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A shirtless man in black shorts performs a gymnastic pole routine, gripping a tall wooden pole with his arms while his body extends horizontally in mid-air, head down. Below him a man in an orange, black and white zip-up jacket stands watching. The hall ceiling is decorated with rows of colourful hanging paper lanterns and tassels in orange, red, blue and yellow, with bright white lights. Several spectators' heads are visible at the lower right edge.

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December 21 20162016-12-21A performer in a pink top and shorts hangs upside down from a wooden pole, legs extended upward and hair falling downward, during a gymnastic or mallakhamb-style display. Beneath, a man in a dark orange-and-black zippered jacket stands at the left edge looking toward the pole. The ceiling is hung with many colourful cloth streamers and paper lanterns in red, yellow, blue and green, with bright white lights and a white draped canopy overhead. No identifiable a person figure is visible.2016-12-21A shirtless man with long dreadlocks tied up under a black headband balances on a thin wooden pole, arms stretched wide, black shorts, a beaded necklace around his neck. Above him hang many colourful cylindrical decorations in red, yellow, green and blue with bird motifs, fringed with yellow tassels, alongside round paper lanterns and umbrella-shaped ornaments under a white tented canopy. The setting appears to be a festive hall with a wooden beam ceiling. Appearance-based label: a person is on the pole, with long matted hair and a bare upper body; the sole visible person is performing the balancing act.2016-12-21December 21 20162016-12-21A shirtless young man in dark shorts and a thin pendant necklace performs a balancing feat, gripping a vertical wooden post with both hands while his legs are spread wide in the air, bare feet pointed outward. He is seated mid-air on the post's top end under a hall hung with rows of colourful festive tassels in orange, yellow, red, green and blue, with paper lanterns and diyas overhead and white draping behind. No deity, throne or garland is visible.2016-12-21A large hall with a white ceiling hung with rows of colourful paper lanterns and cylindrical streamers in orange, red, yellow and blue. In the centre, a shirtless young man balances on a tall wooden pole held upright by two men in dark navy track tops standing on a blue crash mat. On the left, a man in a white dhoti and shawl holds a microphone and speaks. Audience members sit on red carpet and mats along the right side, many shirtless and watching the performance. No clear identification of a person is visible in the scene.2016-12-21 +1 copiesA photograph of a decorated hall ceiling hung with colourful cylindrical fabric streamers in orange, yellow, green and red, plus small lanterns and dangling bells. A life-size figure of a shirtless young man in an orange-red dhoti stands on a wooden pole with arms outstretched, appearing to be a statue or sculpted figure rather than a living person. In the lower left corner a man in dark clothing looks up toward it. Warm lights and white drapery fill the ceiling.2016-12-21A woman in a salmon-pink sleeveless top and shorts climbs a tall wooden pole in a large tent hung with colourful striped fabric streamers in orange, blue, green and yellow, decorated with bird motifs and small hanging lanterns. A man in a black-and-orange zip jacket with white stripes stands at the lower left watching her. The white ceiling is lined with wooden beams, and bright lights glow beneath the decorations.2016-12-21A large hall decorated with hanging colourful paper lanterns, umbrellas and streamers in red, orange, yellow and green. Shirtless young men perform a pole climb on a blue mat: one climbs to the top of a wooden pole while two others in dark shirts steady it from below. Along the sides, a large seated audience watches; a man in a white dhoti and shirt stands at left holding a microphone. Two stage screens are visible at the back.2016-12-21December 21 20162016-12-21A large tented hall decorated with hanging colourful cylindrical banners and lanterns. In the centre, a bare-chested man in black shorts climbs a tall wooden pole, gripping it with his hands and feet, while a second man in a dark tracksuit steadies the pole and another man in a shirt holds it nearby. Behind them a dense crowd of seated and standing people fills the hall, many in white clothes and some bare-chested. On the left, a man in a white dhoti and shirt with a rudraksha-style necklace stands beside the pole. Stage lights and a camera on a crane are visible, and the crowd is seen in the foreground.2016-12-21A photograph of a shirtless man with long light blonde dreadlocked hair tied up, wearing a black headband and black shorts, balancing on top of a tall wooden pole in a decorated hall. His left arm is stretched out to the side for balance while his right hand grips the pole. Above him hang colourful painted cylindrical banners in red, yellow, green and blue with bird motifs, alongside pale paper lanterns and umbrella-shaped decorations under a white fabric ceiling.2016-12-21