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A shirtless man with a black headband and dark shorts balances on top of a tall wooden pole, holding a second person horizontally above his head with both arms extended. The supported person wears a red garment and is stretched out face-down with arms and legs hanging. The ceiling above is hung with colourful cylindrical banners in orange, yellow, red and green, decorated with birds and floral motifs, plus round lanterns and tassel umbrellas. Bright white lights illuminate the hall.

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December 21 20162016-12-21A photograph of an acrobatic performance under a white fabric canopy hung with colourful painted wooden pillars, bird motifs, and golden and green umbrella-like ornaments. A bare-chested man in dark shorts and a dark headband stands on a wooden pole, lifting a second person held horizontally above his head; the lifted person wears red and has bare limbs. The man's hands grip the lifted person's back and legs, and his feet rest on the pole's wooden base. The setting resembles a festival stage or decorated pavilion.2016-12-21December 21 20162016-12-21A shirtless man with long blond dreadlocks and a black headband climbs a tall wooden pole inside a decorated hall. He wears black shorts and a thin necklace, gripping the wooden pole with both hands and bare feet. Above him hang tall colourful cloth banners in red, green, blue and yellow with bird motifs and tassels, along with yellow and blue umbrella-shaped decorations. The white ceiling and wooden beams frame the scene.2016-12-21December 21 20162016-12-21December 21 20162016-12-21December 21 20162016-12-21December 21 20162016-12-21A photograph of a shirtless man with a long beard and a black headband seated on a wooden pedestal-like seat, arms raised high and holding a second person who lies horizontally above him in an acrobatic, supported pose. The lower figure wears a red garment. The setting is a decorated hall with a white draped ceiling, red wooden beams, hanging colourful pillar-like banners with bird motifs, and gold and green umbrella-shaped ornaments. Two physical people are visible. No candidate's appearance is clearly established as a person, so identity is not attributed.2016-12-21A large hall with a low ceiling hung with orange, red and gold paper lanterns and hanging decorations. In the foreground, several shirtless young men in dark shorts form a human pyramid on blue mats, with a standing figure balanced at the top and others extended horizontally. Seated men in white dhotis and mala beads sit in front, and a crowd of seated devotees in colourful saris and white clothes fills the background beneath a large portrait display. Several staff in dark jackets stand at the edges.2016-12-21A shirtless young man in dark shorts balances seated in a cross-legged pose on top of a tall wooden pole, a gymnastic or pole-climbing feat. Above him hangs a ceiling of colourful decorative items: tall cylindrical streamers in red, orange, green, blue and purple with bird and floral motifs, alongside umbrella-shaped shades in gold, pink, green and purple with sequined edges. A white draped ceiling and warm lighting fill the hall.2016-12-21December 21 20162016-12-21