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Night outdoor scene of boys performing gymnastic and mallakhamb-style feats on a tall wooden pole. A shirtless boy in blue shorts balances upside down at the top of the pole while others in black and red shorts stand around and hold it. A man in white dhoti and shirt stands among them. At right, a red banner reads a Tamil word beside a white tent and an orange backdrop with a large portrait of a smiling man in an orange turban, lit by stage lights.

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June 03 20122012-06-03June 03 20122012-06-03Night outdoor scene of a pole-climbing or pole-balancing display. A young man hangs upside down from a tall vertical wooden pole, held by his legs, while a crowd of shirtless boys in shorts and loincloths stand around the red-draped platform and watch. A man in a white shirt and dark trousers stands at left, and a person in a white dhoti-style garment stands near the pole. Orange bamboo railings, white draped tents and string lights frame the event. No clearly identifiable a person figure is visible.2012-06-03Night photo of a group of shirtless boys performing an acrobatic human pyramid around a tall wooden pole on a raised white-covered platform. One boy in blue shorts is inverted at the top, others climb and balance on the pole and each other. Bright floodlights illuminate the scene; spectators in white clothes and a seated boy in red shorts watch from the side. An orange and white banner with a bird emblem hangs at right. No clearly identifiable a person figure is present.2012-06-03June 03 20122012-06-03June 03 20122012-06-03Night photo of boys climbing a tall wooden pole at an outdoor event, a human pyramid style stack. A boy at the top balances on the pole, with several shirtless boys in dark shorts stacked below, gripping the pole with hands and knees. A man in a white shirt and dhoti-style white clothing watches at left, and other people stand beside the pole near a white and orange tent with bright lights overhead. A red banner with a white dove logo and Tamil script hangs behind the tent.2012-06-03A shirtless young man in blue shorts climbs a tall wooden pole at night, gripping it with both arms and hooking one leg around it, as at a pole-climbing contest. Beneath a white and orange canopy with a maroon banner bearing Tamil script, several onlookers in white shirts stand in the background, with string lights and a decorated deity murti at the lower right. The scene is lit by floodlights against a dark sky.2012-06-03Night photograph of a pole-climbing or human pyramid display on an open outdoor ground. Several shirtless boys in shorts climb and stand on a tall wooden pole, one near the top in blue shorts, others gripping it below. Adults in white shirts and dhotis stand around the base, and a woman in a white sari watches at right. Boys in red and dark shorts crouch and lean at the foot of the pole, while a white cloth-covered platform and a speaker box sit at the edges. Dark sky and trees form the background.2012-06-03June 03 20122012-06-03Night photograph of a young shirtless boy in blue shorts performing a gymnastic pole routine on a tall wooden pole. He grips the pole with his hands while his legs are extended upward and his body is arched sideways. Behind him is a white canopy with an orange fringe and a maroon banner with white Tamil script. Stage lights and a standing cooler are visible at the base, with trees in the dark background.2012-06-03Night outdoor event with a human pyramid of shirtless boys in blue, red and dark shorts climbing a tall wooden pole, a traditional Tamil malkhamb-style stunt performance. A boy in a yellow and navy tracksuit stands at left beside a bamboo frame, and men in white dhoti and shirt stand at right near the pole base while a large seated audience fills the background under electric lights.2012-06-03