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Two performers in matching saffron-orange outfits perform an aerial acrobatic act suspended from a hanging rope in a tented hall. The upper performer, with hair in a bun and a pink-red sash, stretches one arm outward while balanced on the shoulders of the lower performer, who is inverted and gripping the rope. Below, a man in a white shirt with black stripes steadies the act from the floor. Tall decorated pillars with bright geometric patterns in red, yellow, blue and green frame the scene, and a framed picture hangs on the wall behind. A few onlookers sit at the bottom edge.

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May 28 20132013-05-28Photograph of a mallakhamba-style aerial display inside a hall decorated with tall painted cylindrical pillars in yellow, blue, red and green. Two performers in orange sadhu-style garments are suspended mid-air on a hanging rope; the upper performer, a young woman with hair in a bun, holds the lower performer's legs while the lower performer, barefoot, is lifted off the floor. A man in a white shirt with grey vertical stripes steadies them from below with outstretched arms, and a woman in a sari stands beside him. Seated and standing devotees in orange and saffron head wraps watch at the lower right, and a framed portrait hangs on the back wall.2013-05-28 +1 copiesPhotograph of an indoor hall where two young women in orange salwar-style outfits perform an acrobatic balancing routine. The top performer hangs from a red rope with her legs wrapped around the shoulders of the performer below, who stands with arms raised. A man in a white and grey striped shirt supports the base of the figure. Behind them, seated devotees in orange and saffron turbans and white clothes watch closely. Colourful striped and patterned decorative poles hang from the ceiling on each side, and a framed portrait hangs on the pale wall. No identifiable a person candidate is visible.2013-05-28 +1 copiesA photograph of a rope gymnastics performance in a hall with a patterned ceiling. A young woman in an orange top with pink trim, wearing a bindi and bangles, smiles while gripping a striped rope and holding her partner's ankles upside down in the air. Below, a second performer in orange clothing is lifted by a person in a black top and a man in a white-and-grey striped shirt who reach up to support her. Brightly patterned red, yellow and blue decorated pillars frame the scene, with a framed picture on the wall and seated spectators at the lower right.2013-05-28 +1 copiesMay 28 20132013-05-28 +1 copiesMay 28 20132013-05-28 +1 copiesMay 28 20132013-05-28 +1 copiesMay 28 20132013-05-28 +1 copiesMay 28 20132013-05-28 +1 copiesMay 28 20132013-05-28 +1 copiesMay 28 20132013-05-28 +1 copiesMay 28 20132013-05-28 +1 copies