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A shirtless man with long dreadlocks performs a pole yoga posture on a tall wooden pole set on a paved stone courtyard with grass growing between the slabs. He wears red-orange shorts, and his legs wrap around the pole while his arms grip it. Coloured cables run across the stone ground, and an orange cloth lies at the base of the pole.

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October 03 20172017-10-03A photograph of a shirtless man with long dreadlocks performing mallakhamba, or pole yoga, on a tall wooden pole set in a paved stone courtyard. He wears orange-red shorts and a thin cord around his neck, and he grips the pole with his arms while his legs are wrapped around it in a balancing posture. Coloured ropes trail across the paving stones. At the right edge, another shirtless person is partly visible, with an orange cloth on the ground nearby. a person is not clearly visible in this image; the pole performer's appearance does not qualify as a probable identification.2017-10-03 +1 copiesOctober 03 20172017-10-03A shirtless man with long dreadlocks performs a mallakhamba pole yoga pose, gripping a vertical wooden pole with both hands and hooking one bare leg around it on a paved stone courtyard. He wears an orange loincloth and a thin neck cord. A folded orange cloth and a blue mat with a red cushion lie beside the pole, and a plastic water bottle sits on the ground nearby. No deity murti or a person candidate is clearly visible, so this is a practice scene rather than a portrait.2017-10-03Outdoor Shivasthamba Yoga (mallakhamba pole yoga) practice on a sandy ground beneath a yellow and red canvas canopy. A central man with long dreadlocks, wearing a black t-shirt and black shorts, grips a tall wooden pole with his hands pressed together and one leg raised in a balancing posture. Behind him a bare-chested man in dark shorts holds a second pole, and a shirtless young man in orange shorts with a white cord and pendant stands to the right with palms together. Blue and green mats lie on the ground, and two seated spectators in light clothing watch from the right under a tree.2017-10-03 +1 copiesOctober 03 20172017-10-03 +1 copiesOutdoor photograph of a mallakhamba (pole yoga) session on a paved courtyard. A bald older man in an orange saffron-coloured robe and matching wrap climbs a tall wooden pole, gripping it with his arms and legs. Two men in white dhoti-style cloth stand nearby on white mats, one with hands joined, and a shirtless man in black shorts stands at the base. On the left, another practitioner hangs upside down from a second pole above orange and pink mats, with spectators in dark shirts. Devotees in white and orange sit or stand in the background, and a stage with a table and banner is at the left edge.2017-10-03 +1 copiesOutdoor 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.2017-10-03Outdoor photograph of a Shivasthamba Yoga (mallakhamba) practitioner performing a pole posture on a tall vertical wooden pole. The man has long dreadlocked hair, is bare-chested and wears orange shorts, one leg wrapped around the pole while he holds his raised foot with one hand and smiles. Behind him, a red brick building, green trees and a yellow tarpaulin canopy frame a sandy training ground. Several other people are visible in the background, including a shirtless man in white shorts and a few people in casual clothes near tables with white cloths.2017-10-03 +1 copiesOctober 03 20172017-10-03 +1 copiesOctober 03 20172017-10-03 +1 copiesOutdoor 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 copies