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A large tented hall decorated with rows of hanging colourful cloth and paper streamers in orange, red, green and blue, with tassels and round lanterns overhead. In the centre, a performer in an orange-red garment hangs upside down on a tall wooden pole, legs raised. A standing man in a dark jacket with an orange shoulder sash stands at left beside the pole. Crowds of mostly bare-chested men in white and saffron dhotis fill the foreground, and large screens show the event at right and centre. A camera operator is visible at left.

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December 21 20162016-12-21December 21 20162016-12-21A woman in a salmon-pink sleeveless top and shorts climbs a tall wooden pole in a large tent hung with colourful striped fabric streamers in orange, blue, green and yellow, decorated with bird motifs and small hanging lanterns. A man in a black-and-orange zip jacket with white stripes stands at the lower left watching her. The white ceiling is lined with wooden beams, and bright lights glow beneath the decorations.2016-12-21A large tented hall decorated with hanging colourful paper umbrellas and tall striped cylindrical lanterns in red, orange, yellow and pink. In the centre, a performer in black shorts and a dark headband stands on top of a wooden pole, arms outstretched, above a blue mat. Around him, a standing man in a dark tracksuit and a man in a black shirt raise their hands near the pole. Seated and standing participants, many bare-chested, watch from the red-carpeted floor, and a man in white ritual dress stands at the left edge. A small deity murti stands in the background. The page indicates the Sadashivoham event, but no a person candidate is clearly visible.2016-12-21A large tented hall with colourful cloth and paper streamers and lanterns hanging from the ceiling. In the centre, a performer in red shorts is inverted on a wooden pole, body held upside-down, over a blue mat. A man in a dark jacket stands nearby, and a man in white dhoti and shawl with a small child stands at left. Seated and standing bare-chested men with beaded necklaces and white shorts, plus women in orange and saffron saris, watch from the front rows. Screens and a deity murti are visible at the back.2016-12-21A young woman performs a balancing pole-gymnastics routine, her body extended horizontally on a tall wooden pole in a large hall. Below, a man in a navy tracksuit stands near the pole, and a bare-chested man in a white dhoti stands at left. Many shirtless men and onlookers watch from the surrounding crowd on a blue mat. Overhead hang rows of colourful paper lanterns and umbrella-shaped decorations in orange, red, yellow and green. The white ceiling and drapery frame the event.2016-12-21December 21 20162016-12-21A photograph inside a large tent hung with many colourful paper lanterns and tassel decorations under a white ceiling. In the centre a performer in black clothes hangs upside down from a rope, held by a second rope and bamboo poles. Several young men in casual clothes stand around the poles to steady the rope, and a woman in a white shirt and lanyard stands watching. Seated crowds in saffron and white clothes fill the foreground and background.2016-12-21December 21 20162016-12-21A large hall with a white ceiling hung with rows of colourful cylindrical streamers and paper umbrellas in red, orange, yellow, blue and pink. In the centre, a shirtless young man in dark shorts climbs a tall wooden pole, his legs wrapped around it, while a man in a navy tracksuit steadies the pole from a blue mat on red floor. To the left, a man in a white dhoti and shawl with a sacred thread stands watching. A seated crowd, many of them shirtless or in white, fills the foreground and sides, and a large screen hangs at the back. This is a pole-climbing demonstration in front of an audience.2016-12-21December 21 20162016-12-21December 21 20162016-12-21