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Outdoor photograph of a mallakhamba pole yoga demonstration in a paved courtyard beside a gold-trimmed temple structure. Several bare-chested male performers, some in short shorts and swimwear, climb and balance on tall wooden poles, one with legs extended in a sustained pose. A large crowd of devotees in orange and saffron dhotis and robes, some with shaved heads and white dhotis, stands close around the performers, several bearded sadhus in orange wear among them. A red car and a grey vehicle are parked beyond a scaffold stage with speakers, and a camera crane rises at the upper right.

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October 03 20172017-10-03 +1 copiesA photograph of an outdoor mallakhamba (pole yoga) demonstration in a courtyard. Several shirtless performers in dark shorts and briefs climb and balance on tall wooden poles, one performer held aloft by others in an acrobatic pose. A large crowd of onlookers stands around, many in saffron-orange sannyasi robes and some in white dhotis; several older bearded men in orange robes stand near the front. Some spectators raise their hands. On the left, a gilded shrine structure with a golden canopy and a statue of a deity sits beside a red-draped platform, and scaffolding with speakers and a red car stand in the background.2017-10-03 +1 copiesOctober 03 20172017-10-03 +1 copiesOutdoor scene at a courtyard where a gilded golden palanquin or ratha stands at left on a red carpeted platform. A shirtless young man performs a Shivasthamba (mallakhamba) pole yoga pose, climbing and balancing on a vertical wooden pole, with his legs raised and body inverted. Around the pole, numerous shirtless and bare-chested participants in shorts and white lungis, plus saffron-robed sannyasis with grey beards and orange and white cloths, watch and gather. Some onlookers wear white dhotis and orange robes. A white-shirted man in dark trousers stands near the platform. A red car and trees are visible in the background, and a scaffold with speakers stands at upper left. No single figure is clearly identifiable as a person from appearance cues alone.2017-10-03 +1 copiesOctober 03 20172017-10-03 +1 copiesOctober 03 20172017-10-03 +1 copiesOctober 03 20172017-10-03 +1 copiesOctober 03 20172017-10-03October 03 20172017-10-03 +1 copiesOctober 03 20172017-10-03 +1 copiesOutdoor photo of a mallakhamba (pole yoga) demonstration in a courtyard. Several shirtless young men in red, blue and green shorts climb and balance on a tall vertical wooden pole, one near the top with a bent-leg pose. A crowd of onlookers in orange and white clothing surrounds the pole, including a few saffron-robed sadhus with long beards and a woman in an orange sari at right. On the left, a gilded ornate golden structure with a red carpeted platform stands beside a scaffold and speakers. A man in a white shirt holds a camera in the foreground; a red car and a red-roofed building sit behind.2017-10-03 +1 copiesOctober 03 20172017-10-03