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A festive indoor hall with a white fabric ceiling hung with rows of colourful paper and cloth decorations in orange, red, green and yellow. A young performer in dark clothes is suspended mid-air on a rope tied to a horizontal wooden pole, while several men in light shirts and dhotis hold the upright poles and steady the rope below. A spectator in a white shirt with a folded white cloth stands watching near the front. Bright stage lights shine above and a crowd of devotees sits on the floor on both sides.

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A shirtless young man balances on top of a tall wooden pole held upright by two men in dark shirts gripping its base, arms spread wide. He wears dark shorts and a headband. The ceiling above is hung with rows of colourful cylindrical streamers in red, orange, green, yellow and blue, with round paper lanterns and umbrella-shaped decorations. Spectators stand around the edges, and a woman in a white top watches from the lower left. The scene looks like a stage-style acrobatic performance under a decorated pavilion.2016-12-21A large indoor hall with a white draped ceiling hung with many colourful cylindrical and umbrella-shaped paper decorations in orange, red, green and blue. A woman in a black top and dark leggings hangs from a long horizontal pole held by several men in dark clothing at each end, suspended in a mallakhamb-style aerial display. Below, a dense audience sits on a red floor mat, with a few people in saffron and white clothing seated at the front. A man in a grey patterned shirt and a man in a white t-shirt with a lanyard stand near the poles, watching the performance.2016-12-21December 21 20162016-12-21A photograph, rotated on its side, of a participant performing a balancing exercise on a long wooden pole held horizontally across the frame. The performer wears dark fitted clothing and a light head covering, arms outstretched, with one hand gripping the pole. Behind and beside them, several men in dark and white attire, one in an orange-striped shirt, hold and steady the pole with a rope. A large hall is decorated with rows of hanging paper lanterns and lamps in orange, red, green and blue, plus umbrella-like ornaments, while a crowd of spectators in white and dark clothing lines the right side.2016-12-21A shirtless young man in dark shorts climbs a tall wooden pole in a decorated hall, one arm raised high toward the ceiling while his legs grip the pole. Above him hang many tall cylindrical banners decorated with colourful geometric patterns, birds, and orange and gold tassels, alongside shimmering round lanterns or umbrella-like ornaments in gold, green, blue and red. The ceiling is draped in white fabric with wooden beams.2016-12-21A performer in a pink top and shorts hangs upside down from a wooden pole, legs extended upward and hair falling downward, during a gymnastic or mallakhamb-style display. Beneath, a man in a dark orange-and-black zippered jacket stands at the left edge looking toward the pole. The ceiling is hung with many colourful cloth streamers and paper lanterns in red, yellow, blue and green, with bright white lights and a white draped canopy overhead. No identifiable a person figure is visible.2016-12-21December 21 20162016-12-21A large hall with a white fabric ceiling strung with rows of colourful hanging decorations, cylindrical paper lanterns in orange, red, blue and green alongside umbrella-shaped lanterns. A performer in a dark fitted outfit hangs from a rope on a tall metal frame, while several men in dark clothes and one bare-chested young man steady the poles. Seated audience members in white and saffron clothing fill the floor below, with a blue mat in front. Some people in the crowd wear orange robes. A man in a patterned grey shirt stands at right beside the frame. The scene looks like an aerial performance during a programme.2016-12-21December 21 20162016-12-21December 21 20162016-12-21December 21 20162016-12-21December 21 20162016-12-21