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A bare-chested man performs a headstand on a red floor against an orange wall with carved wooden lattice windows and a dark wooden door. He wears a red and brown wrap around his waist and bangled wrists. His face is smeared with white powder and a red mark sits on his forehead. Scattered petals and white powder cover the floor, and a steel plate holding a white cloth lies beside him.

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A bald, bare-bodied man performs a headstand in the centre of a room with bright orange walls and yellow scroll-work trim. His legs are crossed in the air, and he wears a red-and-maroon wrap at the waist and a beaded rudraksha-style bracelet on one wrist. His forehead bears a red mark and his body is smeared with ash. Red floor cloth is scattered with white and coloured powder, and a steel plate of white offering sits nearby on the left. Wooden lattice windows and a wooden door frame the background. The man is the only physical person present; no identity is established from the image.2013-10-12A bald, shirtless man performs a headstand on a red floor against bright orange walls with lattice windows and a wooden door. His legs are crossed in the air and he wears a dark bangle-like band and a red-orange cloth wrapped at his waist. Scattered confetti and a small metal tray with white material lie on the floor. A figure in a headstand posture with a red mark on his forehead; his role is a yoga practitioner, and no identity is established from appearance.2013-10-12October 12 20132013-10-12October 12 20132013-10-12A photograph of a bare-chested man performing a headstand yoga pose on a red floor scattered with confetti or petals, legs crossed and folded above him. His body is covered in white powder or ash, with a red-brown wrap around his waist and a dark beaded bracelet on one wrist. Behind him stands a wooden door and orange walls with carved lattice windows and painted floral borders. A metal tray holding white material sits at the left edge. A single person is visible.2013-10-12A photograph of a man performing a headstand yoga posture on a red floor against an orange-painted wall with lattice windows and a wooden door. He is bare-chested and wears a reddish-brown cloth wrapped at the waist and a black belt with metal bells at the hip. His body is smeared or dusted with pale white powder, and a metal plate of white substance sits on the floor beside him, with scattered powder and petals on the floor. Ritual-style staging suggests a ceremony, but the posture is a yoga demonstration. a person identity is not established from appearance alone.2013-10-12A photograph of a man performing a headstand in a yoga pose inside a room with bright orange walls, a wooden door and a red floor scattered with small paper bits. He is shirtless with pale, whitened skin and wears a red and orange wrap around his waist, with dark bangles of bells or beads on his wrists and ankles. His head rests on the floor with a red mark on his forehead, and his legs are raised straight up. Appearance-based cues for a person are limited to the saffron-toned wrap, so the identity is uncertain.2013-10-12October 12 20132013-10-12October 12 20132013-10-12A shirtless man with light brown dreadlocks and a reddish beard performs a bow pose on a brown mat, gripping both feet with his hands while lifting his legs. He wears white dhoti-style cloth and a long rudraksha mala with a small pendant. Behind him hang an orange and red silk drape, green striped fabric, and an ornate gold metal backdrop with a brass railing at right. A brass kalasha sits near the mat.2018-04-24 +1 copiesApril 24 20182018-04-24 +1 copiesA bare-chested man with a light-coloured turban-like wrap of twisted cloth on his head performs a balancing yoga posture on a cream yoga mat, supporting himself on his hands while one leg extends sideways onto a brass rail. He wears a white dhoti with golden borders, a dark rudraksha mala necklace and a small pendant. Behind him hang gold and orange ceremonial drapes and ornate golden panels. A small brass pot sits at the right edge. The setting is a temple-like stage hall.2018-04-24 +1 copies