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A young performer in an orange outfit hangs upside down from a white rope in a hall, body arched and bare feet hooked on the rope. Below, seated figures and devotees watch; a golden throne with a red backdrop sits at left, and decorated murti statues in purple and gold stand along a platform. Framed photo panels with red curtains line the wall above. An audience in the foreground includes a photographer holding a camera. The scene is an aerial rope display in a satsang-style hall; no clearly identifiable a person is visible in person.

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A young woman in an orange top and orange trousers performs an aerial rope routine, hanging horizontally in mid-air while gripping a white rope with one hand, body arched and legs extended. Behind her, a hall with pink walls and maroon curtains displays framed photographs of a Kumbh Mela gathering. Below, gold-framed thrones hold decorated deity murti dressed in saffron and purple garments with garlands, while seated spectators and a photographer watch from the front. A faint copyright overlay appears in the corner.2017-08-26 +1 copiesA young woman in an orange top and orange trousers performs an aerial rope routine, suspended mid-air while gripping a white rope with one hand, body extended horizontally above a seated audience. Behind her, a golden throne-like seat with red fabric stands beside a row of deity murti and statues draped in purple and yellow cloth, garlanded. Framed photo panels on the pink wall show saffron-robed sadhus from Kumbh Mela 2007, Prayag-Allahabad. Seated devotees and spectators watch in the foreground, some taking photographs, including a man with a camera. Red curtains hang above the windows.2017-08-26 +1 copiesAn acrobat in an orange-saffron costume performs an aerial rope routine, body arched horizontally with one leg extended and the white rope held in the hands. Behind, a hall with pink walls and red curtains displays framed photographs of Kumbh Mela 2007 pilgrims and a small golden throne with decorated deity murti figures in bright costumes. A seated audience in the foreground watches, including a man with a camera and women in saris.2017-08-26 +1 copiesAn acrobat in an orange outfit hangs upside down from a white rope in a hall with pink walls and red curtains. Framed photographs of a Kumbh Mela crowd line the walls. Gilded thrones with red cushions and decorated deity murti stand at the sides, with seated devotees and spectators watching from the lower edge of the frame. A woman in white at right holds a camera.2017-08-26August 26 20172017-08-26 +1 copiesAugust 26 20172017-08-26 +1 copiesA young woman in an orange top and orange trousers performs a pole-climbing acrobatic move, hanging inverted from a vertical pole with her legs extended and a long white cloth trailing from her ankle. Her long dark hair hangs down. In the foreground, a woman with short grey hair in an orange robe and rudraksha mala stands at left, and a seated woman in white is at lower right near a camera operator. Behind the performer, a row of decorated wooden murti figures in purple and gold garments with flower garlands sits on a gold-trimmed stage, and a golden throne-like chair with red cushion stands at lower left. Framed photographs of the Kumbh Mela 2007 line the cream walls, below red drapes.2017-08-26 +1 copiesA young woman in an orange top and orange trousers is airborne mid-flip inside a hall, her long dark hair swinging outward. She is gripping a hanging white rope or cord that drops from the ceiling beside her. Below, a gilded throne-style chair with red upholstery stands at left, and several small figurines in purple and gold garments sit on a platform at centre and right. Framed photographs with red curtains line the pale pink walls. One physical person is present.2017-08-26August 26 20172017-08-26August 26 20172017-08-26August 26 20172017-08-26 +1 copiesAugust 26 20172017-08-26