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A photograph from above of a paved stone courtyard with a tall wooden pole rising from a blue padded mat, used for mallakhamba pole yoga practice. Three or four people stand facing the pole with their backs to the camera: a figure in an orange shorts with long braided dark hair, another with long braided hair in a black top and shorts, and a bare-chested person in orange-red shorts, with a fourth partly visible at the top edge. Orange and red cloths lie beside the mat, a multicolored rope stretches across the background, and a pair of sandals sits near the top.

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October 03 20172017-10-03October 03 20172017-10-03 +1 copiesOctober 03 20172017-10-03 +1 copiesOutdoor photo of a mallakhamba pole yoga session on a stone-paved courtyard. In the foreground a shirtless man in orange shorts climbs and holds a vertical wooden pole while another man in orange shorts steadies him and a third man in black clothing grips the pole's base; blue and orange crash mats lie on the ground. Behind them, several people in white and in orange shorts practise on other poles, some on white mats.2017-10-03October 03 20172017-10-03Outdoor mallakhamba practice in a paved courtyard in front of a red multi-storey building with unfinished upper floors. Several shirtless male practitioners in orange dhoti-style cloths perform pole yoga on tall vertical wooden poles set on blue mats. One practitioner in a black top and shorts stands on a mat near the centre, and another in orange climbs or balances on a pole at right. A man in white dhoti with a saffron head wrap walks across the courtyard at centre, and a yellow-green tarpaulin shelter and speaker stacks stand behind. Trees and a cloudy sky sit beyond.2017-10-03 +1 copiesA photograph of a large outdoor gathering of shirtless male devotees standing in rows on a paved courtyard. A young man in the foreground wears an orange cloth around his waist and a necklace, standing on a blue padded mat beside tall wooden poles. Behind him, several boys in orange cloths and white dhotis stand with rudraksha-style beads and sacred threads, some with tilak marks on their foreheads. Older men in white dhotis, bare-chested, stand among them, one with a white beard wearing a mala. Behind the group are a green tree and a golden domed structure with a kalasha-topped shrine. Blue mats and a striped cloth cover the ground in front. The scene suggests a physical training or Shivastambha-style demonstration.2017-07-08October 03 20172017-10-03October 03 20172017-10-03 +1 copiesOverhead view of an outdoor paved courtyard where several practitioners perform mallakhamba, pole yoga, on tall vertical wooden poles set on pink and blue mats. One shirtless man in orange shorts climbs a pole in the centre, and another in blue shorts is wrapped around a pole in the foreground while two helpers in white and a man in dark clothes watch. Along the right, men in orange and maroon dhotis stand in a line, and women in black clothes stand or walk among the other poles near a red wall and a blue tent. No clear a person figure is visible.2017-10-03July 08 20172017-07-08October 03 20172017-10-03 +1 copies