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Outdoor festival scene under a cloudy sky with silhouetted performers hanging upside down from a tall wooden pole, legs hooked over a crossbar as garlands of flowers dangle beside them. Bare-chested men in white dhotis and a shirtless helper steady the pole from below, while a man in a white shirt and orange dhoti reaches up to assist. Spectators in white shirts and orange flags fill the foreground, with banana leaves, a decorated arch and a scaffolded building behind.

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Photograph taken from below against a pale cloudy sky, showing three men in an acrobatic arrangement on a tall wooden pole with ropes. The top man, bare-chested in an orange-brown dhoti with a garland of marigolds hanging on his shoulder, is held upside down by the men below. A lower man in white shorts is braced beneath, while a standing man in a cream open shirt and white vest holds the pole-climber's arm. Scaffolding and a tent edge appear at right, and a small temple dome shows in the background.2011-12-20Silhouetted against a pale cloudy sky, men hang from long wooden poles on a festival structure decorated with garlands of yellow and white flowers and banana leaves. Two bare-chested men swing mid-air on ropes, one in an orange cloth, while a man in a white shirt and cream lungi stands at right with arms raised. Scaffolding and a flag appear at right, and an arch bearing a painted portrait of a woman is visible below. A man in white stands at lower left among onlookers.2011-12-20A street procession with devotees performing body-piercing hook-swinging on a tall wooden pole decorated with banana leaves. Several bare-chested men hang from the pole by hooks and ropes, flying above the crowd. Below, a man in a white shirt and a man in an orange dhoti stand on a red tractor, one raising an arm. Crowds in white shirts and dhotis, some with orange flags, line the street; a policeman in a blue cap is at right. Scaffolding and a multi-storey building stand behind, with an arch of festival decorations at left.2011-12-20December 20 20112011-12-20December 20 20112011-12-20A street procession with a bamboo and banana-leaf structure built over the road. Two shirtless men in orange-and-white cloth hang from a horizontal bamboo pole, one arm and legs extended, while a third man in white shirt and orange lungi stands on the pole nearby. Orange flags fly from bamboo poles and a red tractor-trolley sits below. A large banner shows a smiling man with a red head-wrap beside Tamil script. Crowds of onlookers, many in white shirts, line the street; a loudspeaker is mounted on a building. Garlands of marigolds hang from the frame.2011-12-20Outdoor festival scene with a devotee lying face-up, bare-chested and wearing a white cloth, suspended on a wooden frame decorated with banana leaves, marigold garlands and orange flags. Below him, bare-chested men in rudraksha malas and orange shawls hold up the frame, while a man in white with an orange shawl raises a hand and shouts. A large banner shows a portrait of a smiling saffron-clad man labelled with Tamil text. Blue sky, a hill and a tower are behind.2011-12-20Outdoor procession on a decorated open vehicle under a pale sky. A man in a white dhoti and bare chest, wearing a multicolored flower garland, stands on bamboo poles lashed to banana-leaf decorations and balances on the frame. Behind him a second bare-chested man hangs from a rope or pole with his hands folded in namaskar, also garlanded. A man in a dark green shirt stands in the foreground, and seated men in casual clothes fill the lower right. A framed portrait of a man with a saffron cloth is mounted on the cart, and an orange-robed man in a saffron garment stands at left among flower garlands. Orange and white flags are visible at right.2011-12-20Outdoor photo of a street festival with two devotees suspended horizontally on wooden poles mounted on a frame, arms outstretched and held by ropes, one wearing a brown cloth and the other bare-chested. Banana leaves, orange flags and marigold garlands decorate the structure. In the foreground, men stand watching: one in a white shirt and light trousers, one in a dark jacket, one in a blue checked shirt, and a man in a white garment with a rudraksha-style beaded necklace. A maroon banner with Tamil text hangs behind the frame. Pale blue sky and a small temple roof appear at the edges. No visible a person candidate.2011-12-20December 20 20112011-12-20A street procession in front of a colourful gopuram-style temple tower on the left. A wooden palanquin-style frame decorated with banana leaves, orange flags, marigold garlands and a maroon banner rises above the crowd, with several men standing on or holding its bamboo poles with raised arms. A man in a white shirt and cream dhoti stands at the left with his hands folded, and a man in white kurta holds the pole at right. Other devotees in shirts and checked lungi stand along the road among orange flags and banana plants, with a palm-lined roadside and cloudy sky above.2011-12-20December 20 20112011-12-20