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Outdoor photo on a stone-paved courtyard at an ashram during a Shivasthamba Yoga (mallakhamba pole yoga) session. Four smiling young men stand in the foreground: on the left a man in a grey polo shirt and grey track pants with a paper number tag, beside a man in a dark green t-shirt and black shorts with a tag, then a shirtless man in an orange loincloth wearing glasses and a necklace, and a shirtless young man in a white dhoti with a gold border. Behind them, more participants in orange and white loincloths stand near wooden poles and blue-and-pink mats. A red-and-grey building with golden ornaments and a temple-like facade stands at right, with a lighting truss and stone buildings behind.

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Outdoor photo of a stone-paved courtyard at a Shivasthamba Yoga (mallakhamba) session. In the foreground, four men stand in motion: a man on the left in a grey polo shirt, grey track pants and a name tag, a man in a dark shirt and black shorts with a name tag, a bare-chested man in orange shorts with a white dhoti-style wrap and a pendant necklace, and a bare-chested man in a white lower wrap with a necklace. Wooden vertical poles stand across the courtyard, with blue practice mats beneath them and many other participants in orange shorts and white clothing behind. A red building and a metal stage truss are visible in the background.2017-10-03 +1 copiesOctober 03 20172017-10-03October 03 20172017-10-03 +1 copiesFour smiling men in orange and rust-coloured lower garments stand barefoot on a paved courtyard during a yoga session. The man on the far left, bare-chested with an orange waist cloth, raises his hand; the two centre men wear orange and maroon wraps and one has a rudraksha-style necklace; the man on the right, bare-chested with an orange shawl over his shoulder, smiles. Behind them, other participants in orange clothing and mats are spread across the ground, with a red-brick building and trees beyond. No a person candidate is clearly identifiable from appearance, so no identity is claimed.2017-10-03October 03 20172017-10-03Outdoor paved courtyard where many people practise mallakhamba, pole yoga, around tall upright wooden poles set on blue crash mats. In the foreground a bare-chested man with long dark hair and an orange wrap looks upward, while a shirtless young man in a white loincloth stands beside a pole. Other participants wear black, grey and orange clothing and stand or move among the poles, with red buildings and green trees behind. The scene shows a group class at an ashram-style ground. a person is not clearly visible; no candidate's appearance meets the identification cues.2017-10-03 +1 copiesOctober 03 20172017-10-03Outdoor scene on a paved courtyard at an ashram where several bare-chested men in orange and rust-coloured dhotis and wraps are gathered in motion, some with arms raised. A man in a black athletic top and black track pants stands at the centre, apparently guiding or joining the group. Behind them stands a golden ornate deity shrine or ratha-like structure with gilded pillars and a red corrugated roof, beside red multi-storey ashram buildings. Blue and orange exercise mats lie on the ground and a tall wooden pole stands nearby, consistent with mallakhamba or pole yoga practice. A white-clad person is visible in the far background.2017-10-03 +1 copiesOctober 03 20172017-10-03 +1 copiesOctober 03 20172017-10-03October 03 20172017-10-03 +1 copiesOutdoor photo of a courtyard at a person ashram where a crowd gathers beside a brick building with a tall wooden pole and a horizontal pole, used for Shivasthamba mallakhamba pole yoga. In the foreground, several barefoot men walk toward the camera: a shirtless man in orange cloth with a rudraksha mala, a man in a black tank top and navy shorts wearing a name badge, a shirtless man with an orange cloth draped over his head and a beaded mala, and a man in orange lower garment holding a cloth. Behind them, a man in a white dhoti and a shirtless man in orange are visible, with spectators in orange and white clothing watching nearby. A red building and green foliage frame the background.2017-10-03 +1 copies