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A photograph of a Kalari-style acrobatic display on a stage with a red draped curtain backdrop. Several shirtless young male performers form a human pyramid around a tall wooden pole, with one performer balanced at the top and others in orange and blue shorts extending their legs and arms. A seated performer in the foreground sits cross-legged on a blue mat. Audience members, many shirtless or in white dhotis and orange garments, sit on the floor in front. A small screen on the left shows an image, and a camera on a tripod stands at right. A kalasha-like pole and a yellow banner are visible, with a sign reading Jatapuruṣa on the wall above the curtain. No clearly identifiable a person is present.

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A group of shirtless young male performers form a human pyramid on a blue mat in front of a red velvet curtain in a hall. Several boys wear orange, red, navy and black shorts, with white necklaces and face paint on some. A boy at the top is held aloft by others. Seated audience members in the foreground watch, some in white and saffron clothing, and a camera on a tripod stands at right. A wall screen shows a photograph, and a sign on the red curtain above reads Tripurusha. Text in the bottom right corner reads a copyright line.2017-08-13A group of shirtless young men and boys performs an acrobatic human pyramid on blue gym mats in a hall with a red velvet curtain backdrop. A boy at the top balances on a wooden pole while others hold and lift him, several in orange and red shorts and white cord necklaces. Seated audience members in front, including saffron-clad devotees, watch. A wall screen shows a video, and a red banner with gold lettering hangs at upper right.2017-08-13A large indoor hall with a red swagged curtain shows a mallakhamb-style performance: several shirtless young male performers in orange and red briefs form a human pyramid around a central wooden pole, with one performer standing at the top and others gripping and balancing on the pole. Below, seated and standing audience members, many shirtless or in white and orange clothing, watch from a blue mat area. A performer in yellow shorts stands near the right edge beside a camera on a tripod, and a small banner reads Mayuraasana-like text above the stage. Two women in white saris stand at the left near a screen showing an image. Ceiling fluorescent lights and fans are visible.2017-08-13August 13 20172017-08-13August 13 20172017-08-13August 13 20172017-08-13August 13 20172017-08-13August 13 20172017-08-13 +1 copiesA photograph of a group of young shirtless male performers building a human pyramid around a tall wooden pole in a hall with red draped curtains. A boy stands at the very top with arms outstretched, supported by others in orange shorts and blue trunks who grip the pole and each other's arms and legs. Seated spectators in front wear white and orange clothing on blue and red mats, and one seated performer in the foreground sits in meditation pose with painted markings on his body. A small label on the stage reads Patpurusha. Several adults in white and saffron clothing stand near the left edge. A projection screen and a ceiling with fluorescent lights are visible. This appears to be a gymnastics-style display, with people in a seated audience.2017-08-13A photograph of young boys performing a human pyramid on a blue mat in a hall with a red draped curtain stage. A boy in orange shorts stands at the top, balanced on shoulders, while others in orange, black and red shorts form the lower tiers, one boy arching backward on the mat in front. Two boys in white sit at left among seated spectators in orange and white clothing, and a cameraman in white kurta films beside a tripod on the right. Ceiling fans and lights hang overhead, and framed photographs decorate the pink wall at left.2017-08-13 +1 copiesAugust 13 20172017-08-13A photograph of a stage performance of mallakhamba-style pole acrobatics in a hall with a deep red velvet curtain. A group of young men, mostly bare-chested in shorts and briefs in orange, red, blue and black, form a human pyramid on a blue mat, with one performer standing atop a tall wooden pole and others balancing horizontally with arms outstretched. A seated audience of devotees in front, some with rudraksha-style beads, watches from the floor on patterned mats. A camera on a tripod stands at right and a screen at left shows a previous image. A red sign reading Tapurusha hangs above the curtain. Several people are visible in the front rows.2017-08-13