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A performer in black clothing hangs upside down from a thick white rope, wrapped around the legs, during an acrobatic display. Below, a crowd of mostly young people in black tops and some in orange-red clothing watches and claps. Several have vertical tilak marks on their foreheads. A red-curtained stage backdrop, a wall display of red-toned photographs and a red digital clock are visible behind. No identifiable a person figure is visible in this scene.

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August 16 20172017-08-16August 15 20172017-08-15 +1 copiesA young woman in black clothes hangs upside down from a thick rope, gripping it with both hands while her legs are wrapped in a white cloth strap. Beside her, a woman in a white sari with gold bangles reaches up to support her. Seated audience members in black and orange-red clothing clap and watch in a hall with pink walls, red curtains and framed photographs. The scene looks like a rope gymnastics performance.2017-08-15 +1 copiesIndoor hall with pink walls and red curtains. A performer in black clothing, wrapped with a white rope, hangs upside down from a vertical rope while a woman in a white sari with gold border and gold bangles steadies her feet. Seated audience members in orange and red clothing watch from below, and framed photographs of saffron-robed sadhus line the wall. No one in the scene is identifiable as a person.2017-08-15 +1 copiesA photograph of an inverted aerial performer hanging head-down from a suspended fabric strap in a hall with pink walls and red curtains. The performer wears a black fitted top and black leggings with a cream stripe, gripping the strap with the feet. Seated audience members in white and orange-red robes, some with hands pressed in anjali, watch and applaud. Framed photo posters on the back wall show groups of saffron-robed sannyasis, and the wall text reads Sannyas. A wooden door sits at left.2017-08-15August 16 20172017-08-16August 15 20172017-08-15 +1 copiesIndoor hall event where an aerialist in black athletic clothing hangs upside down from a vertical white rope, legs bent and held by a woman in a white sari with gold border and red bindi. Seated audience in white, orange and black clothing watches, many clapping. Behind them, a framed collage of photographs hangs on a pink wall beneath maroon curtains, and a carved stone niche sits to the side. Ceiling fans and square lights are visible. Several people are seated in the front rows, some wearing rudraksha malas and orange shawls.2017-08-15 +1 copiesA photograph of a hall with pink walls and dark red curtains. In the foreground a performer in black athletic clothes hangs upside down from a fabric aerial silk, one leg hooked high, while a woman in a white sari with a gold border stands at right beside the silk, watching. Behind them rows of seated women and a few men, many in white and orange-red shawls, clap and watch. Three framed photo panels on the wall show large groups of saffron-robed sannyasis, one labelled Sannyas.2017-08-15August 15 20172017-08-15A photograph in an indoor hall with pink walls and red curtains. A performer in black fitted clothing hangs upside down from a white rope, gripping it with hands and feet. A woman in a white sari with a gold border stands beside the rope, holding it steady. In the foreground a girl in black top and red bindi watches, and a seated audience in white and black clothing claps and watches. Framed photo collages hang on the walls.2017-08-15 +1 copiesAn aerial yoga performance inside a hall with pink walls, red curtains and framed photo collages. A woman in black leggings and top hangs inverted from a white rope, her feet gripped by a second woman in black who supports her from a blue mat. A woman in a white sari with gold border stands beside them, hands on the inverted performer. Seated audience members in black, white and orange clothing clap along. A portrait-style photo collage hangs on the wall behind.2017-08-15 +1 copies