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A photograph of a stage performance with boys performing acrobatic handstands and headstands on a red carpet in front of an ornate gold-carved backdrop. Six young performers wear black costumes with sequined red-and-black vests and red sashes; several are inverted in handstands while others stand. A standing figure in the centre wears a saffron-orange dhoti and a saffron shawl, with a rudraksha-style mala and a sandalwood forehead mark, and appears to be a sannyasi or teacher overseeing the performance. The gold panels show carved deity figures, animals and floral scrollwork, with string lights along the edges.

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October 02 20142014-10-02October 02 20142014-10-02October 02 20142014-10-02A group of young boys in black tunics and red waist sashes perform acrobatic stunts on a polished white floor in a large hall. Several boys balance on their hands, one is inverted with legs raised, and another arches backward with a foot kicked up, some with red and black sequined vests. Behind a low rope barrier, seated spectators in red robes and white clothes watch, with gold horse statues and a gold palanquin-like structure at the left.2014-10-02October 02 20142014-10-02October 02 20142014-10-02October 02 20142014-10-02October 02 20142014-10-02Nine young boys stand in a row on a red carpet before an ornate gold-leaf temple backdrop. Eight boys wear black satin trousers, sparkly dark red sleeveless vests with circular embellishments, and red-and-yellow sashes; several raise hands in greeting. A boy seated cross-legged in front wears an orange saffron-coloured dhoti and shawl, a rudraksha mala and bangles, and raises one hand. Some boys have white tilak markings on their foreheads. Lit gold decorative panels and pillars frame the scene.2014-10-02A photograph of a children's acrobatic performance in a large hall with a tiled floor. Boys in black trousers and black sequined vests with red waist sashes perform a human pyramid; one boy is inverted on the head of another with legs extended upward, while a standing boy steadies them. Two performers balance on an orange cloth-draped block over a striped red and blue mat. Seated audience members in red and maroon clothing and white dress watch on the floor behind metal stanchions. A framed portrait of a deity hangs on the right wall. No a person candidate is visible.2014-10-02Acrobatic performers in black costumes with red and sequinned vests and white face markings perform in a tiled hall. Several performers balance on hands and bend backward in arched poses, while a performer on the right stands on one foot with arms outstretched. Seated audience members in red and white clothing, including children in red robes, watch from the floor along the rows behind metal stanchions. A golden palanquin or ratha stands at the left, and framed pictures hang on the walls.2014-10-02October 02 20142014-10-02