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A photograph inside a hall with a red curtain and framed photo collage on the wall. A shirtless man in a white dhoti with gold border stands atop a wooden pole, with bright white marks on his shoulders. Below, a man in a white dhoti hangs upside down gripping the pole, and several bare-chested men in white dhotis stand around, watching and steadying. A red digital clock reads 10:39 PM 22 on the left wall. Nearby a bare-chested man wears a tilak on his forehead. The setting suggests a pole-climbing demonstration or practice.

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