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Indoor hall with pink walls, red curtains and framed photo collages labelled Sannyas. A performer in black athletic clothes hangs upside down from a white aerial rope, gripping it with her hands and one foot raised. A woman in white sari with gold border stands at right, arm extended toward the rope. Seated audience in white and orange-red garments, many with palms pressed together in namaste, fills the foreground rows.

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August 15 20172017-08-15August 15 20172017-08-15August 15 20172017-08-15A 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 15 20172017-08-15A photograph of a hall with pale pink walls where a woman in a black top and black trousers, with a red bindi, climbs or hangs from a white rope, one foot lifted and both hands gripping high. A woman in a white sari with a gold border stands at right watching her. Rows of seated women in white, black and orange-red clothing line the room, many wearing beaded necklaces, with framed photo collages of saffron-robed sannyasis on the back wall. A wooden door is at left and a red curtain hangs above the frames.2017-08-15August 15 20172017-08-15August 15 20172017-08-15A 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 performer in black leggings and a black top hangs upside down from a white aerial rope in a hall with pink walls and red curtains. A woman in a white sari with gold bangles holds the rope steady at the right edge. Seated audience members in white, orange and red clothing clap and watch. Three framed panels on the wall show crowds of robed sannyasis in orange, with labels reading Sannyas and an illegible caption. The scene looks like an aerial demonstration during an ashram programme.2017-08-15Photo from an indoor hall of an acrobat performing an inverted aerial or pole-supported display. A performer in black fitted clothing hangs upside down, legs extended upward, gripping a long horizontal pole with a cloth strap wrapped around the legs. Seated audience members in white and orange-red garments clap and watch from rows of wooden chairs. Framed photo collages on the pink walls show orange-robed sannyasis and devotees, with labels reading Sannyas and a second framed panel. A woman in white at the right edge observes. Wooden doors and red curtains frame the room.2017-08-15