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Outdoor photo at a tropical garden retreat with palm trees and a low building behind. Several shirtless young men and boys climb tall wooden poles, one boy in black shorts at the top balancing with his feet on the pole. Around them a crowd of men in shorts, tank tops and a white dhoti-style garment stands watching, with one man in a green shirt and another in a white kurta with a lanyard. A man with grey hair and a white beard stands on the right in shorts and a grey shirt, arms raised toward the pole. The scene appears to be a physical training activity among participants. The ritual or yoga element is not visibly confirmed beyond the poles and crowd.

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December 11 20152015-12-11December 11 20152015-12-11December 11 20152015-12-11December 11 20152015-12-11December 11 20152015-12-11Outdoor photograph of a group of participants on grass under tall green trees at a Nithyanandoham session. A shirtless man stands on a wooden pole held upright, with others steadying and supporting him below. Several shirtless men in black and blue shorts stand around green mats on the grass. On the left, two men in white kurta-style clothing with red ceremonial garlands stand near a small child in a white shirt. A woman in an orange top sits on the grass at lower left, and a seated woman in white is near the centre. A man in a black shirt stands on the green mats near a wooden pole. No clearly identifiable a person appears in the frame.2015-12-11Outdoors on grass under large shady trees, a man balances atop a tall wooden pole while several shirtless and some clothed men stand and sit around green mats. A man in a black tracksuit steadies the pole's base, and another man in black shorts stands nearby. On the left, a shaved-headed man in orange robes with a red-orange shawl and beaded bracelets stands at the edge of the scene, and seated participants in white, red and striped clothing watch. A wooden pole and some spectators are visible in the background.2015-12-11December 11 20152015-12-11Outdoor photo on a lawn at a Nithyanandoham session. A bare-chested man with glasses and a rudraksha mala stands at left, facing a wooden pole. In the centre, a young man in orange shorts and a second man in orange shorts grip the pole with raised arms. A young man in a black polo shirt and black trousers stands at right holding a lanyard, while other participants in shorts stand and sit on mats in the background beside a yellow building with balconies and trees. Mats are laid on the grass as part of the mandala formation.2015-12-11Outdoor demonstration on sandy ground at a KAILASA-style event. Several young male performers, mostly bare-chested and wearing white dhotis or orange-red lower cloths, balance on tall vertical wooden poles, some standing with arms outstretched and others seated on crossbars. Spectators stand and sit around the open area, many in white and orange clothing, with parked cars, trees and a red-roofed building behind. A blue mat is visible at the base of the poles. No individual is confidently identifiable as a person from appearance, so no candidate is described.2017-07-08December 11 20152015-12-11December 11 20152015-12-11