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A woman in black fitted clothing performs an aerial rope act, suspended mid-air with bare feet and one hand gripping a vertical rope while wrapped in a loop of rope. Below and to the right, several spectators and handlers in casual clothes watch and hold the poles. Overhead hang rows of colourful cylindrical paper lanterns and decorative tassels in orange, pink, blue and green beneath a white canopy. The setting appears to be a large hall or pavilion with white walls and wooden beams.

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A woman in black athletic clothing performs a rope mallakhamb-style aerial routine, suspended mid-air with her legs wrapped around a hanging rope and her arms gripping it above her head. Two wooden poles stand on either side, held by spectators at the edges. The hall is decorated with rows of hanging orange, pink and blue fabric tassels and lanterns under a white ceiling. Several spectators in the foreground watch closely. The scene suggests a festival performance.2016-12-21 +1 copiesDecember 21 20162016-12-21A young woman in a black top and dark leggings, barefoot, climbs a thick white rope in a hall hung with rows of colourful tasselled decorations in orange, pink, green and blue. She grips the rope with one hand and braces her feet against it, with a harness around her waist. Tall metal poles frame the rope on either side, and bright white light panels show at the edges. The event appears to be a festive gathering with decorative banners overhead.2016-12-21Photograph, rotated on its side, of an aerial acrobatic performance under a canopy of hanging decorations. Two performers in black fitted clothing are suspended on a long rope or pole, one hanging by the arms and legs while another is wrapped around them. Above them hang rows of colourful cylindrical paper lanterns in red, orange, green and blue with floral patterns, alongside round red, green and white umbrella-shaped decorations and bright white lights. The ceiling is draped with pale pink fabric.2016-12-21December 21 20162016-12-21December 21 20162016-12-21December 21 20162016-12-21December 21 20162016-12-21A performer in black fitted clothing is suspended upside down from a thin rope in a hanging acrobatic act, body folded with legs bent and feet raised near the top. Two long wooden poles frame the rope on either side, and a row of men and women in casual clothes and one shirtless young man watch from below, some holding and steadying the poles. Above, rows of orange, pink and multicoloured decorative lanterns and streamers hang from a white ceiling, lit by bright overhead lights. The setting appears to be a large indoor hall with white walls.2016-12-21A woman in a black fitted athletic outfit performs an aerial rope routine, her bare feet hooked on a thick white rope while one arm reaches upward and her body hangs horizontally in mid-air. Above her, a ceiling of white fabric is decorated with rows of colourful paper lanterns and umbrellas in orange, red, yellow, purple and green. Two people are partly visible at the top right, one in a dark top, near the bar the rope hangs from. Warm lights glow among the decorations. The scene appears to be a festive indoor hall.2016-12-21December 21 20162016-12-21A young woman in a black short-sleeved top and dark leggings performs a rope-climbing or aerial act, gripping a hanging rope with her feet while her arms are extended for balance. Above her, ceiling decorations hang from the white fabric canopy: tall striped cylindrical banners in orange, yellow, purple and green with painted animal and floral motifs, alongside red, yellow and dark umbrella-shaped lanterns trimmed with silver beading. Two vertical poles frame the right side of the scene. The performer is the only visible person.2016-12-21