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Outdoor courtyard of a stone-paved ashram ground during a Shivasthamba Yoga (mallakhamba) session. Multiple vertical wooden poles stand across the stone pavement, with mats laid around their bases and a person performing on one pole. In the foreground, four men stand together: a bare-chested man in orange shorts, a man in a saffron-orange top and orange shorts, another bare-chested man, and a man in a black T-shirt with a lanyard. Behind them, participants in white, orange and black clothing stand or sit near the poles, a black stage structure with speakers is visible in the background, and a few women in saris and other clothes watch. A tree and a building line the upper area.

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October 03 20172017-10-03Outdoor view of a large paved courtyard where many people practise mallakhamba, a pole yoga, around tall vertical wooden poles. Participants in orange and saffron robes and in dark athletic clothing stand, stretch and perform on mats spread across the stone floor. In the foreground a woman in a black top and black leggings with a red-orange sash stands beside a pole, and a figure in a long orange garment with dark hair in a braid stands nearby. Behind them, a red brick wall, a metal scaffold, a speaker and a stage with blue backdrop panels frame the scene under trees.2017-10-03 +1 copiesOctober 03 20172017-10-03 +1 copiesOctober 03 20172017-10-03October 03 20172017-10-03 +1 copiesOverhead view of a stone-paved courtyard where many participants practise Shivasthamba Yoga, also called mallakhamba, on tall vertical wooden poles. Several performers climb or hang from the poles while others stand on padded mats in dark sports clothes and shorts. In the lower foreground, two men in orange-red cloth and one bare-chested man grip a pole, with a woman in orange nearby. A metal lighting truss, speaker cabinets and road cases stand at right, and cables run across the paving. Many people appear, roughly 20 to 30 counted across the scene.2017-10-03 +1 copiesOctober 03 20172017-10-03 +1 copiesAerial view of an outdoor stone-paved courtyard where several people practise mallakhamba, pole yoga, on tall vertical wooden poles. A bare-chested man in red-orange shorts stands near the lower pole beside a man in white shorts and a man in blue, while others climb and hold poles nearby. Folded purple and brown mats lie on the ground around the poles, and an older person in saffron-orange clothing stands at left. Others in white dhotis and white clothing sit at the top of the courtyard, and a few people wear blue or black. Stone steps, a brick building, shoes and a small generator are visible at the edges.2017-10-03October 03 20172017-10-03 +1 copiesOctober 03 20172017-10-03 +1 copiesOctober 03 20172017-10-03 +1 copiesOctober 03 20172017-10-03 +1 copies