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A photograph of a hall with cream walls, maroon curtains, a drop ceiling with recessed lights and ceiling fan, and framed photo panels showing a Kumbh Mela 2007 Prayag Allahabad scene. A single performer in an orange sadhu-style outfit with a headwrap and long dark braided hair hangs upside down from a white aerial rope, gripping it with the legs and hands, body arched in an acrobatic pose. A large-ceiling event space setting with an orange-clad performer on aerial silks.

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A photograph of a sannyasi in orange robes performing a rope climb, suspended mid-air from a long white rope hanging from the ceiling, body folded with legs raised and long dark hair swinging. The hall has maroon curtains, a white ceiling with fluorescent panels and ceiling fans, and a pink wall. Framed photographs of saffron-clad sadhus line the walls, including a panel captioned Glimpses of Kumbh Mela 2007 Prayag Allahabad India and a panel labelled Sannyas. One physical person is visible.2017-08-26August 26 20172017-08-26A photo of an aerial rope performance indoors. A performer in orange clothing hangs upside down from a white rope, gripping it with both hands, with long dark hair falling downward and bare feet raised. Behind them, red curtains hang above framed photographs on pink walls, including a gold-framed picture labelled Glimpses of Kumbh Mela 2007 Prayag Allahabad India showing saffron-clad sadhus. A ceiling with recessed lights and a ceiling fan forms the background. No readable name is attributed to the performer, and no physical face is visible enough to confirm identity.2017-08-26A photograph of an indoor hall with pink walls, red curtains and framed photo panels of Kumbh Mela 2007 Prayag, Allahabad. A performer in an orange top and orange trousers hangs upside down from a white silk aerial rope, one leg raised and hands gripping the fabric, long dark braided hair falling downward. A thick white rope runs across the lower left. Ceiling tiles and vents are visible above.2017-08-26August 26 20172017-08-26A photograph of a woman in an orange long-sleeved top and orange trousers performing an aerial rope routine indoors. She grips a rope with one hand and holds her body in a swinging pose, bare-footed, long dark hair hanging down. Her legs are wrapped with white straps. Behind her, maroon curtains hang beside framed photographs of sadhus at a Kumbh Mela, and a ceiling with fluorescent lights and a ceiling fan is visible. No candidate for a person is visible in the scene.2017-08-26A photograph of a single person in an orange-red outfit with long dark hair climbing a white rope suspended from the ceiling of an indoor hall. The climber's feet are bare and wrapped around the rope while the hands grip it higher up. Below, maroon curtains hang beside framed photographs of a Kumbh Mela 2007 gathering in Prayag, Allahabad, India, showing sadhus in orange and red clothing. Ceiling fans and tiled ceiling panels are visible.2017-08-26 +1 copiesAugust 26 20172017-08-26 +1 copiesAugust 26 20172017-08-26August 26 20172017-08-26August 26 20172017-08-26 +1 copiesA photograph inside a hall with pale pink walls, white ceiling tiles and ceiling fans. A single person in an orange-saffron outfit with long dark dreadlocks climbs a long white rope hanging from the ceiling, legs wrapped around it and one hand gripping above. Maroon curtains hang beside framed photographs on the wall, including one labelled Glimpses of Kumbh Mela 2007 Prayag, Allahabad India showing saffron-clad sadhus. The overall scene shows a rope-climbing demonstration of physical training.2017-08-26