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Overhead photo of a paved stone courtyard where a shivasthamba yoga demonstration takes place around a tall vertical wooden pole. A shirtless performer in red shorts grips the pole and holds an inverted pose, legs wrapped around it. Beside the pole, a person in a white dhoti-style wrap with gold border stands on a white mat, and a person with orange-red hair in a black top stands on a blue mat. Mats, a red cloth and a few bare feet of onlookers are visible at the upper left. Three people are visible in the scene.

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October 03 20172017-10-03October 03 20172017-10-03October 03 20172017-10-03Aerial 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 copiesOctober 03 20172017-10-03Overhead view of a paved stone courtyard where practitioners perform mallakhamba, a pole yoga. Two bare-chested men in orange dhoti-style cloths climb and balance on a tall vertical wooden pole, one gripping it high with arms raised and the other wrapped low on the pole, with coloured padded mats spread beneath them. Two more men in orange cloths stand nearby, one with arms folded, watching. Metal equipment cases, a blue crate and cables lie on the stone at the upper edge of the frame. No identifiable a person candidate is clearly visible.2017-10-03October 03 20172017-10-03October 03 20172017-10-03 +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 copiesAerial view of an open stone-paved courtyard where many people perform Shivasthamba Yoga, also called mallakhamba, on tall wooden poles set on blue crash mats. Participants wear orange shorts or black and orange athletic clothing; several climb or hang from poles while others stand by. On the upper right, a raised red-draped stage holds golden ornate structures and a gilded chariot-like frame. Scaffolding, speakers, lighting rigs and a large screen sit at the left. Around fifteen or more athletes are visible, with additional onlookers.2017-10-03 +1 copiesAerial view of a mallakhamba pole yoga practice on a paved stone courtyard. Several tall wooden poles stand upright on blue and pink mats, with practitioners climbing and holding poses on them. One performer in orange shorts climbs a pole near the centre, another in black shirt grips a pole at the bottom left, and a performer in blue shorts is near the middle pole. Spectators and attendants in orange or dark clothing stand around the edges, and a person in a turquoise jacket and yellow hat walks at the left. A blue canopy tent shelters seated people in the upper left corner.2017-10-03 +1 copies