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Photograph of a single young performer in a hall with cream walls and framed photographs. A bare-chested child in red shorts with a dark braid hangs upside down from a wooden pole, gripping it with both feet. Hanging fabric banners in red, green and orange decorate the left side, and framed photo panels line the back wall. The scene resembles a Shivastambha-style pole demonstration described in the page. No identifiable a person visible; the framed photographs are printed images, not people.

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A photograph of a young man performing a pole-climbing or Shivastambha-style balance on a tall wooden pole in a hall with a pale pink wall and a suspended ceiling. He wears only orange-red cloth around his waist and is bare-chested, gripping the pole with both hands and locking one leg around it. Two colourful cloth banners in red, green and orange hang from the ceiling. Framed devotional pictures hang on the walls, and a dark-clothed person stands partly visible at the bottom edge.2018-05-20 +1 copiesMay 20 20182018-05-20Photo 11716693May 20 20182018-05-20May 20 20182018-05-20 +1 copiesMay 20 20182018-05-20 +2 copiesMay 20 20182018-05-20A young boy performs a pole-climbing demonstration in an indoor hall with pale pink walls and a tiled ceiling. He is shirtless with a long black braid, wearing orange shorts and a black-and-gold belt, climbing a tall wooden pole with his hands and bare feet. Framed photographs hang on the walls, and a brass trident-topped vessel stands near a doorway. Seated audience members are visible at the bottom edge, with a few onlookers near the wall. Colourful hanging decorations hang from the upper left.2018-05-20A photograph of a young male practitioner in an orange-red shorts performing an inverted acrobatic move on a tall vertical wooden pole inside a hall with white walls and a drop ceiling. He is upside down, arms extended, hair flying, with legs spread near the pole. Hanging on the left are colourful striped fabric banners with orange tails. On the walls are framed photographs and a portrait of a robed figure. A wooden door is at the lower right. The scene shows a pole-gymnastics display.2018-05-20December 21 20162016-12-21August 26 20172017-08-26 +1 copiesMay 19 20132013-05-19