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Outdoor courtyard of a red-orange multi-storey building where practitioners perform Shivasthamba Yoga, also called mallakhamba, on tall wooden poles. In the centre, a shirtless man in red-orange shorts climbs a vertical wooden pole, one leg hooked high while his body stretches upward; blue crash mats lie at its base. Around him, shirtless men in orange and black shorts stand, squat and wait beside other poles and mats. A white-covered table and a few seated onlookers are visible at the right, with trees and a parked white car behind. No clear identifiable a person figure is visible in this image.

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Outdoor mallakhamba practice in a paved courtyard in front of a red multi-storey building with unfinished upper floors. Several shirtless male practitioners in orange dhoti-style cloths perform pole yoga on tall vertical wooden poles set on blue mats. One practitioner in a black top and shorts stands on a mat near the centre, and another in orange climbs or balances on a pole at right. A man in white dhoti with a saffron head wrap walks across the courtyard at centre, and a yellow-green tarpaulin shelter and speaker stacks stand behind. Trees and a cloudy sky sit beyond.2017-10-03 +1 copiesOutdoors in a paved courtyard before red multi-storey ashram buildings, a practitioner performs mallakhamba pole yoga on a vertical wooden pole, one leg wrapped around it and body extended, bare-chested with orange shorts. Blue crash mats lie at the pole base. Other men in orange and black shorts stand and sit around nearby poles and mats, and onlookers watch from a balcony above. A tree shades the courtyard and a white-draped table sits to the side.2017-10-03October 03 20172017-10-03 +1 copiesOctober 03 20172017-10-03October 03 20172017-10-03October 03 20172017-10-03 +1 copiesWide outdoor courtyard of paved grey stone with many blue mats laid out in rows, where people practise mallakhamba, a pole yoga. In the foreground a shirtless young man with long dark hair and a white loincloth-style cloth grips a tall wooden pole while a man in an orange shirt and a man in a black shirt steady and support him. Behind them many other practitioners in orange and white are spread across the mats and pole stands, some hanging or climbing. Red multi-storey buildings, a tent canopy and a cameraman on a tripod line the courtyard under an overcast sky.2017-10-03Outdoor photo of a large mallakhamba (pole yoga) session on a stone-paved courtyard under a cloudy sky. In the foreground, a young man with long dark hair and no shirt, wearing orange shorts, grips a tall wooden pole with his legs raised in a pose. Beside him a man in an orange-red shirt and shorts stands with hands clasped. Many other practitioners on wooden poles and blue mats fill the courtyard, with a canopy tent at left and a stone building behind.2017-10-03October 03 20172017-10-03 +1 copiesOutdoor mallakhamba (pole yoga) session on a paved courtyard with a red-brick building and trees behind. A shirtless man with short dark hair balances on top of a tall vertical wooden pole, one leg extended and bent, wearing red shorts and a thin cord across his chest. Several other wooden poles stand around the courtyard with padded mats beneath them. Many people in orange clothing are scattered across the ground, some practising on mats and others standing or bending. In the foreground a person in orange lies prone on a mat, and a woman in black stands at the right edge. Overcast sky above.2017-10-03October 03 20172017-10-03 +1 copiesOutdoor photo of mallakhamba pole yoga practice on a stone-paved courtyard at an ashram. A tall wooden pole stands in the centre; a practitioner in grey clothing with very long dark hair is climbing and balancing high on it while two assistants in black and white steady the pole below. Blue padded mats are spread across the ground, and several participants in orange and saffron lungis and shorts stand or move nearby. A red multi-storey building, a gold-roofed structure and an ornate gazebo-style pavilion with gold trim frame the scene under a partly cloudy sky. A stage speaker tower stands in the background.2017-10-03 +1 copies