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October 03 20172017-10-03 +1 copiesJuly 08 20172017-07-08July 08 20172017-07-08Outdoor mallakhamba (pole yoga) session on a paved courtyard with a red-brick building and trees behind. A shirtless man with short dark hair balances on top of a tall vertical wooden pole, one leg extended and bent, wearing red shorts and a thin cord across his chest. Several other wooden poles stand around the courtyard with padded mats beneath them. Many people in orange clothing are scattered across the ground, some practising on mats and others standing or bending. In the foreground a person in orange lies prone on a mat, and a woman in black stands at the right edge. Overcast sky above.2017-10-03July 08 20172017-07-08October 03 20172017-10-03 +1 copiesJuly 08 20172017-07-08 +1 copiesOutdoor mallakhamba demonstration on a paved stone courtyard under a cloudy sky, with trees and a red-roofed building behind. In the foreground a shirtless young man with long hair tied back performs a pole yoga posture, gripping a tall vertical wooden pole with his legs wrapped around it and palms pressed together in namaste. He wears an orange dhoti-style cloth and a thin cord necklace. Beside him, three shirtless men in orange cloths and gold chains sit with hands folded in prayer, and a crowd of other practitioners in orange cloths perform on more poles and blue mats across the courtyard. No identifiable a person is visible in the foreground.2017-10-03 +1 copiesA presentation slide titled 'One Initiation is all It Takes For Breakthroughs in Health - Reviving Authentic Nithyananda Yoga' with two framed photographs side by side. The left photo shows a shirtless man in orange shorts balancing on a wooden pole in front of a golden carved backdrop, a Mallakhamba pole yoga demonstration. The right photo shows several women in orange and black yoga attire performing a balancing pose on a blue mat in a room with red and white walls. Both photos carry Guinness World Record Holder badges. A footer link reads Nithyananda Yoga - Yoga from the Scriptures, and a small corner emblem and a cartoon portrait appear at the top corners. Slide number 35 is at bottom right.2019-11-08A photograph of a group demonstration in a hall with pale walls, ceiling fans and a blue mat. A wooden pole stands at centre with several shirtless men in white dhoti-style cloth performing acrobatic poses on it; one man balances at the top with legs extended. Around them many people in orange and white clothing sit and watch, some with hands in anjali. A seated elder in white holds his hands together in front. Framed pictures hang on the walls.2017-08-15Outdoor photo of a Shivasthamba Yoga (mallakhamba) demonstration on a paved courtyard under a cloudy sky. A shirtless practitioner in orange-red loincloth balances on a vertical wooden pole, gripping it with both hands while his legs are folded around the pole and his feet are bare. Nearby, a shirtless young man in white dhoti with a rudraksha-style necklace stands with palms pressed together in namaste. Another young man in a grey t-shirt and a second shirtless participant in a white dhoti look on. Blue and white practice mats, additional wooden poles, and a few more participants in orange and white clothing are visible in the background, with trees and a stage rig at right.2017-10-03 +1 copiesA large indoor hall with fluorescent ceiling lights and framed pictures on the walls shows a group of men performing a gymnastic human pyramid around a tall wooden pole set on blue mats. Shirtless men in white dhoti-style loincloths with orange borders climb and balance on each other, one man at the top seated on the pole with legs spread. Men in the foreground sit cross-legged or kneel with palms pressed together, while others in the background perform poses. Seated spectators in orange and saffron clothing line the sides of the room, and some men wear sacred thread or beaded necklaces. The scene resembles a traditional Indian mallakhamb pole display in an ashram setting.2017-08-15