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A young person with wet, slicked-back dark hair and bare upper body in red shorts performs a yoga pose on a tall wooden pole, one leg extended high and held with both hands against the pole. Behind them, rows of colourful hanging decorations in red, orange, green and yellow with white bird motifs and small lanterns fill a bright, canopied hall. The image is a photograph of a single performer in a ceremonial setting.

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December 21 20162016-12-21December 21 20162016-12-21A shirtless young man with long, damp, swept-back hair performs a yogic pose on a tall wooden pole, gripping it with one arm and wrapping his legs around it, wearing orange shorts. A dense crowd of spectators in front of a stage with hanging orange and yellow pennant banners fills the foreground; a figure in orange robes stands at right.2016-12-21December 21 20162016-12-21December 21 20162016-12-21December 21 20162016-12-21December 21 20162016-12-21A photograph of a shirtless, slender figure with long wet-looking dark hair and a bead necklace standing on a wooden pole with arms outstretched, a man in dark clothing crouching below at left. The setting is a decorated hall with a white fabric ceiling, wooden beams, and hanging colourful cylindrical lanterns and paper-fan style decorations in orange, pink, yellow, green and blue. The figure wears orange-pink shorts.2016-12-21A shirtless man in red shorts balances on one bare foot atop a wooden pole, one leg extended straight out in a gymnastic pose, a rudraksha-style ornament visible on his neck. Hanging above are colourful cylindrical banners decorated with bird and floral motifs, gold and orange paper umbrellas, and white draped ceiling cloth under warm lights. a person's presence per page is unconfirmed by the figure's appearance alone, so the performer is described by role only.2016-12-21A shirtless man with long wavy hair performs an acrobatic yoga pose, balancing on a wooden pole with one foot raised behind his head and his body twisted, in a tent decorated with colourful striped hanging banners in red, green, blue and yellow with bird motifs, yellow and orange paper lanterns overhead. He wears black shorts and a thin cord necklace. A visible sandalwood-style forehead mark is present.2016-12-21A young woman performs a pole-climbing acrobatic display, gripping a wooden pole with her arms while her legs are wrapped around it. She wears an orange-red short garment and a light necklace, and is bare-chested. Hanging above her are ornate cloth banners in red, orange, yellow and green with stylised birds and floral motifs, alongside hanging yellow and red umbrella-shaped lanterns under a white canopy. A bright white lamp hangs to the right. The scene suggests a festival or ashram event setting.2016-12-21A photograph of a young man performing a pole-climbing or Shivastambha-style balance on a tall wooden pole in a hall with a pale pink wall and a suspended ceiling. He wears only orange-red cloth around his waist and is bare-chested, gripping the pole with both hands and locking one leg around it. Two colourful cloth banners in red, green and orange hang from the ceiling. Framed devotional pictures hang on the walls, and a dark-clothed person stands partly visible at the bottom edge.2018-05-20 +1 copies