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A large hall with a shiny white ceiling and red curtains along the walls shows a shirtless boy in dark shorts balancing on top of a tall wooden pole, arms outstretched. Below, several young men in orange and saffron shorts and dhotis stand on blue mats, steadying the pole and watching him. A seated audience in white clothing fills the floor on both sides, with others in orange robes among them. Framed pictures hang on the walls, and two projection screens at the back show the same balancing performance. The scene reads as a pole-balancing demonstration during an ashram event.

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August 13 20172017-08-13 +1 copiesAugust 13 20172017-08-13August 13 20172017-08-13 +1 copiesA large indoor hall with white ceiling lights and ceiling fans shows a shirtless young boy in dark shorts balancing on top of a tall vertical wooden pole, arms outstretched. Below, a dense crowd of spectators sits on the floor, many in white ritual clothes, while younger boys in orange and red shorts stand on a blue mat at the pole's base, watching and gesturing. Colourful striped mats cover the floor, and framed pictures hang on the walls. Several figures in saffron and orange robes are scattered near the front.2017-08-13August 13 20172017-08-13 +1 copiesA large hall with white ceiling tiles, fluorescent lights and ceiling fans, lined with framed pictures and red curtains. In the centre, a shirtless young boy in black shorts balances with arms outstretched atop a tall wooden pole, while around him several men and boys in orange and red shorts or dhotis stand and crouch on blue mats and reach toward him. Seated devotees in white dhotis and saris fill the floor on the left and the rear, with striped rugs and brass stands in front. A golden figure of a deity and a kalasha-like arrangement are visible on a raised dais at the back. Some people sit in white on folded mats in front.2017-08-13 +1 copiesAugust 13 20172017-08-13 +1 copiesAugust 13 20172017-08-13 +1 copiesA large hall with a tiled ceiling and ceiling fans shows a gymnastic display on blue and colourful striped mats. A shirtless young boy in dark shorts is lifted high and balanced on the raised shoulders and hands of a standing acrobat, while another young man in a dark sleeveless top steadies him. Around them, shirtless boys in orange and red cloths stand in a circle, and seated audience members in white and cream clothing fill the left side of the room. Framed pictures line the walls and red curtains hang at the windows.2017-08-13A large hall with a tiled ceiling and red curtains shows a young boy in an orange shorts performing an acrobatic leap off a wooden pole, his body horizontal in mid-air above a blue mat. Around him, a crowd of shirtless boys and young men in orange shorts stand on a blue mat and on the patterned striped floor mats, some steadying the pole and watching. Behind them, hundreds of seated attendees in white clothing and orange robes fill the floor, with framed pictures on the walls and golden deity statues near the far end.2017-08-13 +1 copiesAugust 13 20172017-08-13 +1 copiesIndoor hall with a tiled ceiling, fluorescent lights and ceiling fans, filled with seated devotees in white clothing and many young men in orange and red shorts. In the centre, a shirtless young acrobat balances on the upper end of a tall vertical wooden pole, while a performer in a black top and dark shorts grips the pole and reaches up toward him, and another performer below spots the pole on a blue mat. Striped and colourful mats and low brass stanchions line the floor. Along the walls hang framed pictures and red curtains, and a golden deity murti stands at the right side. Several people stand at the edges watching the display.2017-08-13