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Two young performers in orange sports clothes climb a hanging white rope in an indoor hall with a suspended ceiling, drapes and framed photo collages on the walls. The upper performer is near the ceiling opening, with the lower performer gripping the rope with feet wrapped around it. Below, a golden throne-like seat and decorated deity murtis with purple skirts and garlands are visible, plus a seated person in orange at the left and photographers at the bottom. The rope-climbing demonstration is part of the event's stage display.

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Two young performers in matching orange tunics and pants climb a long white rope hanging from a square ceiling opening inside a hall with pink walls and red curtains. The upper performer has already pulled herself up through the ceiling hatch, while the lower one, with long dreadlocked hair, grips the rope mid-climb with bare feet. Below, a golden throne-like seat and several decorated murti statues in purple and orange garments with garlands stand on a platform. No a person is visibly present in person; the only figures identifiable as him are not clearly visible.2017-08-26 +1 copiesTwo young girls in matching orange sleeveless tops and orange pants perform rope gymnastics inside a hall with a white ceiling and maroon curtains. The girl at top, with a white tilak on her forehead, grips a vertical white rope with both hands and has her bare feet pressed against it. The girl below hangs from the same rope by her legs and one hand, with long dreadlocked hair and a white waistband. Below them, three deity murti or statues in garlanded decoration stand near the floor, and a framed photo collage on the wall shows rows of orange-robed sannyasis.2017-08-26August 26 20172017-08-26Indoor hall event with two performers in orange-saffron sannyasa-style clothing performing aerial rope gymnastics. One performer hangs upside down near the floor, gripping a white rope with hands and feet, while another climbs or hangs at the top near the ceiling, bare-footed. Behind them is a wall with red curtains and framed photographs, one labelled "Sannyas" showing rows of saffron-robed monks. Golden deity murtis and decorated figures sit on pedestals at the lower right, and a man in white with a shaved head and rudraksha mala films the performance with a camera. Several seated devotees are visible at the bottom edge.2017-08-26 +1 copiesPhotograph of a performance in a hall with maroon curtains, framed photo collages and a pink ceiling. Two performers in orange sleeveless jumpsuits hang from a white rope, one upside down with legs wrapped around the other, mid-acrobatic. Below, a woman in orange kneels in front of seated spectators, including a man in white dhoti with a camera on a tripod-style stand, and women in white and saris clapping. Gold deity murtis and a gilded palanquin-like stand sit at the back. Framed photo collages on the wall are labelled Sannyas.2017-08-26Two young women in matching orange-saffron tunics and pants perform an aerial rope-climbing act indoors. The woman in front has long dark braided hair and holds the rope with one hand, while the other, higher on the rope, grips it with both hands and has a red tilak on her forehead. Both are barefoot and suspended off the floor. Below, two painted-looking deity murtis in purple skirts and floral garlands stand beside a golden structure. Red curtains and framed red-toned pictures decorate the walls.2017-08-26 +1 copiesA young woman in an orange fitted outfit performs a rope gymnastics display, gripping a hanging rope with her hands while her body is lifted off the ground with legs wrapped around the rope, bare feet extended. The hall has pale pink walls, maroon curtains, framed photographs on the walls, a white ceiling with fluorescent lights and ceiling fan, and small golden deity murti or figurines on a low ledge in the foreground. No other physical people are visible. Framed photos on the left show a large crowd in orange robes labelled Kumbhi Mela 2007, Prayag, Allahabad, India.2017-08-26August 26 20172017-08-26 +1 copiesAugust 26 20172017-08-26August 26 20172017-08-26 +1 copiesA photograph of an indoor hall with pink walls and red curtains where an acrobat in an orange sannyasi-style outfit performs an inverted rope routine, hanging upside down with bare feet hooked over a white rope. Seated on the floor below, a row of women in orange and white saris clap and watch, one in a red sari and rudraksha beads smiling, and another in orange with a camera. A man in white with a mala holds a camera on a stick. Behind them stand ornately dressed deity murtis with garlands, and a golden peetha display. A framed panel on the wall reads Sannyas. A blue mat lies in the foreground.2017-08-26 +1 copiesAugust 26 20172017-08-26 +1 copies