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A photograph of a performance in an ashram hall with pink walls, red curtains and framed photo panels. Three young performers in orange outfits form an acrobatic human pyramid, one balanced upright on the shoulders of another while a third arches backward below. A woman in white sari with a bindi stands at left, smiling, and an older woman in orange robes and a mala stands further left. Behind them a golden throne-like peetha and several deity murtis and figurines in colourful garments are arranged. Seated and standing devotees in orange and white watch and applaud, and two people photograph the scene. Framed panels show a Kumbh Mela scene and sannyasis in orange.

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August 26 20172017-08-26 +1 copiesAcrobatic performance in a hall with pink walls and red curtains. Three young performers in orange outfits form an aerial pyramid: one hangs upside down from a rope near the ceiling, another bends beneath with arms extended, and a third stands below holding them. Framed photographs on the walls show Kumbh Mela 2007 Prayag and sannyas scenes. A gold ornate throne and colourful deity murti stand to the right. A woman in a red sari and a woman in a white sari with a brown cross-body bag watch and clap at left, and seated devotees line the foreground.2017-08-26 +1 copiesAugust 26 20172017-08-26 +1 copiesAugust 26 20172017-08-26A stage performance inside a hall with pink walls, red curtains and framed photo panels showing a Kumbh Mela scene and sannyas. Several young performers in matching orange outfits perform an acrobatic human pyramid. The top performer balances on the shoulders of a figure who is inverted upside down, supported by another performer holding the legs. A woman in a white dress with a long necklace walks forward at left, and an older woman in a red sari with a lanyard claps at far left. Golden figures and a gold-and-red ornate throne stand on the stage, with a gilded deity murti and a seated figure in an orange turban at left-center. Seated audience members in orange and white watch and some photograph the act.2017-08-26 +1 copiesAugust 26 20172017-08-26 +1 copiesAcrobatic performance in a hall with pink walls, red curtains and framed photo panels showing Kumbh Mela sadhus and sannyasi. A young performer in orange hangs upside down from a vertical pole, supported by another orange-clad performer below who holds her. Two more people in orange and a woman in a white and yellow sari steady them with their hands. On the right, a golden throne holds a seated woman in a red and gold outfit with a garland, and a woman in red and orange sits on the left edge. Decorated deity figures and murti stand at the lower right beside the stage.2017-08-26 +1 copiesAugust 26 20172017-08-26 +1 copiesAugust 26 20172017-08-26 +1 copiesA photograph in an ashram hall showing two young women in orange sannyasi-style clothing performing an acrobatic display. One woman in orange is balanced upside down on the shoulders or hands of another, her legs spread and held by the supporting woman, who smiles broadly. Behind them, a woman in white sari with a sash and garlands stands beside a woman in red and a seated row of devotees in orange and white. On the right, a golden decorated seat or chair and figurines of deities in saffron, gold and purple cloth stand on a pedestal. Framed photo panels on the walls show Kumbh Mela 2017 at Prayag and a sannyas gathering of saffron-robed sadhus. Red curtains hang at the top. Photographers and seated audience members line the bottom edge.2017-08-26August 26 20172017-08-26A stage performance in a hall with red curtains and framed photo panels on the walls. Two acrobats in matching orange outfits perform a balancing lift: one stands on the shoulders of another who is bent back and supported by the arms and legs of the lowest performer. On the left, a woman in a white and gold sari smiles and watches, next to an older woman in orange robes with a beaded mala. A gilded golden throne-like backdrop and decorated murti figures stand behind the performers, and seated women in orange and white watch and photograph the act.2017-08-26