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Six young boys perform a synchronized yoga-style acrobatic routine on a glossy white stage in front of a painted temple backdrop with large orange-faced guardian figures holding weapons. Four boys in saffron-orange kurta and pant sets balance on one leg with arms raised in namaste above their heads, and one boy in orange stands with a leg extended horizontally. Two boys in dark navy and black track clothes bend backward in arching poses, and one boy in orange with a white forehead band bends forward in the center. Turquoise, pink and green painted columns frame a dark maroon curtain.

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A group of young men perform acrobatic yoga-style stunts on a polished white stage in front of a painted backdrop of multi-armed deity murti figures holding weapons and pillars in turquoise, pink and yellow. Six performers are visible: in the foreground a man in orange robes arches backward on his hands with his head down, a performer in black clothes bends backward beside him, and another in black bends forward; a performer in orange stands on one leg with the other leg extended, a man in orange holds a balancing pose on the upper left, and an orange-clad man stands in the upper right with a leg raised. A dark curtain and wooden pillar frame the background, and the performers wear shaved heads and white forehead markings.2013-09-09September 09 20132013-09-09 +1 copiesA stage performance in a temple-style hall with painted murals of guardian deity figures holding weapons and a gold-framed doorway with a dark curtain behind. Six young performers in orange saffron-coloured robes and white headbands form a gymnastic acrobatic arrangement. Two performers in dark tracksuits bend backward in bridge poses at the front, while the centre performer leans forward, with others balancing on arms and legs above, some with palms pressed together in namaste. The shiny stage floor reflects the performers. No identifiable a person figure is visible.2013-09-09Photograph of a yoga-style acrobatic performance on a polished white stage before a painted backdrop of colourful temple pillars and two large multi-armed deity murtis holding weapons. Five young performers wear orange robes and white headbands. Three stand in balanced poses with legs extended, one in the centre holds a backbend arch, and two in black tracksuits lean into backbends on the floor, all bent forward with hands and feet touching in an interlocking formation. Two orange-robed performers at the ends hold palms together above their heads. A wooden pillar stands at the right edge, and a small figure appears at the far left edge.2013-09-09A stage performance in a temple-style hall with painted, colourful dvarapala-like guardian statues flanking a dark doorway. Five young male performers in orange sannyasi-style kurta-pants perform acrobatic yoga-style poses. Two performers in the centre form a balancing human pyramid, one doing a backbend-like arch, with one standing on a bent partner's back. Outer performers stand on one leg with arms raised, and two others in black trousers bend backward on the floor. A small figure of a monkey-faced deity sits at lower left. Patterned red carpet and a polished white floor.2013-09-09September 09 20132013-09-09September 09 20132013-09-09May 19 20132013-05-19September 09 20132013-09-09September 09 20132013-09-09A stage performance in a colourful temple-style hall with painted deity murtis on pillars and panels behind. Four young performers in saffron-orange kurta and dhoti stand and crouch on a glossy white stage; two shaved-headed dancers in orange flank the scene, while a performer in a dark navy top and black trousers with a white headband leans forward in a dance pose at centre, and another in dark clothes crouches at right. A dark maroon curtain hangs in the central doorway, with a small patterned red rug on the floor. Painted multi-armed figures with trident-like weapons flank the entrance.2013-09-09May 19 20132013-05-19