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A young boy performs a pole-climbing or mallakhamb-style acrobatic routine, gripping a tall wooden pole with his arms and legs in a horizontal, inverted pose. Two men in dark track jackets, one wearing a jacket with Kannada-script lettering, crouch at the base steadying the pole. A shirtless young man in black shorts stands at right watching. Behind them is a colourful painted wall with pink and green pillars and a painted deity figure with multiple arms holding objects, beside a gold-and-cushioned ornate throne draped with a tiger-print cloth. Brass oil lamps stand on the red-carpeted floor and hanging bells and lamps are visible at left under a maroon velvet valance.

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May 19 20132013-05-19A young shirtless male performer in black shorts performs an inverted pole-climbing acrobatic feat on a tall wooden pole inside a hall. He hangs upside down, gripping the pole with his hands and legs. Two seated men in dark track jackets with orange trim watch from the foreground, one jacket printed with Kannada-style lettering. A third shirtless youth stands at the right edge. Behind them is a gold ornate throne draped with a tiger-striped cloth, flanked by hanging bells and brass oil lamps, against a painted blue and green wall with a multi-armed deity mural and a maroon velvet valance overhead.2013-05-19May 19 20132013-05-19May 19 20132013-05-19A photograph inside an ornate hall shows a shirtless young acrobat in black shorts performing an inverted pole climb on a tall wooden pole, legs raised overhead while he grips the pole with his hands. Two men in dark track jackets with orange trim sit at the base of the pole, one wearing a jacket printed with a Hanuman-style figure. A shirtless young man stands at the right edge watching. Behind them a golden ornate throne draped with a tiger-skin cloth stands beside a painted wall with a large multi-armed deity figure in orange and green, flanked by decorative columns and brass lamps. A maroon velvet valance hangs above.2013-05-19May 19 20132013-05-19A shirtless boy in black shorts climbs a tall wooden pole in a richly decorated hall, gripping it with his arms and legs near the top. Below, a man in a dark track jacket with orange stripes watches, and another person in dark clothing crouches at the base. Behind them stands a painted wall with a multi-armed deity figure, ornate pillars with pink and green lotus-style capitals, and a red velvet valance. To the left sits an elaborate golden throne draped with a tiger-print cushion, flanked by hanging brass bells and brass oil lamps. A shirtless youth stands at the far right edge.2013-05-19May 19 20132013-05-19May 19 20132013-05-19A photograph of a performer inverted on a tall vertical wooden pole in a decorated hall, legs raised and upper body hanging downward, shirtless with dark shorts. Two men in dark zip-up track jackets with orange trim kneel on red mats at the pole's base, one watching and one steadying it. Behind them stands a gilded throne with a tiger-print cushion beneath a canopy, flanked by a painted multi-armed deity murti in orange and green, painted columns, a maroon velvet valance overhead and brass oil lamps on the floor. The scene reads as a pole gymnastics demonstration in a temple-style space.2013-05-19A young acrobat in orange shorts performs a backbend on top of a tall wooden pole in a hall with a maroon velvet valance. Below, several seated young men in dark shorts and a grey-and-orange jacket steady the pole with their hands on red floor cushions. Behind them a painted, multicoloured deity murti stands with four arms, a crown and gold necklaces beside painted columns. A gilded throne and brass oil lamps appear at the left edge, and a standing person in white is partly visible at the right edge.2013-05-19A young male gymnast performs an inverted pole routine in an indoor hall, gripping a tall wooden pole with his legs wrapped around it and his head pointing downward. He wears orange shorts and is shirtless. Two shirtless boys in orange-striped shorts sit and watch him from the right, and two men in dark athletic jackets kneel on red mats at the pole's base, one wearing a jacket with a printed emblem. Behind them a painted deity murti with four arms, gold crown and ornaments, holding a mace and other objects, stands beside a decorated shrine doorway with hanging brass lamps. Red velvet drapes hang above.2013-05-19