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A young acrobat in orange shorts performs a backbend on top of a tall wooden pole in a hall with a maroon velvet valance. Below, several seated young men in dark shorts and a grey-and-orange jacket steady the pole with their hands on red floor cushions. Behind them a painted, multicoloured deity murti stands with four arms, a crown and gold necklaces beside painted columns. A gilded throne and brass oil lamps appear at the left edge, and a standing person in white is partly visible at the right edge.

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May 19 20132013-05-19May 19 20132013-05-19A young male gymnast performs an inverted pole routine in an indoor hall, gripping a tall wooden pole with his legs wrapped around it and his head pointing downward. He wears orange shorts and is shirtless. Two shirtless boys in orange-striped shorts sit and watch him from the right, and two men in dark athletic jackets kneel on red mats at the pole's base, one wearing a jacket with a printed emblem. Behind them a painted deity murti with four arms, gold crown and ornaments, holding a mace and other objects, stands beside a decorated shrine doorway with hanging brass lamps. Red velvet drapes hang above.2013-05-19A photograph of a young shirtless boy in orange shorts balancing on a tall wooden pole inside a hall, arms outstretched. Below, several young men sit or kneel on red mats watching him. Behind them is a colourful painted deity murti with four arms, golden crown and orange dhoti, flanked by painted pillars and brass lamps. A maroon velvet valance hangs along the top edge. The setting resembles a gymnastics or pole-climbing demonstration rather than a discourse.2013-05-19May 19 20132013-05-19A photograph in an indoor hall showing a young shirtless boy in orange shorts climbing a vertical wooden pole, gripping it with arms and legs. Below, two men crouch on a red padded mat holding or steadying the pole. On the right, several shirtless boys in orange shorts sit and watch, and an adult man in white clothing stands with hands together. Behind the pole stands a painted deity murti with four arms, an orange dhoti, green sash and gold ornaments, beside a blue-and-colourful temple-style wall with lamps and a red velvet canopy above.2013-05-19A young boy performs a pole-climbing or mallakhamb-style acrobatic routine, gripping a tall wooden pole with his arms and legs in a horizontal, inverted pose. Two men in dark track jackets, one wearing a jacket with Kannada-script lettering, crouch at the base steadying the pole. A shirtless young man in black shorts stands at right watching. Behind them is a colourful painted wall with pink and green pillars and a painted deity figure with multiple arms holding objects, beside a gold-and-cushioned ornate throne draped with a tiger-print cloth. Brass oil lamps stand on the red-carpeted floor and hanging bells and lamps are visible at left under a maroon velvet valance.2013-05-19A young shirtless male performer in black shorts performs an inverted pole-climbing acrobatic feat on a tall wooden pole inside a hall. He hangs upside down, gripping the pole with his hands and legs. Two seated men in dark track jackets with orange trim watch from the foreground, one jacket printed with Kannada-style lettering. A third shirtless youth stands at the right edge. Behind them is a gold ornate throne draped with a tiger-striped cloth, flanked by hanging bells and brass oil lamps, against a painted blue and green wall with a multi-armed deity mural and a maroon velvet valance overhead.2013-05-19May 19 20132013-05-19May 19 20132013-05-19A young shirtless boy in orange shorts balances horizontally at the top of a tall wooden pole, arms outstretched, as a gymnastic display in an indoor hall with a red velvet valance. Behind, a painted deity murti stands on a colourful temple-style backdrop with a crown and holding a sceptre. Four or five young men kneel and sit on red mats below, watching and looking upward; one wears a dark jacket with orange stripes and another wears a blue jacket. A bright ceiling light and brass lamps are visible at the edges.2013-05-19A photograph inside an ornate hall shows a shirtless young acrobat in black shorts performing an inverted pole climb on a tall wooden pole, legs raised overhead while he grips the pole with his hands. Two men in dark track jackets with orange trim sit at the base of the pole, one wearing a jacket printed with a Hanuman-style figure. A shirtless young man stands at the right edge watching. Behind them a golden ornate throne draped with a tiger-skin cloth stands beside a painted wall with a large multi-armed deity figure in orange and green, flanked by decorative columns and brass lamps. A maroon velvet valance hangs above.2013-05-19