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Outdoor photo of a large mallakhamba (pole yoga) session on a paved courtyard. Many participants perform postures on tall wooden poles and on red and blue mats. Several people wear saffron-orange clothing, and others wear white shirts or black outfits. A bare-chested man in a white dhoti, with a white cord across his shoulder, holds a pole in the foreground while a shirtless young man in a white dhoti and a second shirtless man in the front watch and assist. A man in a white shirt and grey trousers stands at right, and a man in a saffron turban and saffron shawl stands at right edge. Red-roofed buildings, parked cars and trees form the background.

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October 03 20172017-10-03Outdoor photo of a large Shivasthamba Yoga (mallakhamba pole yoga) session on a paved courtyard. Many practitioners perform postures on tall wooden poles and on padded mats; several climb or hang from poles in white, black, and grey clothing. In the foreground a bare-chested man stands in white dhoti beside a shirtless man in white dhoti, and a man in white shirt and grey trousers walks through the crowd. Background shows a red boundary wall, a yellow flag, low buildings and a water tank among trees. Several figures wear orange and saffron clothing. No identifiable a person is clearly visible.2017-10-03 +1 copiesOutdoor photograph of a mallakhamba (Shivasthamba Yoga) demonstration on a paved stone courtyard. Many performers in orange and saffron clothing and white dhotis perform yogic postures on tall vertical wooden poles, some gripping and hanging from the poles, with blue padded mats beneath them. Several bare-chested men in shorts stand watching nearby, and a cameraman on a tripod films the scene. Parked cars, a red-roofed building and a stage rig with a large screen and speakers appear in the background. A supervising figure in white stands among the performers.2017-10-03 +1 copiesOctober 03 20172017-10-03October 03 20172017-10-03 +1 copiesOutdoor photo of a large Shivasthamba Yoga (mallakhamba pole yoga) practice on a paved courtyard. Many wooden vertical poles stand upright, with practitioners performing postures on and beside them; some are barechested or in shorts, some in orange shorts, and several wear white dhoti-style cloths. Blue and pink floor mats sit under the poles. Near the front, a fair-haired woman in a black tank top and shorts stands beside two men, one with a mala necklace. A man in a white turban and white sash stands at right near the poles. A yellow canopy, a stage backdrop with a painted deity scene, and a line of speakers appear in the background among trees.2017-10-03October 03 20172017-10-03October 03 20172017-10-03Outdoor mass Shivasthamba Yoga (mallakhamba) session on a paved courtyard at an ashram. Many practitioners perform pole postures on tall vertical wooden poles set on blue mats; several wear orange shorts and some bare-chested, one in an orange sari-like wrap on the left. Foreground: a man with long braided hair in orange shorts stands beside a pole while another performs a leg-extended pole posture. Two men on the right, one in a dark t-shirt with a badge and one bare-chested in an orange dhoti-style cloth with a badge, watch. Behind them a stone building, scaffolding truss and speaker stacks, palm trees and a clear sky.2017-10-03 +1 copiesOctober 03 20172017-10-03 +1 copiesOctober 03 20172017-10-03 +1 copiesOctober 03 20172017-10-03 +1 copies