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A photograph of a staged martial-arts style demonstration in a temple-like hall with a glossy white floor. A bald man in a sleeveless saffron-orange robe and matching orange trousers is crouched in a low stance with his arms bent, facing a young boy in a black short-sleeved shirt and black shorts who has his hands raised near his head. Behind them stand two painted, colourful guardian statues with orange skin, gold ornaments and raised clubs against a turquoise and pink pillared backdrop, with a maroon curtain and a red patterned rug between them. The people are two physical participants; the statues are not counted.

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September 09 20132013-09-09September 09 20132013-09-09A photograph of a stage performance in a temple-style hall. Two boys perform on a glossy white floor before a dark maroon velvet curtain. The standing boy on the left wears a sleeveless saffron-orange kurta with matching orange harem-style trousers and a white line painted across his forehead. The boy on the right, in a black shirt and black trousers, is crouched forward with his hands low near his feet in a dance or drill pose. Behind them, two large painted guardian figures with gold crowns, moustaches and multiple arms, holding maces and tridents, flank the doorway, with pink, green and yellow decorative pillars and a red patterned rug at the entrance.Four people perform yoga inversions on a glossy white floor in front of a painted temple backdrop with two large gold guardian statues holding tridents and maces, flanking a maroon curtained doorway. Two figures in black clothing bend forward with palms on the floor, one on the left and one on the right. Two figures in saffron-orange robes stand or balance: the central one supports his body on his hands with one leg raised high, and another in orange stands on one leg with the other foot raised, bending forward. A red patterned rug lies at the doorway. The scene reflects a yoga demonstration. No person is identified by name.2013-09-09September AFP 2013September 09 20132013-09-09Four performers in a bright temple hall perform acrobatic yoga poses on a polished white floor in front of a painted wall with two large multi-armed guardian figures holding tridents and maces, with a dark maroon curtain door between them. Two performers in black clothing are inverted in handstands at left and right. Two figures in saffron-orange robes stand or balance in the centre: one is in a forearm-balance with legs raised, the other stands with hands joined near the chest beside a small red rug.2013-09-09September AFP 2013Two young boys perform on a polished white floor in a temple-style hall with painted guardian figures flanking a maroon curtain. The boy in the centre wears a sleeveless saffron-orange kurta and loose orange trousers, with a white vertical tilak on his forehead and a shaved head, and walks forward with one hand raised. Beside him, a second boy in a black short-sleeved shirt and black shorts with a white tilak stands watching. Behind them, large painted guardian statues with golden crowns and yellow garments hold staffs, and a red patterned rug lies on the floor before the curtain.A stage performance in a colourful temple-style hall with painted deity murtis on pillars and panels behind. Four young performers in saffron-orange kurta and dhoti stand and crouch on a glossy white stage; two shaved-headed dancers in orange flank the scene, while a performer in a dark navy top and black trousers with a white headband leans forward in a dance pose at centre, and another in dark clothes crouches at right. A dark maroon curtain hangs in the central doorway, with a small patterned red rug on the floor. Painted multi-armed figures with trident-like weapons flank the entrance.2013-09-09A photograph of two people performing a crouched martial-arts style stance on a polished white floor in a temple hall. On the left, a child in a black shirt and black trousers with yellow side stripes leans forward with hands near the floor. On the right, a shaved-headed person in an orange robe crouches low with one hand touching the floor. Behind them stands a large golden-and-green deity murti holding a staff, set against pink and blue painted panels, with a red mat at left.September 09 20132013-09-09 +1 copies