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A shirtless young man in orange shorts performs mallakhamba pole yoga on a tall vertical wooden pole, gripping it overhead with both hands while one leg is raised and bent beside the pole. Several other practitioners stand and kneel on colourful mats across a stone courtyard, some holding poles and others with white and orange clothing, one wearing a white head covering. Trees, a brick building, a scaffold stage with speakers, and a cloudy sky are visible behind the courtyard. The scene shows a mallakhamba demonstration at an outdoor yoga event. Many people are visible in the background, though only a subset can be clearly distinguished.

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Outdoor Shivasthamba Yoga (mallakhamba) session on a stone-paved courtyard. A bare-chested practitioner in orange shorts performs a pole posture on a tall vertical wooden pole, gripping it overhead with both arms while one leg is raised. Several helpers in red and orange clothing steady the poles below, including a man in a red shirt holding the base and a helper in a white turban. Other practitioners on blue and pink mats stand around wooden poles in the background, some in orange or pink outfits. A stage truss and speaker stacks stand to the right beside a stone building, under a cloudy sky with palm trees beyond the courtyard.2017-10-03October 03 20172017-10-03October 03 20172017-10-03 +1 copiesOutdoor mallakhamba (pole yoga) session on a paved courtyard with a red-brick building and trees behind. A shirtless man with short dark hair balances on top of a tall vertical wooden pole, one leg extended and bent, wearing red shorts and a thin cord across his chest. Several other wooden poles stand around the courtyard with padded mats beneath them. Many people in orange clothing are scattered across the ground, some practising on mats and others standing or bending. In the foreground a person in orange lies prone on a mat, and a woman in black stands at the right edge. Overcast sky above.2017-10-03October 03 20172017-10-03 +1 copiesOctober 03 20172017-10-03 +1 copiesOctober 03 20172017-10-03Outdoor mallakhamba demonstration on a paved stone courtyard under a cloudy sky, with trees and a red-roofed building behind. In the foreground a shirtless young man with long hair tied back performs a pole yoga posture, gripping a tall vertical wooden pole with his legs wrapped around it and palms pressed together in namaste. He wears an orange dhoti-style cloth and a thin cord necklace. Beside him, three shirtless men in orange cloths and gold chains sit with hands folded in prayer, and a crowd of other practitioners in orange cloths perform on more poles and blue mats across the courtyard. No identifiable a person is visible in the foreground.2017-10-03 +1 copiesA shirtless man in an orange-red dhoti or lower cloth stands balanced on a vertical wooden pole, arms outstretched horizontally in a mallakhamba pole yoga posture, with one knee bent and feet bare. A thin string or cord hangs across his chest and a dark rudraksha-style necklace is visible. Behind him, a courtyard of pale paving holds several other participants on mats, some in saffron-orange robes seated or bending, and more wooden poles stand upright. Red-brick buildings, green trees and a cloudy sky fill the background, with a stage scaffold at left.2017-10-03A shirtless man in a red-orange dhoti-style loincloth performs a balancing pose on a vertical wooden mallakhamba pole, standing on one foot on the pole with arms stretched out horizontally to both sides. A rudraksha or beaded cord hangs around his neck. Behind him, many people in orange and saffron clothing sit and stand on mats across a stone-paved open courtyard, with red-brick buildings, trees and a partly cloudy sky in the background. Other wooden poles stand upright across the courtyard, showing a mallakhamba practice session in progress.2017-10-03Outdoor photo of a mallakhamba (pole yoga) session on a paved courtyard. A bare-chested man in orange-red shorts arches backward on a tall wooden pole, arms raised overhead, one foot pressed against the pole. Around him, several people in orange or saffron clothing, a figure in a black top and others in black tank tops stand or lie on mats and yoga mats. Speakers, a metal lighting truss, a stone building and trees stand behind, under a partly cloudy blue sky.2017-10-03October 03 20172017-10-03 +1 copies