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Outdoor festival scene on a dusty ground beneath coconut palms, with a thatched hut and a tall balloon column in orange, red and blue. Orange bunting strings across the top. A rope tug-of-war or group line game is underway: men in white shirts and white trousers pull on the left, while on the right people in cream and off-white traditional dhoti-style clothing and saffron/orange robes hold the rope and link arms. A figure in a long orange robe stands near the centre. Onlookers in dark clothes watch at the bottom edge. A large banner with portraits and the year 2009 sits behind the crowd.

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Outdoor festival scene on a dirt ground beside coconut palms and a thatched hut, with a row of people pulling a long rope in a tug-of-war style. Several men in saffron/orange robes and white or cream dhotis and kurtas pull the rope, one with a red-orange sash. Strings of red, orange and blue balloons and pennants hang from a pole on the right. Behind them, a banner is visible and onlookers stand by. A bald man in an orange robe stands near the centre of the line.2008-12-29Outdoor tug-of-war contest on a dirt ground during a village celebration. Several men in white dhotis and white kurtas, some with orange saffron shawls, pull a long rope taut across the centre. A bald man in an orange saffron robe stands in the middle of the pulling line. On the right, a man in an orange shawl and white clothes watches near the rope end. Behind them, spectators in white and mixed clothes stand near a thatched hut and palm trees. A tall arch of red, blue and orange balloons with orange streamers frames the scene, and a poster or banner is visible in the background.2008-12-29December 29 20082008-12-29December 29 20082008-12-29A photograph of a festival procession on a dusty path lined with palm trees and rows of small flags. Many young men and women in white kurtas and dhotis, several wearing orange shawls or sashes, pull or walk alongside a long rope. In the background a decorated horse-drawn carriage with white and orange draping, garlands and a canopy moves through the crowd. Some participants wear orange headbands, and a few wear lanyards. A white water tower and distant buildings appear behind the palms.2007-12-25December 29 20082008-12-29December 29 20082008-12-29A tug-of-war contest on a dirt ground at an outdoor celebration. Women in white saris with orange borders and men in white kurtas and dhotis pull on long wooden poles stretched across the ground, leaning back. A colourful balloon arch in orange, blue and red stands at right, and palm trees and a thatched shed sit behind. A spectator crowd in white clothes watches from the background, and a small banner hangs beside the shed.2008-12-29December 29 20082008-12-29A tug-of-war contest on a dirt ground at an outdoor festival, lined with palm trees, orange and red bunting, and balloon-decorated arches. In the foreground, men in dark suits pull on a long rope from the right, facing a team in white and cream dhotis and kurtas, with saffron-orange shawls and sashes, while a man in a white shirt and white trousers stands at the centre holding the rope. Spectators in white clothing line the left edge, and more people in white and saffron stand in the background near a parked vehicle.2008-12-29Outdoor festival scene on a dirt road lined with coconut palms and strings of orange and red bunting. Several men in white and cream traditional dhoti-style clothing with orange and red sashes pull a thick rope in a tug-of-war line. A man in orange robes stands in the middle of the line, and others in orange and white garments stand behind. A white-shirted man in the foreground grips the rope. A truck decorated with a large image is parked at the upper right, and onlookers gather along the road.2008-12-29December 29 20082008-12-29