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A photograph, rotated on its side, of a participant performing a balancing exercise on a long wooden pole held horizontally across the frame. The performer wears dark fitted clothing and a light head covering, arms outstretched, with one hand gripping the pole. Behind and beside them, several men in dark and white attire, one in an orange-striped shirt, hold and steady the pole with a rope. A large hall is decorated with rows of hanging paper lanterns and lamps in orange, red, green and blue, plus umbrella-like ornaments, while a crowd of spectators in white and dark clothing lines the right side.

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December 21 20162016-12-21December 21 20162016-12-21December 21 20162016-12-21December 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.2016-12-21A performer in black fitted clothing hangs upside down from a rope, one leg extended and the other bent, gripping the rope with bare feet during an aerial rope display. Tall wooden poles stand on either side, and several men in mixed clothing lean in and hold the poles at the edges. Above, rows of hanging decorations with orange tassels, pink and blue panels and white lights fill a large hall with a white ceiling.2016-12-21A photograph taken in a large tented hall with white draped ceiling fabric, hung with many colourful painted wooden lanterns, pennants and decorative umbrellas. A performer in black clothing is suspended mid-air, hanging from a thick rope with bare feet raised, arms outstretched, while an audience of devotees and onlookers sits and stands along the sides in the background. A wooden pole crosses the upper frame. The image appears rotated, with the scene viewed sideways. No identifiable a person candidate is clearly visible.2016-12-21December 21 20162016-12-21December 21 20162016-12-21A photograph inside a large decorated hall with a white tent ceiling hung with colourful tasseled pennants and paper lanterns. In the centre a performer hangs upside down from a rope, dressed in black, held by a rope-and-pole arrangement. Several men in dark and orange tracksuits and casual clothes stand around holding long wooden poles and ropes, a shirtless young man on the right, and a seated audience in white, orange and maroon clothes watches on a red floor mat. The scene resembles a rope-and-pole gymnastics or stunt performance at an event.2016-12-21A performer in black fitted clothing is suspended upside down from a thin rope in a hanging acrobatic act, body folded with legs bent and feet raised near the top. Two long wooden poles frame the rope on either side, and a row of men and women in casual clothes and one shirtless young man watch from below, some holding and steadying the poles. Above, rows of orange, pink and multicoloured decorative lanterns and streamers hang from a white ceiling, lit by bright overhead lights. The setting appears to be a large indoor hall with white walls.2016-12-21December 21 20162016-12-21