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A shirtless young man performs a balancing pose on a vertical wooden mallakhamba pole, one leg extended straight out to the side while his hands grip the pole. He wears dark short shorts and a thin white cord around his neck. Behind him is an ornate gold-painted wooden structure with carved scrollwork and a lattice panel, under a dramatic overcast sky with dark clouds. No one identifiable as a person is visible, so the performer is described only by his role as a practitioner.