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Outdoor photo of a large courtyard at a red multi-storey building where many practitioners perform Shivasthamba Yoga (mallakhamba) with wooden poles. Blue padded mats lie in rows across grey paving. A woman in long orange robes with dark hair kneels low in a front stretch, while other participants in orange and dark clothing bend and balance around vertical wooden poles. A camera on a tripod and crane arm, with a white umbrella held by an attendant, records the session. Coils of yellow rope lie in the foreground, and a tree stands behind the building.

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October 03 20172017-10-03Outdoor courtyard at an ashram with pink-red multi-storey buildings behind, where many people practise Shivasthamba Yoga (mallakhamba) on a paved plaza. Several wooden poles stand upright, and blue padded mats are laid out. Women in saffron-orange robes gather around the poles and stand on the blue mats, while others in white, black and teal clothing exercise or stretch nearby on pink mats. A few people sit on mats in the background, and a man with a bare chest stands at left. Banners on the walls show figures in yoga poses.2017-10-03 +1 copiesOctober 03 20172017-10-03 +1 copiesOctober 03 20172017-10-03 +1 copiesA photo of an outdoor courtyard of paved light stone where many practitioners perform Shivasthamba Yoga (mallakhamba pole yoga) in orange and black clothing. Several wooden vertical poles stand upright on blue padded mats, and people in orange robes and black shorts are bent over, doing push-ups, handstands and forward bends on the mats. Behind them stand red multi-storey ashram buildings, a leafy tree, a black water tank and a white table with orange-clad attendants. Shorter scattered figures in the foreground complete the scene.2017-10-03 +1 copiesOctober 03 20172017-10-03 +1 copiesOctober 03 20172017-10-03 +1 copiesOutdoor photo of a Shivasthamba Yoga (mallakhamba) practice session on a paved courtyard. Many participants in saffron-orange and red robes and sarees, plus others in black, white, blue and pink clothing, stand or move in groups. Several tall upright wooden poles stand on the paved ground, with blue padded mats laid beside them. A red-brick building with stone steps and a small crowd watching behind it forms the backdrop, along with a stage speaker and equipment box on the right. No identifiable a person figure is clearly visible, so the photo shows participants and volunteers rather than a specific leader.2017-10-03 +1 copiesOctober 03 20172017-10-03 +1 copiesOctober 03 20172017-10-03 +1 copiesOutdoor courtyard of the Nithyananda Peetham with a paved stone floor, where many participants prepare for Shivasthamba Yoga (mallakhamba) practice. Numerous wooden poles stand upright, each beside a blue padded mat. Many men are shirtless, wearing orange lungis and shorts, some in dark or white shorts; a few stand at the front with hands on hips or arms raised. Behind them a stone-roofed building, a red wall, a tree, and stage equipment with speaker stacks are visible. A blond person in the foreground is partly cropped.2017-10-03 +1 copiesOutdoor yoga and mallakhamba demonstration on a paved courtyard before a red boundary wall and trees. A shirtless man in white dhoti stands with arms raised on the left, while a bare-chested figure in white shorts stands near a blue mat. Dozens of participants in orange and saffron robes, black athletic suits and white kurta-dhotis stand in rows behind, several stretching or posing. A film camera on a crane arm and tripod is aimed at the performers, and a man in white dhoti holds a white umbrella beside a tripod-mounted camera. Blue landing mats lie across the ground and a yellow cloth hangs on a roofed structure at left. A man in black shorts in the foreground faces the scene with hands on hips.2017-10-03