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An acrobat in an orange-saffron costume performs an aerial rope routine, body arched horizontally with one leg extended and the white rope held in the hands. Behind, a hall with pink walls and red curtains displays framed photographs of Kumbh Mela 2007 pilgrims and a small golden throne with decorated deity murti figures in bright costumes. A seated audience in the foreground watches, including a man with a camera and women in saris.

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A young performer in an orange-saffron fitted outfit hangs upside down from a white rope in a hall, one hand gripping the rope and legs extended upward in an acrobatic pose. Behind him, a gold-framed throne with red and gold fabric stands beside a decorated deity murti garlanded with white flowers and a seated figure in orange. Seated devotees and an onlooker with a camera watch from the bottom edge, and framed photographs of a Kumbh Mela gathering hang on the walls. Two more deity figures in purple and gold stand on the right.2017-08-26 +1 copiesAugust 26 20172017-08-26A young woman in an orange top and orange trousers performs an aerial rope routine, suspended mid-air while gripping a white rope with one hand, body extended horizontally above a seated audience. Behind her, a golden throne-like seat with red fabric stands beside a row of deity murti and statues draped in purple and yellow cloth, garlanded. Framed photo panels on the pink wall show saffron-robed sadhus from Kumbh Mela 2007, Prayag-Allahabad. Seated devotees and spectators watch in the foreground, some taking photographs, including a man with a camera. Red curtains hang above the windows.2017-08-26 +1 copiesAugust 26 20172017-08-26 +1 copiesAugust 26 20172017-08-26A young performer in an orange outfit hangs upside down from a white rope in a hall, body arched and bare feet hooked on the rope. Below, seated figures and devotees watch; a golden throne with a red backdrop sits at left, and decorated murti statues in purple and gold stand along a platform. Framed photo panels with red curtains line the wall above. An audience in the foreground includes a photographer holding a camera. The scene is an aerial rope display in a satsang-style hall; no clearly identifiable a person is visible in person.2017-08-26A young woman in an orange top and orange trousers performs an aerial rope routine, hanging horizontally in mid-air while gripping a white rope with one hand, body arched and legs extended. Behind her, a hall with pink walls and maroon curtains displays framed photographs of a Kumbh Mela gathering. Below, gold-framed thrones hold decorated deity murti dressed in saffron and purple garments with garlands, while seated spectators and a photographer watch from the front. A faint copyright overlay appears in the corner.2017-08-26 +1 copiesAugust 26 20172017-08-26 +1 copiesAn acrobat in an orange outfit hangs upside down from a white rope in a hall with pink walls and red curtains. Framed photographs of a Kumbh Mela crowd line the walls. Gilded thrones with red cushions and decorated deity murti stand at the sides, with seated devotees and spectators watching from the lower edge of the frame. A woman in white at right holds a camera.2017-08-26August 26 20172017-08-26 +1 copiesA performer in an orange tunic and orange trousers hangs upside down from a white rope in a pink-walled hall, gripping the rope with one hand and hooking a leg around it, long black plaited hair falling downward. Behind is a golden ornate throne with red upholstery at left, a gold-framed photo panel of a Kumbh Mela crowd at Prayag Allahabad at upper left, and framed photo panels of crowds and ritual gatherings on the right wall. Several decorated dolls or statues in purple and white garments stand on a platform at right, and red curtains hang at the top of the room.2017-08-26August 26 20172017-08-26 +1 copies