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A large tented hall decorated with hanging colourful cylindrical banners and lanterns. In the centre, a bare-chested man in black shorts climbs a tall wooden pole, gripping it with his hands and feet, while a second man in a dark tracksuit steadies the pole and another man in a shirt holds it nearby. Behind them a dense crowd of seated and standing people fills the hall, many in white clothes and some bare-chested. On the left, a man in a white dhoti and shirt with a rudraksha-style necklace stands beside the pole. Stage lights and a camera on a crane are visible, and the crowd is seen in the foreground.

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A large hall decorated with hanging colourful paper lanterns, umbrellas and streamers in red, orange, yellow and green. Shirtless young men perform a pole climb on a blue mat: one climbs to the top of a wooden pole while two others in dark shirts steady it from below. Along the sides, a large seated audience watches; a man in a white dhoti and shirt stands at left holding a microphone. Two stage screens are visible at the back.2016-12-21A large hall with a white tented ceiling hung with rows of colourful cylindrical and umbrella-shaped paper decorations in orange, red, yellow, purple and green. A young shirtless man in black shorts balances on top of a tall wooden pole, arms outstretched, while two men in dark navy athletic tops grip the pole below on a blue padded mat. Seated and standing spectators, many shirtless or in light clothing, watch and clap along the sides of a red floor. On the left, a man in a white dhoti and shirt stands with hands joined in namaste. A screen is visible on the right wall.2016-12-21December 21 20162016-12-21A photograph of a large hall decorated with rows of colourful hanging paper lanterns and tassels in red, orange, yellow and blue. A shirtless performer balances in a horizontal pose on a tall wooden pole standing on a blue mat, arms outstretched. Around the mat, many seated and standing participants, many shirtless or in white, watch and clap, while a man in a dark tracksuit with a microphone gestures from the left. Strings of lights hang from the white ceiling.2016-12-21A photograph inside a large hall with a white ceiling hung with rows of colourful paper cylinders, umbrellas and lanterns in red, orange, yellow, blue and green. A shirtless young man in dark shorts balances on top of a tall wooden pole while his arms are outstretched, with two men in dark navy tracksuits steadying the pole from below. A man in white dhoti and shawl with a mala stands at the left with hands pressed together. Seated and standing devotees, many bare-chested and some in white, watch and clap on a red mat and blue mat. A large screen is visible at the rear.2016-12-21December 21 20162016-12-21A large festive hall with white draped ceiling strung with rows of colourful cylindrical and umbrella-shaped paper decorations in orange, green, red, blue and yellow. In the centre, a young shirtless acrobat balances on top of a tall wooden pole with arms outstretched, while two men in dark navy athletic tops steady the pole from a blue padded mat. Along the edges, a man in a white dhoti and shawl with a rudraksha-style beaded necklace stands on the left, and a large seated audience in white and orange-toned clothing watches from the floor, many with hands raised. A banner-like white panel and stage area are visible at the back.2016-12-21A photograph inside a large hall with a white ceiling hung with rows of colourful paper lanterns, umbrellas and streamers in red, orange, yellow, green and blue. A shirtless young man balances at the top of a tall wooden pole on a blue crash mat while two men in dark athletic tops steady the pole from below. A man in a white dhoti and shirt stands at left holding a microphone. Behind them a large seated audience in front of a stage watches, many of them shirtless and sitting on red and patterned mats, and a few men in white shirts stand near the front. The scene looks like a pole-climbing display at an ashram event.2016-12-21December 21 20162016-12-21A photograph of an indoor hall decorated with rows of colourful hanging paper lanterns and tubular streamers in orange, red, yellow and blue. A shirtless young man balances on top of a tall wooden pole with arms outstretched, while two men in dark athletic clothing steady the pole from below on a blue padded mat. A man in a white dhoti and shawl stands at left, and a large crowd of seated spectators, many shirtless or in white, watches from the floor. Several people in the crowd have their hands pressed together.2016-12-21December 21 20162016-12-21December 21 20162016-12-21