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A young performer in an orange tunic and orange pants with white stripes is suspended mid-air, gripping a long white rope with both hands, feet bare and legs bent, in a rope-climbing or aerial display. A large audience in white and light clothing fills the hall below, with many people seated on the floor and several standing near the front. Hanging ceiling fans, fluorescent lights, framed paintings on the side walls and a golden floral arrangement near the back wall complete the setting.

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August 26 20172017-08-26August 26 20172017-08-26Photograph of a woman in an orange top and orange trousers performing an aerial rope acrobatic in a large hall, suspended in mid-air with her body arched and long dark hair flying, gripping a red rope with her hands. Below, a seated audience fills the floor in white and light-coloured clothing, with several people in orange and green attire. The hall has white ceiling tiles, ceiling fans, fluorescent lights, a framed painting on the left wall, a yellow floral decoration near a central stage, and a screen at the back. The scene appears to be a live demonstration at an ashram programme.2017-08-26A photograph inside a large hall with white ceiling fans and a seated audience of mostly white-clad devotees. In the foreground, two girls in orange sportswear perform an acrobatic leap, one airborne and holding a rope or pole, the other mid-jump above a row of tall wooden sticks laid across the floor. Behind them, rows of seated devotees in white and orange dress watch; a few people stand near a central stage area with framed photographs and banners on the walls. A child in a pale dress stands at the left edge. Roughly thirty to forty people are visible.2017-08-26 +1 copiesAugust 26 20172017-08-26A photograph of a rope acrobatics performance in a hall with cream walls, red curtains and framed pictures. A performer in an orange fitted outfit hangs upside down from a white rope, one leg hooked around it and arms extended. Seated along the front, women in orange and maroon saris and white garments clap and watch, and a man in white with a camera stands at the right. Behind them are decorated deity murti on a gold-trimmed platform with garlands and a yellow-draped seat.2017-08-26August 26 20172017-08-26August 26 20172017-08-26A photograph of a hall interior where a performer in orange clothing hangs upside down from a long white rope, gripping it with one hand while the body is inverted. The performer has long dreadlocked hair and wears orange garments. Framed photographs of saffron-robed sannyasis and a Kumbh Mela scene hang on the pale pink walls beside maroon curtains. Below, a few seated onlookers and small decorative figurines are visible at the bottom edge.2017-08-26A photograph of a performer in an orange saffron robe climbing or swinging on a thick white rope, feet lifted off the floor, with a small white tilak on the forehead. Seated in the foreground in orange garments with white forehead markings, a row of young women watches. Behind them stands a woman in a rust-brown sari with a long beaded necklace and bangles, beside a golden ornate arch with a red drape. On the wall above hangs a framed photograph of saffron-robed sadhus at a riverside gathering. A woman in orange stands at the left edge.2017-08-26August 26 20172017-08-26 +1 copiesIndoor hall event with two performers in orange-saffron sannyasa-style clothing performing aerial rope gymnastics. One performer hangs upside down near the floor, gripping a white rope with hands and feet, while another climbs or hangs at the top near the ceiling, bare-footed. Behind them is a wall with red curtains and framed photographs, one labelled "Sannyas" showing rows of saffron-robed monks. Golden deity murtis and decorated figures sit on pedestals at the lower right, and a man in white with a shaved head and rudraksha mala films the performance with a camera. Several seated devotees are visible at the bottom edge.2017-08-26 +1 copies