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A gymnastics-style display in an indoor hall with a red curtained stage and framed photographs on the left wall. A young man in orange shorts and a rudraksha mala performs a balance on a tall wooden pole, while several shirtless young men in blue and orange shorts stand, kneel and watch around a blue mat. In the foreground, a shirtless young man with white body markings and a white forehead band sits on the mat, and another with a white forehead band and white markings on his chest sits at right. Fluorescent ceiling lights and a ceiling fan are visible.

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August 13 20172017-08-13August 13 20172017-08-13 +1 copiesAugust 13 20172017-08-13August 13 20172017-08-13 +1 copiesIndoor hall with a red draped stage backdrop and a blue foam mat platform. A young boy in orange shorts climbs a wooden pole at the top centre. In the foreground, a young man in an orange dhoti and a rudraksha mala sits on the floor with white markings on his forehead and hands, while another shirtless young man in black trousers with white body markings sits beside the mat. Behind them a group of shirtless boys and youths in orange, red and blue shorts stand watching, and a boy in orange shorts stands at right. Two camera tripods are set up near the mat, and a framed photo hangs on the left wall.2017-08-13 +1 copiesIndoor hall with a blue mat stage and red drapes, where young men in orange and red sannyasi-style cloth perform a pole-climbing gymnastics display. One young performer in orange shorts climbs to the top of a tall wooden pole while another holds its base. A shirtless man in blue shorts grips the pole near the mat. In the foreground a shirtless bearded man with white forehead markings and a rudraksha-style pendant sits calmly, and another performer in orange stretches on the mat. Several shirtless and orange-clad participants stand along the side, with audience members seated at left.2017-08-13August 13 20172017-08-13 +1 copiesAugust 13 20172017-08-13 +1 copiesAugust 13 20172017-08-13 +1 copiesAugust 13 20172017-08-13 +1 copiesA hall at an ashram where a young man in orange shorts performs a horizontal body balance on a tall wooden pole while a group of shirtless boys in orange and red shorts stand on a blue mat and striped rugs below, watching and supporting him. Seated devotees in white and orange fill the floor and rows along the walls, and framed pictures hang on the pink walls under ceiling fans and fluorescent lights. Gold-coloured statues stand near the back, and a stage with a screen is visible at the far end.2017-08-13 +1 copiesIndoor group gymnastics display in a hall with a blue mat and a tall wooden pole. Several bare-chested men in white dhoti-style loincloths and red-streaked foreheads form a human pyramid around the pole; one man balances at the top with legs spread, others climb and brace below. Men in white dhotis and orange-clad participants sit and stand around the mat, some with palms pressed together in namaskar. Walls hold framed photographs and a framed poster, and ceiling fans and fluorescent lights are visible. A standing figure on the right wears a white shawl and rudraksha-style beads. No figure is clearly identifiable as a person.2017-08-15