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A barefoot person in a black top and black leggings climbs a thick rope hanging from a tall pole, gripping it with both hands while the rope is looped around one ankle. Behind the climber, a hall ceiling is hung with rows of colourful fabric streamers and tassels in orange, pink, blue and red. Other people, partly visible at the lower right edge, stand holding the pole steady. The scene looks like a demonstration or performance in a large event hall.

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December 21 20162016-12-21December 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.2016-12-21A performer in black fitted clothing hangs upside down from a rope, one leg extended and the other bent, gripping the rope with bare feet during an aerial rope display. Tall wooden poles stand on either side, and several men in mixed clothing lean in and hold the poles at the edges. Above, rows of hanging decorations with orange tassels, pink and blue panels and white lights fill a large hall with a white ceiling.2016-12-21A 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 20162016-12-21Photograph, 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 20162016-12-21A 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.2016-12-21A woman in black athletic clothes performs an aerial rope routine, hanging upside down with her legs wrapped over a thick rope and her hands gripping it. Beneath her, several people in tracksuits and jackets watch; one woman in a white top with a lanyard, another in a blue jacket, and a man at the right edge look up. The ceiling is hung with colourful paper lanterns and decorative streamers in red, yellow, and green under warm lighting.2016-12-21December 21 20162016-12-21A female performer in black fitted clothing is suspended upside down on a rope, performing an aerial pole acrobatic act inside a large hall. Two vertical poles frame her, and several people in the foreground hold and steady the poles and rope; a man in the lower left has a mic-like object. Hanging decorative lanterns in orange, pink and blue fill the ceiling, and white stage lights line the top edges. Background spectators watch intently, a young man in the right foreground wears a white shirt with a light-coloured cloth.2016-12-21