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Outdoor demonstration of Shivasthamba Yoga (mallakhamba pole yoga) under a cloudy sky. A shirtless young man in dark shorts balances on top of a tall wooden pole, squatting with his bare feet gripping the pole and his hands clasped around it. He sits atop a gold-painted ornate pedestal with carved floral scrollwork and a perforated lattice panel. Behind him stands a large gold arched frame, and to the left a gold ornamental backdrop frames a painted portrait of a bearded man in orange-and-red robes and a turban, shown as a depiction on a backdrop. A crowd of onlookers, several in white and some with bare shoulders, watches from the foreground near the pole base.

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October 03 20172017-10-03October 03 20172017-10-03 +1 copiesOctober 03 20172017-10-03 +1 copiesOutdoor photo of a shirtless male performer balancing on a tall wooden pole during a mallakhamba (Shivasthamba yoga) demonstration. He stands on one foot atop the pole with one leg raised and arms outstretched, wearing grey shorts and a thin cord around his neck. Below, a shirtless assistant in a white cloth stands beside the pole in front of an ornate gold-leaf structure with carved scrollwork and a lattice panel. A crowd of onlookers, several holding up phones, fills the foreground under a cloudy sky with trees and a fence behind. On the left edge, a gilded ornamental arch and a red-and-gold figure with a decorated throne are partly visible.2017-10-03October 03 20172017-10-03 +1 copiesOctober 03 20172017-10-03 +1 copiesOctober 03 20172017-10-03Outdoor photo of a mallakhamba pole yoga performance. A shirtless male performer in grey shorts balances on top of a tall wooden pole, one leg bent and arms extended for balance under a cloudy sky. A second shirtless performer with a white cord stands at the pole's base. A golden throne-like structure with carved floral scrollwork and a lattice panel stands beside the pole. On the left, a golden ornate backdrop frames a painted figure in red and gold attire with a tall orange-red crown or turban. Spectators in the foreground, some holding up phones, watch the performance under trees and a fenced area.2017-10-03Outdoor mallakhamba pole yoga demonstration. A shirtless young man in dark patterned swim shorts climbs and holds a tall wooden pole, one leg wrapped high and bare feet braced against the wood. Beside a gilded ornate wooden structure with carved floral scrollwork and a lion-face motif, three shirtless male participants stand watching, one wearing a white cord necklace. Dark cloud-filled sky and green trees behind; a crowd is visible at the bottom edge.2017-10-03October 03 20172017-10-03 +1 copiesOctober 03 20172017-10-03 +1 copiesOctober 03 20172017-10-03 +1 copies