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A sandy outdoor courtyard with a white railing fence and trees behind, where a kabbadi match is underway. In the foreground, a man in an orange tracksuit with white stripes is crouched and reaching out, while a man in a white kurta and yellow waistband is sprawled on the sand beside him, and another white-clad player leans in. A man in a white shirt and white dhoti with a yellow waistband stands at the right, and a monastic in a saffron/orange robe with a shaved head stands near the back right. Spectators in white clothes and bright yellow and pink shirts watch from the sides, and a woman in white stands at the left. Slippers lie on the sand at the lower left.

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