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Outdoor photograph of a human pyramid of shirtless men performing yoga and gymnastic poses on a blue mat in front of a yellow metal frame structure with wooden poles. At the top, a man in orange shorts balances on one leg atop a wooden pole with his arms extended. Below him, a bald man with a rudraksha mala and white forehead markings stands at the centre, while other men in white dhotis with arms outstretched support the formation, and a man sits cross-legged in meditation at the front. Trees and a pale sky form the background.

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July 08 20172017-07-08 +1 copiesAugust 15 20172017-08-15July 08 20172017-07-08 +1 copiesOutdoor 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 20172017-07-08A photo taken inside a white tented hall with draped white curtains and a cream-and-maroon-trimmed ceiling. Several bare-chested young men in dark shorts climb and balance on a tall wooden pole, one perched at the top with arms spread, others gripping it and hanging off it, while a shirtless man lies across blue and purple mats. In the foreground a man in white dhoti with a golden-yellow border and a sacred thread stands with his back to the camera, and a man in a light blue shirt and dark trousers watches at left. At right a seated figure in red garments, a red turban and a beaded garland watches the pole. Four or five men are shown on the pole and mats, plus several onlookers.2016-12-15July 08 20172017-07-08July 08 20172017-07-08Indoor scene in a large hall with ceiling fluorescent lights and wall posters: several shirtless male practitioners in white dhoti-style cloths performing a pole acrobatic display on blue mats, a man balanced atop a tall wooden pole while others hold extended-leg poses around it. Spectators sit on the floor in orange and saffron robes, and seated men in white dhotis press palms together in anjali. Tattooed, shaved-headed and bearded men mingle with young participants, and a seated elderly man in white clothing sits at lower right. No clearly identifiable a person figure is visible.2017-08-15July 08 20172017-07-08 +1 copiesOutdoor 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.2017-07-08A photograph of a shirtless young man in white shorts balancing horizontally on a single wooden pole, arms outstretched and legs extended, as part of a Shivastambha demonstration outdoors. Several other shirtless performers in white shorts stand on similar tall wooden poles in the blurred background, with trees behind them. The scene shows a demonstration of pole balancing at the Shivastambha program.2017-07-08