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A shirtless man with a black headband and dark shorts balances on top of a tall wooden pole while holding a second person's body horizontally above him in one raised arm. Beneath the ceiling, hung with many colourful decorated cylindrical and umbrella-shaped ornaments in orange, red, blue, purple and green, two bright white lamps glow. The setting appears to be a large festive tent or pandal. Only the man on the pole and the partially visible person being held are physically present.

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December 21 20162016-12-21December 21 20162016-12-21A shirtless man in dark shorts and a dark headband stands barefoot atop a tall wooden pole in a hall decorated with colourful hanging ornaments. He holds a dark wooden object overhead with both arms. The ceiling is draped in white fabric and hung with multicoloured paper lanterns and tassels, with bird motifs and red, orange and blue shades. Lights hang from the ceiling, and a man in the lower left edge and another at the lower right are partly visible.2016-12-21A shirtless young man with long dark hair climbs a tall wooden pole in a decorated hall, gripping it with both hands and bare feet, a red-orange cloth wrapped at his waist and a pendant necklace on his chest. Overhead hang colourful cylindrical and umbrella-shaped paper decorations in orange, red, blue, green and pink, with bright lights in the ceiling. The scene resembles a pole-climbing performance at a celebration.2016-12-21A shirtless young man balances on top of a tall wooden pole held upright by two men in dark shirts gripping its base, arms spread wide. He wears dark shorts and a headband. The ceiling above is hung with rows of colourful cylindrical streamers in red, orange, green, yellow and blue, with round paper lanterns and umbrella-shaped decorations. Spectators stand around the edges, and a woman in a white top watches from the lower left. The scene looks like a stage-style acrobatic performance under a decorated pavilion.2016-12-21A photograph inside a large hall with a white ceiling hung with rows of colourful cylindrical and umbrella-shaped paper decorations in red, orange, yellow and green. A shirtless young man balances on the shoulders of a standing man in a navy shirt marked with the letters S.R.T.M.U. and NANDED, performing an acrobatic pose above a crowd of seated and standing participants. On the left a man in a white dhoti and sacred bead necklace speaks into a microphone. Many devotees in the audience clap, some wearing white garments and beads, while a gold-embellished backdrop screen is visible at the edge.2016-12-21A large hall with a white tented ceiling hung with rows of colourful cylindrical and umbrella-shaped paper decorations in orange, red, yellow, purple and green. A young shirtless man in black shorts balances on top of a tall wooden pole, arms outstretched, while two men in dark navy athletic tops grip the pole below on a blue padded mat. Seated and standing spectators, many shirtless or in light clothing, watch and clap along the sides of a red floor. On the left, a man in a white dhoti and shirt stands with hands joined in namaste. A screen is visible on the right wall.2016-12-21A shirtless man with long, swept-back light hair climbs a tall wooden pole under a white tented ceiling hung with colourful festival streamers and paper umbrellas in red, orange, yellow, green and blue. He wears dark shorts and a thin necklace, grips the pole with both hands and lifts one bare leg high. Warm stage lights and the decorated canopy frame the feat of strength.2016-12-21December 21 20162016-12-21A shirtless young man in dark shorts balances on top of a tall wooden pole, arms outstretched, inside a hall with a ceiling hung with rows of colourful cylindrical and umbrella-shaped decorations in red, orange, yellow, green and blue. Two men in dark clothing grip the pole from below, and a man in white stands at the left edge. Bright white lights hang among the decorations and the ceiling is lined with white fabric.2016-12-21December 21 20162016-12-21December 21 20162016-12-21