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Outdoor photo of a Mallakhamb-style demonstration on a paved open ground. A group of shirtless men in white dhotis form a human pyramid around a tall wooden pole, with one performer perched at the top and others bending and stretching on blue cushioned mats. A seated man in the foreground, bare-chested with a rudraksha mala and a red-and-white tilak, sits in lotus pose at the base. Trees, a brick wall and parked white and red cars are visible behind.

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July 08 20172017-07-08July 08 20172017-07-08Outdoor photograph of a Mallakhamb-style pole display on a paved open ground. A young man stands at the top of a tall wooden pole, supported by a pyramid of shirtless men in white dhotis who grip the pole and lean outward with arms extended. Blue padded mats lie on the ground beneath. In the foreground, a bearded man with a brown rudraksha mala sits cross-legged in meditation posture on a blue mat, watching the display. Green trees, a white car and a red wall sit in the background under a pale sky.2017-07-08Outdoor yoga demonstration on a stone-paved ground with blue gymnastic mats. Several shirtless young men in white dhotis perform acrobatic yoga poses, with one standing on top of a tall wooden pole in a seated meditation mudra with hands joined. Others bend backward, arch and balance on the mats and against the pole, supported by partners. A golden domed canopy frame stands behind them, and spectators in ordinary clothes watch from the side. A saffron-clad figure sits at the far left edge. No a person candidate is clearly visible.2017-07-08Outdoor photo of a group of young men performing a Mallakhamb-style human pyramid around a tall wooden pole on a blue padded mat. A shirtless performer at the top raises his arms overhead, while others bend and balance around the pole in white dhotis and one in orange shorts. Seated performers in meditation poses sit at the base, some with white dhotis and orange cloth, and a younger boy with a sandalwood mark sits in the centre. Yellow metal frames and domed structures stand in the background under a pale sky, with onlookers at the edges.2017-07-08July 08 20172017-07-08Outdoor photo of a group of shirtless young men performing a yoga and acrobatic display on blue mats in front of large yellow metal frame structures. A young man balances atop a wooden pole while others in orange or white dhotis bend backward, lean on one another and sit in meditation poses with hands folded. Several onlookers in casual clothes stand at the right and back. A small purple logo appears in the upper left corner.2017-07-08July 08 20172017-07-08 +1 copiesOutdoor photo of a human pyramid demonstration on a blue padded mat in front of yellow metal frame structures resembling ratha or temple-style frameworks. A bare-chested performer stands atop a wooden pole with arms raised overhead, wearing a white dhoti and a red tilak. Below, several shirtless performers bend and lean on the pole and each other, some in white dhotis and others in orange cloth. Two seated meditators sit cross-legged on the mat in front, one in an orange cloth, while a young boy in a white dhoti sits between them. Onlookers stand in the background. No candidate for a person is clearly identifiable.2017-07-08 +2 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 20172017-07-08 +1 copiesJuly 08 20172017-07-08 +1 copies