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A stage performance in front of a large printed backdrop of ornate temple carvings with the word "Celebrations" in white script. Five shaved-headed men in rust-orange and saffron dhoti-style robes with golden borders and rudraksha malas stand around a barbell laid across black rubber mats on a red carpet. The central man bends toward the bar, while the man at left extends his hand toward it and the others stand watching with hands clasped.

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A stage performance on a red carpet in front of a backdrop of carved temple pillars and sculpted figures, with the word "Celebrations" partly visible at the top. A central saffron-robed man, bald with a red forehead mark, rudraksha mala around his neck and bracelets on his wrists, grips a steel barbell with weight plates at both ends. Three men in saffron dhotis and shawls stand around him, two with hands pressed in anjali gesture and one behind him. Two black mats lie on the floor beside the bar. The central figure shows no clear distinctive a person cues such as long hair, crown or ornate ceremonial dress, so his identity is uncertain.2013-11-02November 02 20132013-11-02A photograph of a shaved-headed man in saffron-orange robes standing on a red stage, gripping a barbell across the front of his thighs. Three other shaved-headed men in matching orange dhotis and rudraksha malas stand behind him. Behind them a backdrop shows a sepia temple corridor with carved pillars and a sculpted deity figure on the right. Two black rubber mats sit on the red floor, with small white bowls and scattered petals in front. The central man wears a gold-and-beaded necklace and a red tilak on his forehead.2013-11-02Four shaven-headed men in rust-orange and saffron-bordered dhotis and shawls stand on a red carpet before a backdrop of carved temple architecture. The central man, wearing a rudraksha mala and bare-chested, grips a barbell loaded with weight plates at waist height while a small white bowl sits on the floor in front of him. Two men flank him, one clapping and one with hands at his sides, and a fourth stands behind with a yellow garland. The backdrop shows sepia carved temple pillars and sculpted figures above the word Celebrations.2013-11-02November 02 20132013-11-02November 02 20132013-11-02November 02 20132013-11-02November 02 20132013-11-02November 02 20132013-11-02November 02 20132013-11-02Four men in matching rust-brown ochre robes with gold borders stand on a red carpet before a temple-carved backdrop. The centre man, bald and barefoot, holds a long steel bar across his hands with weights at each end. The three men flanking him have their palms pressed together in greeting or prayer, and the man on the left holds a small object in one hand. Small steel plates and a small white bowl sit on the red carpet, with black mats at either side. Rudraksha malas hang on their chests. Stone sculptures of temple figures and a carved elephant or horse fill the backdrop, and the banner text reads Celebrations.2013-11-02November 02 20132013-11-02