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Outdoor photo of a sack race on a dusty sandy ground at an ashram-style ground with a corrugated red wall and string lights overhead. Several men stand in a line, each standing in a burlap sack pulled up to their waist, ready to hop. Most wear white kurta-style shirts and white dhotis or trousers with red or yellow sashes; the man third from the right in a full orange robe and sack stands out. Additional people in white clothing and red shawls watch from behind, and a speaker stand and drum-like equipment sit at the right edge under a tree and palm trees.

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Outdoor sports field of sandy ground with a red-and-white bleacher and a string of lights overhead. Several people in white kurta-style clothes and yellow waist cords are playing a sack race: they hop with their legs inside brown burlap sacks. Some wear red sashes; one figure in an orange-saffron top and orange sash is bent forward inside a sack near the centre. Others stand or sit watching along the bleachers and white railing, and trees and a cloudy sky form the backdrop.2010-12-27Outdoor photo of a sack race on a sandy ground at an ashram-style sports field. Several men in white kurtas and dhotis stand in a line inside burlap sacks, bent forward and about to hop. One man in an orange kurta is among them. Some have red sashes or yellow cloth tied at the waist. Behind them, a tall building under construction, a wire fence, palm trees, a pale blue sky with clouds, and an orange canopy on the right. Other people in white stand along the edges.2010-12-27Outdoor photo of a sack race on a dusty sandy ground at dusk, with string lights strung overhead and palm trees behind. About a dozen women and girls in white and pink tops with red or yellow sashes hop forward inside brown burlap sacks, tied at their waists. On the right, a row of men and boys in white kurtas and dhotis with red and yellow sashes watch and cheer, and a man in a bright orange shirt stands at the end of the line. A white railing and a red brick wall form the boundary of the field.2010-12-27A sandy outdoor ground where men in white shirts and brown cloth lower-garments stand with their backs to the camera, facing a line of other people. Some wear white and some wear orange. A small raised stage with an orange canopy and a table sits at right, beside a camera on a tripod. Palm trees, a fence and a partly built concrete building fill the background under a blue sky with wispy clouds. The scene resembles a kabaddi game setup. No a person candidate is visible.2010-12-27Outdoor sack race on a sandy ground at dusk under strings of lights. Several men in white kurtas and white dhotis hop forward inside brown burlap sacks, the foremost pair mid-jump, one man with his hands raised. Behind them, other participants in white clothes and a woman in a sari stand and watch; a man in an orange robe stands at right. A low white railing, trees and a blue sky with clouds sit in the background.2010-12-27Outdoor sack race on a sandy ground at dusk with strings of lights overhead and red stadium seating behind. Several men in white kurta-style clothes and white dhotis race or hop with burlap sacks tied at the waist, one wearing a red sash. A man in saffron-orange robes crouches in the centre of the sand, pulling at a sack with another man in white. Two men in white stand with arms raised near the back, and a few seated spectators in white watch from the stands. A white railing and trees frame the background.2010-12-27Outdoor photo of a sack race on a sandy open ground in a rural compound under a partly cloudy sky. Several participants stand inside brown gunny sacks tied at the waist, moving across painted lines. Among them, one man in a white shirt with a red sash wears a brown sack and has a printed photo pinned to his back. A man in an orange robe and orange sash stands at right, and others in white and cream clothes stand or walk in the background. A thatched shelter, palm trees, a chain-link fence and a multi-storey building appear behind them. A small carved wooden or coconut-like object lies on the sand near the lines.2010-12-27Outdoor photo of a sack race on a dusty sandy ground at an ashram field. Several women in white tops with red, yellow or orange sashes stand in burlap sacks pulled up to their waists, hands at their sides, lined up on a chalk-marked start line. Behind them a few people in white clothing watch, a string of small lights hangs overhead, palm trees and a red-banded stand are in the background under a pale sky.2010-12-27Outdoor sports scene on a sandy ground at dusk, with a row of red stadium seats and a white railing behind. A young man in a saffron-orange kurta with a red shawl is grinning and hugging another man in white, both standing on sacks used in a sack race. A smiling young man in white kurta and pants runs toward the right foreground. Several other men in white kurtas and dhotis, some with yellow and red sashes, move about in the background, and string lights are strung overhead under a blue sky with clouds.2010-12-27Outdoor photo of a kabaddi-style game on a sandy ground with a red-tiered stand behind. A man in an orange robe with a red shawl grapples with a player in white clothes and a yellow waist cord, while a player in white on the right raises his arm in celebration. Another player in white on the left waves, and several people in white sit or stand along the stand and the background. Strings of lights are strung overhead under a pale sky.2010-12-27December 28 20062006-12-28Outdoor photo of a sack race on a sandy open ground at dusk. About a dozen women stand in a row inside brown burlap sacks tied at the waist, several in white tops with red or yellow sashes and some in patterned skirts, mid-hop as they race. Behind them, men in white and orange-saffron clothes stand watching and cheering, a figure in a white dhoti stands at the left edge, and strings of lights and a wall of a low red-trimmed structure, palm trees and a pole fence sit in the background.2010-12-27