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Outdoor demonstration of Shivastambha, a pole-acrobatics display, on a sandy ground with blue landing mats. Several young performers balance and leap on tall wooden poles; one in orange shorts is mid-air on the left, another in orange leaps centre, and a shirtless performer in white shorts stands on a pole at right. Many shirtless men and boys in white and orange lunghis or shorts crowd the mats and watch. A shirtless man in a white dhoti stands at left, and a man in a patterned shirt sits on a mat at right. Red-roofed buildings and trees stand behind, with parked cars at left.

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Photo 11714970A photograph of a outdoor demonstration of Shivastambha, a traditional pole-gymnastics display, on a sandy ground in front of a red-walled building with a green sloped roof. Many shirtless young men in white dhotis and orange cloths stand, climb and balance on tall wooden poles set into blue padded mats, with one performer in orange shorts extended in a high kick at the top of a pole. A man in a white dhoti and white shirt with a yellow border stands at the right, watching with his hands held together. Several others lie or sit on the mats in the foreground, and a figure in white walks at the far right. Trees and a water tank appear in the background.2017-07-08Photo 11714974 +1 copiesJuly 08 20172017-07-08July 08 20172017-07-08Photo 11714972 +1 copiesOutdoor demonstration at a paved courtyard with blue gym mats where many shirtless men and some women in white dhoti-style cloth and orange garments perform Shivastambha-style pole and body-balancing postures. Several performers stand on or cling to tall wooden poles, while others lean, bend and balance on the mats. A man in a grey t-shirt and blue trousers stands at left near a pole. Trees and parked cars are visible in the background.2017-07-08July 08 20172017-07-08July 08 20172017-07-08 +1 copiesOctober 03 20172017-10-03 +1 copiesOutdoor photo of a large Shivasthamba Yoga (mallakhamba pole yoga) session on a paved courtyard. Many practitioners perform postures on tall wooden poles and on padded mats; several climb or hang from poles in white, black, and grey clothing. In the foreground a bare-chested man stands in white dhoti beside a shirtless man in white dhoti, and a man in white shirt and grey trousers walks through the crowd. Background shows a red boundary wall, a yellow flag, low buildings and a water tank among trees. Several figures wear orange and saffron clothing. No identifiable a person is clearly visible.2017-10-03 +1 copiesJuly 08 20172017-07-08