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Aerial view of a large paved courtyard where many people perform Shivasthamba Yoga, also called mallakhamba, on tall vertical wooden poles set on padded mats. Several performers in saffron-orange clothing and some in pink or red garments climb and hold poses on the poles, while spectators and staff in dark or white clothes stand around the mats. A red boundary wall, a metal lighting truss, speaker stacks and a small stage sit at the back of the square. a person is not clearly visible in this image.

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October 03 20172017-10-03Aerial photo of a large paved courtyard where many practitioners perform Shivasthamba Yoga (mallakhamba) on vertical wooden poles set on padded mats. Many participants wear saffron-orange robes, while others wear black tops and shorts or red garments. Some are climbing or holding the poles, others sit or stand on mats in groups. A black stage speaker and lighting truss stand near the red-walled buildings at the top, and a dark screen is set up in the centre-right. No individual can be confidently identified as a person from appearance alone.2017-10-03 +1 copiesOctober 03 20172017-10-03 +1 copiesOctober 03 20172017-10-03 +1 copiesAerial view of a large paved courtyard where many people practise Shivasthamba Yoga (mallakhamba) on tall vertical wooden poles. Each pole sits on a folded pink or green mat. Participants in black sportswear, swim trunks or bare-chested stand, climb or hang from the poles. Several people in orange saffron robes stand near a blue mat in the centre and at the top of the frame. Two men in white shirts and trousers stand among them. A metal lighting truss and black speakers stand at the right, and a red-walled building is in the background.2017-10-03 +1 copiesAerial photograph of a large paved courtyard where many participants perform Shivasthamba Yoga (mallakhamba) on wooden poles set on pink and blue mats. Several people in saffron-orange robes and monastic-looking clothing stand or pose near the poles, while others in black, white, and red clothing stand around watching or assisting. One performer hangs from a pole in the foreground, and another climbs a pole on the left. A truss tower and speaker stack are visible at the top and right edges. No individual is clearly identifiable as a person from appearance, so no identity is asserted.2017-10-03 +1 copiesOctober 03 20172017-10-03 +1 copiesOctober 03 20172017-10-03 +1 copiesOctober 03 20172017-10-03 +1 copiesOctober 03 20172017-10-03 +1 copiesOctober 03 20172017-10-03 +1 copiesOctober 03 20172017-10-03 +1 copies