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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.

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October 03 20172017-10-03Outdoor 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 copiesOctober 03 20172017-10-03Outdoor 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.2017-10-03Outdoor 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 copiesIndoor photo of a shirtless man with long tied-back hair in white dhoti-style cloth with gold border, performing a horizontal balance on the top of a tall wooden pole held by two men below. Two men in white dhotis and a bare-chested man in orange cloth watch, along with children and a figure in an orange turban. Behind is a wall with framed collage photos labelled Inner Awakening, Right intelligence for life, and maroon curtains. The acrobat is not clearly identifiable as a person from appearance, so no candidate is marked.2017-08-26October 03 20172017-10-03October 03 20172017-10-03March 28 20182018-03-28October 03 20172017-10-03 +1 copiesJuly 08 20172017-07-08July 08 20172017-07-08