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These could be former Yale football players of the Class of 1908, in a skit at commencement, 1914, satirizing reports of injuries sustained by lightly-padded players of the era in rough-and-tumble play. In 1902, for example, college play was so rough that several players died, while others were severely injured -- a crisis that provoked intervention by then-President Theodore Roosevelt. (The 18th-century militia outfits were 1908's costume du jour, and had no connection with the gridiron theme.) Other Bain/LOC photos of the 1914 Yale Class Day activities:

hmmmm, quite interesting.

wow, nice pic. Many Thanks to flickr

I doubt whether this is a durbar or a religious procession as the wagon seems to have a religious mark (the vaishnavite mark of namam, the chakra and the chanka) on the front side, just behind the elephants. But considering the building in the picture to be of north Indian type, it's quite surprising to see the religious mark quite prevalent in south India on the wagon. Also quite visible in the photo are the white caps of British who are watching the procession from the stand. A really precious photograph indeed.

I agree with techofreak, we should perhaps look at Hyderabad state as the mark is definitely the same.

This is more likely a photograph from Delhi Durbar in 1903 (although it is put as taken in 1910). The carriage is of Mahraja of Rewa as seen here on Wikipedia. More details avaiable in this wikipedia article.