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A shirtless, muscular man performs a balancing yoga pose on top of a wooden post, one leg wrapped behind his neck and arm, his body twisted and his bare foot raised high. He wears black shorts and a thin cord necklace. Above him hang colourful decorative pillars in red, green, yellow and blue with white bird motifs, and orange and gold fabric umbrellas under a white draped canopy with wooden rafters.

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December 21 20162016-12-21December 21 20162016-12-21A shirtless man in black shorts performs a balancing yoga posture on top of a narrow wooden pole, one leg lifted and wrapped with his arm behind the head, wearing a white tilaka on his forehead and a thin silver chain at his neck. Above him hang many long decorative cloth banners in red, orange, yellow, green and blue with stylised bird and floral patterns, along with small lanterns and fringed tassels, under a canopy ceiling. The hall is bright and festive. No identifiable a person candidate is clearly distinguishable from appearance alone; the performer is a yoga practitioner on a pole.2016-12-21A shirtless man with long wavy hair performs an acrobatic yoga pose, balancing on a wooden pole with one foot raised behind his head and his body twisted, in a tent decorated with colourful striped hanging banners in red, green, blue and yellow with bird motifs, yellow and orange paper lanterns overhead. He wears black shorts and a thin cord necklace. A visible sandalwood-style forehead mark is present.2016-12-21December 21 20162016-12-21A shirtless man with long light-brown hair performs an acrobatic yoga pose balanced on a single wooden pole, one foot planted on the pole and his body twisted with one leg raised behind his head. He wears dark shorts. Above him hang rows of colourful cylindrical fabric lanterns with orange tassels, blue, red and purple panels painted with floral and bird motifs, and small sparkling umbrella-shaped shades in orange, purple and pink. A white draped ceiling frames the scene.2016-12-21December 21 20162016-12-21December 21 20162016-12-21A shirtless young man with long dreadlocked hair and a thin cord necklace with a small pendant stands on a wooden pole, arms held behind his back, eyes downcast. Hands from below reach up to steady him. Above, a tented hall is hung with long colourful cloth banners in red, green, blue and orange with bird and floral prints, and round fabric lanterns hang from the rafters. No crowd is visible beyond the supporting hands, and no one in the scene is shown wearing saffron, a crown, or rudraksha mala cues, so no a person candidate is present.2016-12-21December 21 20162016-12-21A photograph of a shirtless young man with shoulder-length light brown hair performing a balancing pose atop a tall wooden pole. He wears dark shorts and a thin cord necklace, crouching with one leg folded and one arm extended upward. Above him hang rows of decorated cylindrical lanterns with orange tassels and colourful panels, alongside round mirrored umbrella-shaped ornaments in orange, purple and pink under a white draped ceiling. The scene appears to be a performance or demonstration in a hall decorated for a festival.2016-12-21A shirtless man with long hair pulled into a bun leans far forward over a tall wooden pole, his arms and torso stretched out. Below him, another man in a dark top with a bracelet reaches up with both hands to steady the pole. The ceiling is hung with colourful cloth tassels in red, orange, green and blue, with decorative lamp-shaped ornaments, under white fabric panels. The setting appears to be a decorated hall during an acrobatic or pole-balancing demonstration.2016-12-21