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A performer in an orange loincloth hangs upside down from a wooden pole on a blue mat, held by a bare-chested man in a white dhoti with white sacred ash marks on his arms. Behind them, a seated figure in a gold-and-yellow silk sari sits on a gilded throne. A framed photo wall hangs above, and a red digital clock reads 08:34 PM. A large printed portrait of a bearded man in an orange turban and gold necklaces sits on a throne at right, labelled with no readable name. Several other men in orange and white stand or sit nearby, some bare-chested with rudraksha malas.

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August 26 20172017-08-26A photograph of a performer in an orange loincloth upside down on a wooden pole, legs raised, on a blue crash mat in a temple hall. Behind him a golden throne holds a deity murti decorated with jewelled garlands and a gold-and-green cloth. A framed photo collage hangs on the wall and a red digital clock reads 08:34 PM. A bare-chested man in white dhoti stands at right beside a bare-chested man in orange with ash markings. A seated person in orange sits at left. Several people are visible.2017-08-26August 26 20172017-08-26 +1 copiesA photograph of a performer in an inverted position, legs up and head down, gripping a vertical wooden pole on a blue padded mat in a hall. He wears orange shorts and has long dreadlocks. A shirtless man in white dhoti and body markings stands beside the mat watching. Seated people in orange and white clothing, one in an orange turban, watch from the floor. Behind them are gilded thrones and a framed photo grid with the caption 'With Other Visionaries'. A red digital clock shows 08:25 PM.2017-08-26 +1 copiesA young boy in an orange dhoti with long dreadlocks and a forehead tilak performs a pole-climbing feat, gripping a tall wooden pole with both hands while his legs lift high in the air. Behind him stand a golden shrine-style arch framing a deity murti dressed in gold and red silk, and a seated guru figure in orange robes with a mala. To the right, shirtless men with white body markings and white dhotis, including a long-haired foreigner with white paint on his arms, watch the performance. A digital clock reads 08:34 PM, and framed photographs of devotees and temple scenes hang on the wall.2017-08-26 +1 copiesAugust 26 20172017-08-26August 26 20172017-08-26 +1 copiesAugust 26 20172017-08-26 +1 copiesAugust 26 20172017-08-26August 26 20172017-08-26A photograph of a performer in an orange-red cloth hanging upside down from a tall wooden pole, gripping it with both hands and legs. Long dreadlocked hair falls toward the floor. Behind the pole, an ornate gold-framed shrine holds a seated deity murti in gold and green drapery. On the right, a bare-chested man with white painted markings wears a white dhoti, and beside him stands a bare-chested man with long hair and a white dhoti, plus a figure in white near the edge. Framed photographs of saffron-clad sannyasis line the wall, and a red digital clock shows 08:34 PM. Several people sit in the lower left.2017-08-26 +1 copiesAugust 26 20172017-08-26