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Outdoor courtyard demonstration of Shivasthamba Yoga (mallakhamba pole yoga) with several practitioners performing postures on tall vertical wooden poles set on blue padded mats. Participants wear orange and saffron dhotis or shorts and are bare-chested; one man in the foreground on the left wears an orange dhoti and stands with a red thread around his wrist. Behind them stands a red brick building, a stone structure, a tree and a black water tank, with spectators in white and orange seated along the edges.

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July 08 20172017-07-08July 08 20172017-07-08Outdoor mallakhamba practice in a paved courtyard in front of a red multi-storey building with unfinished upper floors. Several shirtless male practitioners in orange dhoti-style cloths perform pole yoga on tall vertical wooden poles set on blue mats. One practitioner in a black top and shorts stands on a mat near the centre, and another in orange climbs or balances on a pole at right. A man in white dhoti with a saffron head wrap walks across the courtyard at centre, and a yellow-green tarpaulin shelter and speaker stacks stand behind. Trees and a cloudy sky sit beyond.2017-10-03 +1 copiesOctober 03 20172017-10-03 +1 copiesOctober 03 20172017-10-03October 03 20172017-10-03 +1 copiesOctober 03 20172017-10-03July 08 20172017-07-08Outdoor photo of a large mallakhamba (pole yoga) session on a stone-paved courtyard under a cloudy sky. In the foreground, a young man with long dark hair and no shirt, wearing orange shorts, grips a tall wooden pole with his legs raised in a pose. Beside him a man in an orange-red shirt and shorts stands with hands clasped. Many other practitioners on wooden poles and blue mats fill the courtyard, with a canopy tent at left and a stone building behind.2017-10-03October 03 20172017-10-03Outdoor photograph of a large mallakhamba (pole yoga) demonstration on a paved courtyard. Many participants perform on tall wooden poles set on blue mats, several shirtless and wearing orange or dark shorts, some in white dhoti-style cloths. Others in orange robes stand and watch nearby. Several figures climb or balance on the poles while others wait on mats.2017-10-03 +1 copiesJuly 08 20172017-07-08