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Outdoor photo of a Shivasthamba Yoga (mallakhamba) demonstration on a stone-paved ground beside a red carpet and a gilded throne-like seat with carved lion motifs and red cushions. A practitioner in orange clothing performs a pole posture on a vertical wooden pole, arms folded and legs wrapped around it, while a woman in a rust-brown outfit with long dark hair reaches toward the pole from a blue mat. Behind them, a bare-chested man in a white dhoti with a yellow border stands on a striped multicolored mat, one hand on his hip. Two more wooden poles stand in the background.

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Outdoor photo of a mallakhamba (pole yoga) demonstration on a paved stone ground. A shirtless man with long blonde hair tied back performs a pose on a vertical wooden pole, one leg raised, wearing white dhoti-style cloth with a yellow edge. Two women stand and sit nearby: one in a rust-red dress with long dark braided hair stands beside a pole, and another in an orange outfit with a long dark ponytail sits on a blue mat holding a pole. Blue and multicolored striped mats cover the ground, and a gold-and-red decorated seat or throne with lion carvings stands at left. Scaffolding and cables are visible in the background.2017-10-03 +1 copiesOctober 03 20172017-10-03October 03 20172017-10-03October 03 20172017-10-03October 03 20172017-10-03A young man in orange cloth performs a mallakhamba pole yoga posture outdoors on a paved courtyard. He balances on a tall wooden pole planted on a pink mat, bare feet on the pole, back arched, one arm raised overhead and head tilted back under a bright blue sky with clouds. Behind him, other practitioners in orange and white clothes stand and sit near the pole, with red buildings, a gold-decorated shrine structure and a metal lighting truss in the background.2017-10-03 +1 copiesMay 28 20132013-05-28 +1 copiesOutdoor performance area with wooden mallakhamba poles set on blue and striped mats over a stone-paved ground. A shirtless man with long blond dreadlocks in a white dhoti performs a pole yoga posture, one leg hooked around a vertical wooden pole. A woman in a rust-red dress with a bindi stands beside a second pole, and another person in orange is partly visible at the bottom edge. A gilded throne with a red cushion and carved lion-and-serpent details sits at left, with metal stage scaffolding behind. The scene matches a mallakhamba (Shivasthamba Yoga) demonstration.2017-10-03 +1 copiesAugust 26 20172017-08-26July 08 20172017-07-08 +1 copiesOutdoor stage with ornate gold throne-style frames and a golden arched frame at left. Three performers: a woman in an orange-red outfit stands at left holding a vertical wooden mallakhamba pole; a woman in maroon/brown clothing stands centre with palms joined in namaste in front of a gold throne backdrop; a bare-chested man with a shaved head in white dhoti-style clothing performs a pole pose at right, holding a wooden pole with his legs wrapped around it. Colourful striped mats and blue mats cover the stage floor, with small white cups set out. Blue sky with clouds behind.2017-10-03 +1 copiesOctober 03 20172017-10-03 +1 copies