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Outdoor photograph of a large group of shirtless male practitioners performing a Shivastambha pole demonstration on a paved ground above blue and pink mats. Several men balance on tall vertical wooden poles; the foremost pole-top figure wears orange shorts with ash markings on the body. Others in white dhotis and orange cloths stand, climb or hold the poles, and an older man in a white dhoti stands at right with a folder. A bald man with a rudraksha mala and a white garment stands centre-left among them. Trees and a pale sky sit behind.

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July 08 20172017-07-08July 08 20172017-07-08 +1 copiesJuly 08 20172017-07-08July 08 20172017-07-08July 08 20172017-07-08Outdoor demonstration of Shivastambha, a group of shirtless men balancing on tall vertical wooden poles with blue padded mats beneath them. Several performers hold yogic poses on the poles: one with hands in anjali mudra on top, another in a backbend with arms outstretched, and one seated in padmasana on a crossbar. Others in white dhotis and orange cloths stand and bend on the mats, while a central seated man in an orange dhoti sits in prayer pose with hands joined. A group of onlookers, including a young boy with a rudraksha necklace, watch from the sides. Trees, parked cars and a concrete wall fill the background under an overcast sky.2017-07-08 +1 copiesJuly 08 20172017-07-08Outdoor demonstration at a wooden-pole stunt event. A young child with a topknot and white cloth wrap climbs a tall wooden pole in the centre. Behind them, a shirtless man in white shorts balances in tree pose on a pole top, hands in prayer position. A man in a dark polo and navy track pants stands on blue crash mats, gesturing. Other shirtless men in white shorts and two boys in orange cloth wraps watch; trees and parked cars are behind. Roughly ten visible people.2017-07-08Outdoor demonstration on a paved courtyard with blue gym mats and a pink-and-white striped cloth. A boy in orange shorts balances barefoot on top of a tall wooden pole, arms outstretched, while another performer stands on a second pole to the right. Many young shirtless boys in orange shorts and girls in white and orange line the mats, and a man in a white dhoti with a gold-trimmed cloth stands at the central pole. Trees, a red-roofed building and parked cars sit in the background, with spectators seated at the bottom edge.2017-07-08July 08 20172017-07-08December 15 20162016-12-15July 08 20172017-07-08