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Indoor hall with pink walls and red curtains. A performer in black clothing, wrapped with a white rope, hangs upside down from a vertical rope while a woman in a white sari with gold border and gold bangles steadies her feet. Seated audience members in orange and red clothing watch from below, and framed photographs of saffron-robed sadhus line the wall. No one in the scene is identifiable as a person.

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August 16 20172017-08-16August 15 20172017-08-15A photograph in an indoor hall with pink walls and red curtains. A performer in black fitted clothing hangs upside down from a white rope, gripping it with hands and feet. A woman in a white sari with a gold border stands beside the rope, holding it steady. In the foreground a girl in black top and red bindi watches, and a seated audience in white and black clothing claps and watches. Framed photo collages hang on the walls.2017-08-15 +1 copiesAn aerial yoga performance inside a hall with pink walls, red curtains and framed photo collages. A woman in black leggings and top hangs inverted from a white rope, her feet gripped by a second woman in black who supports her from a blue mat. A woman in a white sari with gold border stands beside them, hands on the inverted performer. Seated audience members in black, white and orange clothing clap along. A portrait-style photo collage hangs on the wall behind.2017-08-15 +1 copiesAugust 15 20172017-08-15 +1 copiesIndoor hall event where an aerialist in black athletic clothing hangs upside down from a vertical white rope, legs bent and held by a woman in a white sari with gold border and red bindi. Seated audience in white, orange and black clothing watches, many clapping. Behind them, a framed collage of photographs hangs on a pink wall beneath maroon curtains, and a carved stone niche sits to the side. Ceiling fans and square lights are visible. Several people are seated in the front rows, some wearing rudraksha malas and orange shawls.2017-08-15 +1 copiesA woman in black athletic clothing performs an inverted aerial rope routine, hanging upside down with her legs wrapped around a hanging rope and her hands gripping it lower down. A woman in a white sari with a gold border stands at right holding the rope steady. A young girl in black top and beaded necklace with a red tilak watches in the foreground, and a seated audience in white and black clothing claps along. Red curtains and framed photographs line the hall wall behind them.2017-08-15 +1 copiesA photograph of a hall with pink walls and dark red curtains. In the foreground a performer in black athletic clothes hangs upside down from a fabric aerial silk, one leg hooked high, while a woman in a white sari with a gold border stands at right beside the silk, watching. Behind them rows of seated women and a few men, many in white and orange-red shawls, clap and watch. Three framed photo panels on the wall show large groups of saffron-robed sannyasis, one labelled Sannyas.2017-08-15Two young women perform an aerial rope routine in a hall with pink walls, red curtains and a drop ceiling. The upper performer hangs upside down from the rope, gripping it with her hands and feet, while the second performer in black clothing climbs with bands around her legs. A woman in a white sari with gold border stands below, holding the second performer's foot and gazing up. Framed photographs hang on the walls, and seated audience members in white and dark clothes watch from the foreground.2017-08-15 +1 copiesIndoor photo of a rope gymnastics performance in a hall with pink walls, maroon curtains and framed photo collages labelled Sannyas. A woman in black athletic clothing hangs upside down from a long rope, legs raised, one hand gripping the rope. A woman in a white sari with a red blouse stands below, steadying the rope with one hand. Seated audience members in white and red clothing watch and clap, with some faces visible in the foreground.2017-08-15Indoor hall event with a performer hanging upside down from a long white rope, legs wrapped around it, while a woman in a white saree and gold bangles supports her, and a man in black assists. Seated audience in rows, many in white and red-orange shawls with rudraksha-style necklaces, clapping. Red curtains and a framed photo collage on the pink wall behind. a person not clearly visible among the seated audience.2017-08-15 +1 copiesA photograph inside a hall with a pale pink wall, red valance curtains and a suspended ceiling. A woman in black athletic clothes climbs a white rope suspended from a ceiling opening, her legs wrapped around it, while a second performer in black hangs upside down above her, gripping the rope through the square ceiling hatch. A woman in a white sari with gold trim holds and steadies the rope from below. Seated audience members, including a woman in an orange-red top with a bindi, watch from the lower edge of the frame. Framed photo collages hang on the wall behind them.2017-08-15 +1 copies