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A group of shirtless young male performers form a human pyramid on a blue mat in front of a red velvet curtain in a hall. Several boys wear orange, red, navy and black shorts, with white necklaces and face paint on some. A boy at the top is held aloft by others. Seated audience members in the foreground watch, some in white and saffron clothing, and a camera on a tripod stands at right. A wall screen shows a photograph, and a sign on the red curtain above reads Tripurusha. Text in the bottom right corner reads a copyright line.

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A group of shirtless young men and boys performs an acrobatic human pyramid on blue gym mats in a hall with a red velvet curtain backdrop. A boy at the top balances on a wooden pole while others hold and lift him, several in orange and red shorts and white cord necklaces. Seated audience members in front, including saffron-clad devotees, watch. A wall screen shows a video, and a red banner with gold lettering hangs at upper right.2017-08-13August 13 20172017-08-13A photograph of a stage performance of mallakhamba-style pole acrobatics in a hall with a deep red velvet curtain. A group of young men, mostly bare-chested in shorts and briefs in orange, red, blue and black, form a human pyramid on a blue mat, with one performer standing atop a tall wooden pole and others balancing horizontally with arms outstretched. A seated audience of devotees in front, some with rudraksha-style beads, watches from the floor on patterned mats. A camera on a tripod stands at right and a screen at left shows a previous image. A red sign reading Tapurusha hangs above the curtain. Several people are visible in the front rows.2017-08-13August 13 20172017-08-13A photograph of a Mallakhamb-style acrobatic display on a blue mat before a red draped curtain, where a wooden pole rises from the centre. Several shirtless young male performers form a human pyramid, one balanced at the top on the pole in white shorts, others in orange, blue, yellow and red shorts gripping and stretching around it. Seated audience members in front, including a man in lotus pose on the right, watch. A banner reading Tapurusha hangs on the wall, a screen on the left shows an earlier image, and a camera on a tripod stands at right.2017-08-13A photograph of a Kalari-style acrobatic display on a stage with a red draped curtain backdrop. Several shirtless young male performers form a human pyramid around a tall wooden pole, with one performer balanced at the top and others in orange and blue shorts extending their legs and arms. A seated performer in the foreground sits cross-legged on a blue mat. Audience members, many shirtless or in white dhotis and orange garments, sit on the floor in front. A small screen on the left shows an image, and a camera on a tripod stands at right. A kalasha-like pole and a yellow banner are visible, with a sign reading Jatapuruṣa on the wall above the curtain. No clearly identifiable a person is present.2017-08-13A large indoor hall with a red swagged curtain shows a mallakhamb-style performance: several shirtless young male performers in orange and red briefs form a human pyramid around a central wooden pole, with one performer standing at the top and others gripping and balancing on the pole. Below, seated and standing audience members, many shirtless or in white and orange clothing, watch from a blue mat area. A performer in yellow shorts stands near the right edge beside a camera on a tripod, and a small banner reads Mayuraasana-like text above the stage. Two women in white saris stand at the left near a screen showing an image. Ceiling fluorescent lights and fans are visible.2017-08-13A large indoor hall with a red draped stage curtain shows a mallakhamb-style performance: several young male performers in orange and red shorts climb and balance on a tall wooden pole, with one figure poised at the top and others holding the pole and each other in a pyramid formation. Below, performers sit and stand on blue padded mats while a seated audience in white and orange clothing watches from the front. A woman in orange and a person in white stand at the side near a screen and a tripod-mounted camera. Ceiling fans and fluorescent lights hang overhead, and gold-topped posts line the right edge of the mat area. A banner reading 'Jaipurusha' hangs above the curtain.2017-08-13A photograph of a gymnastics display in a hall with a red curtain backdrop and ceiling fluorescent lights. Shirtless young male performers in orange and red shorts form a tall human pyramid on a blue mat, with a boy balanced at the top. Several other performers lie on the blue mat, and a row of seated youths in white and orange clothing watches from the left. A photographer on a tripod stands at the right, and framed photographs hang on the wall. The pyramid is a stunt or acrobatic display rather than a religious ritual.2017-08-13 +1 copiesMay 13 20172017-05-13A group of young men perform a human pyramid gymnastic display on a blue mat in a hall with a red curtain stage backdrop. A shirtless performer in orange shorts stands at the top of a wooden pole, held up by others. Several performers wear grey, black and orange shorts and are balancing and supporting one another around the central pole. On the right, a camera operator in white clothes films the performance. Seated devotees in white and orange clothes watch from the left side of the hall, and ceiling lights and a wall portrait frame are visible.2017-08-13 +1 copiesAugust 13 20172017-08-13 +1 copies