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Night outdoor event on a red-carpeted stage lit by floodlights. Shirtless boys in shorts perform a human pyramid, with a boy in blue shorts balanced at the very top, supported by several others on bamboo-framed platforms and striped mattresses. A man in white dhoti and shirt with a gold-bordered cloth stands at right holding a microphone. A woman in a yellow sari stands beside him. Behind them a large crowd of people in white sits in rows of red chairs and on the ground under strings of lights. A few children in colourful clothes sit on a green mat at left.

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June 03 20122012-06-03June 03 20122012-06-03Night-time outdoor performance of a human pyramid and gymnastics display on a raised stage beside a bamboo frame. Several shirtless young boys in dark shorts and red or blue briefs form the base and upper tiers; one boy hangs upside down from a vertical pole at the top with arms extended, while others balance with arms raised. Behind them a yellow-shirted instructor in blue track pants gestures with raised hands, and a woman in white sari and a man in white shirt stand at the edge. A large crowd sits in the dark background under string lights.2012-06-03June 03 20122012-06-03Night photograph of a Mallakhamb-style acrobatic performance on an outdoor stage lit at night. Several shirtless young boys in black, blue and red shorts form a human pyramid around a wooden pole, with one boy hanging upside down at the top while others extend their arms overhead. A boy in a yellow and black shirt and blue trousers stands at the left, clapping, beside a woman in white sari-style dress with hands folded. Spectators sit in rows behind the stage, and two men in white shirts and white dhotis watch at the right edge. Wooden poles and a bamboo frame frame the performance.2012-06-03Night outdoor scene of shirtless young boys in dark shorts performing a human pyramid and pole-climbing exercise on an orange mat. One boy in red-trimmed shorts climbs a wooden pole while others stand, crouch and lie on the mat. Adult men in white shirts and dark trousers watch from behind, and a white-clad figure stands at right. A silver cooler and an orange rail sit at the edge of the stage.2012-06-03Night outdoor performance on a mat-covered ground before a large seated audience. A human pyramid of young boys in shorts performs gymnastic poses on a wooden frame, with a child balanced at the very top. Standing at the right, a man in a white kurta with a yellow-edged dhoti smiles and gestures. Beside the frame, a man in a yellow and navy shirt and a woman in white stand watching. A small boy in a white shirt and a sleeveless sadhu-style white garment stands near the lower left. Bright floodlights and tents surround the event.2012-06-03June 03 20122012-06-03Night outdoor event with a human pyramid of shirtless boys in blue, red and dark shorts climbing a tall wooden pole, a traditional Tamil malkhamb-style stunt performance. A boy in a yellow and navy tracksuit stands at left beside a bamboo frame, and men in white dhoti and shirt stand at right near the pole base while a large seated audience fills the background under electric lights.2012-06-03Night outdoor performance on a red mat before a large seated audience. Shirtless boys form a human pyramid on a wooden pole, the top boy inverted with feet raised near a wooden crossbar. Other boys in shorts perform backbends on striped mats in the foreground, and a man in a white shirt and dark trousers stands at right with an arm extended toward the pyramid. A woman in white clothing with a gold border is at far left, and floodlights and string lights light the scene. No a person candidate is visible.2012-06-03June 03 20122012-06-03Night outdoor demonstration with boys performing a physical exercise routine on folded mats and a red and white tarpaulin. Several shirtless boys in dark shorts stretch and bend, some arching forward and leaning on one another, while a man in a yellow and black sports shirt and a woman in a white sari watch from the left. A man in a white shirt and dark trousers stands at right beside a boy in khaki shorts. A seated audience in white clothes and red plastic chairs fills the background under bamboo poles and a dark sky.2012-06-03