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Boys at an indoor training session in a plain cream-walled hall with red mattresses on the floor. A tall wooden pole stands centre; a boy in a white shirt and navy track pants grips it overhead while another boy in an orange top and jeans is pulled up against it by a classmate. Other boys in orange shorts and a white vest watch or lean in, and a framed portrait of a man in saffron-toned clothing hangs on the wall above a red curtain.

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May 18 20132013-05-18 +2 copiesMay 14 20132013-05-14May 14 20132013-05-14May 14 20132013-05-14 +2 copiesMay 18 20132013-05-18 +2 copiesInside a white-draped tent with a red curtain on the right, several young men train on colourful blue, green and pink mats. Wooden poles stand upright, and one shirtless man in black shorts hangs and swings from a pole while another in a white cloth is airborne beside it. A man in a white garment with a red-and-white banner area nearby, others in black or dark shorts, and a shirtless youth in black shorts with a thin necklace stand watching. A young boy lies on the mat in the lower left, smiling. The scene shows pole gymnastics practice during the program.2016-12-15August 13 20172017-08-13 +1 copiesMay 19 20132013-05-19A young acrobat in orange shorts performs a backbend on top of a tall wooden pole in a hall with a maroon velvet valance. Below, several seated young men in dark shorts and a grey-and-orange jacket steady the pole with their hands on red floor cushions. Behind them a painted, multicoloured deity murti stands with four arms, a crown and gold necklaces beside painted columns. A gilded throne and brass oil lamps appear at the left edge, and a standing person in white is partly visible at the right edge.2013-05-19A photograph of a group of young boys performing a human pyramid on a blue gym mat in an indoor hall with a red curtained stage behind them. Several boys in orange and red shorts and bare-chested stand on each other's shoulders, with the topmost child balanced high above, arms outstretched. Other boys lie on the mat supporting the base and steady the central wooden pole, while onlookers stand along the left wall. A tripod and rolled striped mats sit on the floor, and a framed picture hangs on the left wall. The scene resembles a gymnastics or mallakhamb-style display rather than a ritual. No a person candidate is visibly identifiable among the performers.2017-08-13May 18 20132013-05-18 +2 copiesAugust 13 20172017-08-13