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A photograph of a bearded man with long dark hair wearing a dark loincloth and a beaded necklace, suspended horizontally on a thick wooden pole in a tent decorated with many colourful flag-like streamers and gold and green paper umbrellas. A young boy in a red dhoti stands on a decorated pole beside him, holding his arm. The image is rotated sideways. The man's appearance is not sufficient to confirm the a person identification, so he is described by role only. Bright white lights hang from the tent ceiling.

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December 21 20162016-12-21December 21 20162016-12-21A photograph of a large tented hall decorated with rows of colourful hanging banners and fan-shaped ornaments in red, orange, green and blue. Two men in dark navy tracksuits lean over a long wooden pole on the left, one gripping it with both hands. On the right, a shirtless man with dark shorts holds a pose with arms raised, apparently balancing on a pole. Spectators sit along the blue padded edge at the lower left, and a bright light hangs at the top centre.2016-12-21December 21 20162016-12-21December 21 20162016-12-21A photograph of a shirtless, slender figure with long wet-looking dark hair and a bead necklace standing on a wooden pole with arms outstretched, a man in dark clothing crouching below at left. The setting is a decorated hall with a white fabric ceiling, wooden beams, and hanging colourful cylindrical lanterns and paper-fan style decorations in orange, pink, yellow, green and blue. The figure wears orange-pink shorts.2016-12-21A shirtless young man in black shorts climbs a tall vertical wooden pole in a decorated hall, one leg hooked around the pole and one arm stretched upward. Overhead hang colourful cylindrical paper lanterns with orange tassels, round lamps with mirrored edges and draped white fabric ceiling. A man in a dark zip jacket with orange trim stands at the lower left watching. The setting is a festive tent-like venue with warm lighting.2016-12-21December 21 20162016-12-21December 21 20162016-12-21A shirtless man with long light hair tied back and a black headband climbs a tall wooden pole in a hall decorated with hanging colourful paper lanterns and umbrellas in orange, red, yellow and purple. He wears black shorts, grips the pole with both hands and bare feet, and is mid-climb. The ceiling is draped in white fabric and warm stage lights glow below.2016-12-21A large hall with a white ceiling hung with rows of colourful cylindrical streamers and paper umbrellas in red, orange, yellow, blue and pink. In the centre, a shirtless young man in dark shorts climbs a tall wooden pole, his legs wrapped around it, while a man in a navy tracksuit steadies the pole from a blue mat on red floor. To the left, a man in a white dhoti and shawl with a sacred thread stands watching. A seated crowd, many of them shirtless or in white, fills the foreground and sides, and a large screen hangs at the back. This is a pole-climbing demonstration in front of an audience.2016-12-21December 21 20162016-12-21