland with rudraksha beads and a red bindi, with long dark hair swept back. Behind him a crowd of onlookers, many in white shirts and dhotis, watches under a clear sky with palm trees and a metal frame structure. A bystander's arm holds the rope at the left edge.2006-12-25December 25 20062006-12-25December 25 20062006-12-25Outdoor festival procession under a clear blue sky with palm trees at left. A man with grey hair in a white shirt and green-and-gold shawl waves his right hand and smiles, gripping a thick rope. Beside him stands a smiling man with long dark swept hair, wearing an orange saffron robe and a long garland of white flowers with red, blue and green ribbons. Probable Swamiji is the man in the saffron robe with long hair and a garland, standing in a crowd of white-clad devotees and saffron-robed attendants holding a rope in a festival procession. Several other men in white and saffron clothing and dark-trousered attendants stand around, and a wooden structure is visible in the background.2006-12-25