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A photograph of a pole gymnastics performance in a large hall. A young man in white shorts is airborne, legs extended horizontally, gripping a vertical wooden pole set on blue crash mats. Seated devotees in white and red fill the left, many wearing white dhotis and saffron or red shawls. Standing performers at right wear white dhotis and orange cloths. A gold throne with deity murti and ornate gold decor sits at right beside a digital clock showing 08:35. Wall posters and framed photos line the back wall.

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August 26 20172017-08-26August 26 20172017-08-26Indoor hall during a demonstration of pole gymnastics on a wooden pole set on blue crash mats. A shirtless man in white shorts climbs and hangs near the top of the pole, while a second shirtless man in orange-red loincloth stands beside it with arm raised. Seated devotees in white and orange-red garments fill the floor in front, and a few people in orange sit on the right. Behind them stands a golden throne with a seated figure draped in orange and gold, flanked by golden deity murti and a digital clock showing 08:35. A wall of framed photographs lines the room.2017-08-26August 26 20172017-08-26A photograph of a large hall where a shirtless young man in white dhoti climbs a tall wooden pole and leaps over padded blue mats, while a second man in a white dhoti stands below holding the pole. Rows of seated devotees in white and orange clothing fill the floor. Behind them, a golden throne holds a seated figure draped in gold and orange, flanked by golden deity murti and a red-and-gold ornamented backdrop. Framed photographs line the walls and a digital clock reads 08:35.2017-08-26August 26 20172017-08-26 +1 copiesA photograph of a shirtless man with long dreadlocks tied up, wearing white dhoti-style cloth with gold border, balancing and climbing a wooden pole in a hall. Behind him are framed photographs of saffron-robed sannyasis on the pink wall, red curtains and a gold ornate frame with a deity or figure displayed below. A red digital clock shows 08:35. Only the climber is physically present in the frame, with a few partially visible figures at the bottom edge.2017-08-26 +1 copiesAugust 26 20172017-08-26Indoor ashram hall where a performer in an orange-saffron cloth is balancing and gripping a tall wooden pole above a blue padded mat, with another bare-chested man in a white loincloth standing nearby watching. Seated and standing devotees in orange and saffron robes, some in white and some with orange headwear, surround the mat. On the left, a golden throne holds a deity murti in ornate garments and a gilded peetha stands beside it, with a seated figure in saffron and gold-trimmed clothing and a rudraksha-style garland. Two women in white and maroon saris stand at the right edge. Framed photographs of saffron-clad crowds hang on the back wall between maroon curtains.2017-08-26August 26 20172017-08-26 +1 copiesAugust 26 20172017-08-26 +1 copiesAugust 26 20172017-08-26