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A photograph of an outdoor yoga demonstration on a stone-paved ground before a yellow metal dome frame and wooden poles. A young man stands on a wooden pole at the top of a human pyramid, hands joined overhead, wearing a white loincloth. Below, men in orange and white dhoti-style cloth bend and balance on blue mats in acrobatic poses, some arching backward, others holding hands in namaskar. Seated in the foreground, a bald man and a small boy wearing white cloth with white forehead marks sit in namaskar, and a man in meditation pose with hands joined faces the camera. Around them, onlookers stand in the background among stacked timber and trees. Roughly a dozen performers are visible.

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July 08 20172017-07-08 +1 copiesJuly 08 20172017-07-08Outdoor photograph of a human pyramid of shirtless men performing yoga and gymnastic poses on a blue mat in front of a yellow metal frame structure with wooden poles. At the top, a man in orange shorts balances on one leg atop a wooden pole with his arms extended. Below him, a bald man with a rudraksha mala and white forehead markings stands at the centre, while other men in white dhotis with arms outstretched support the formation, and a man sits cross-legged in meditation at the front. Trees and a pale sky form the background.2017-07-08July 08 20172017-07-08Outdoor demonstration of Shivastambha, a group of shirtless men balancing on tall vertical wooden poles with blue padded mats beneath them. Several performers hold yogic poses on the poles: one with hands in anjali mudra on top, another in a backbend with arms outstretched, and one seated in padmasana on a crossbar. Others in white dhotis and orange cloths stand and bend on the mats, while a central seated man in an orange dhoti sits in prayer pose with hands joined. A group of onlookers, including a young boy with a rudraksha necklace, watch from the sides. Trees, parked cars and a concrete wall fill the background under an overcast sky.2017-07-08 +1 copiesA large hall of devotees in orange and white attire during a group event. Foreground, shirtless men in white dhoti-style loincloths form a human pyramid on blue mats; the top figure stands on a wooden pole. Several men with sandalwood or ash marks on their chests and foreheads, and rudraksha-style beaded necklaces, stretch and balance. Seated devotees in orange robes watch, and a bald man in white kneels at the right. Framed photographs hang on the wall at right, and ceiling lights and fans are visible.2017-08-15July 08 20172017-07-08August 15 20172017-08-15A photograph of a human pyramid performed indoors on a blue mat in a hall with a red drape stage backdrop. Several shirtless young men in orange shorts and saffron-orange cloth build a multi-tier formation, with a boy at the top balanced on the shoulders of those below. Other men in orange and white kneel or stand at the edges of the mat, and a seated audience in white and orange sits on the left. A cameraperson in white stands near a tripod on the right, and a colourful striped cloth lies on the mat at the right edge.2017-08-13July 08 20172017-07-08 +1 copiesAugust 15 20172017-08-15August 15 20172017-08-15