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A photograph of a shirtless man with long dreadlocks tied up, wearing white dhoti-style cloth with gold border, balancing and climbing a wooden pole in a hall. Behind him are framed photographs of saffron-robed sannyasis on the pink wall, red curtains and a gold ornate frame with a deity or figure displayed below. A red digital clock shows 08:35. Only the climber is physically present in the frame, with a few partially visible figures at the bottom edge.

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August 26 20172017-08-26Indoor hall during a demonstration of pole gymnastics on a wooden pole set on blue crash mats. A shirtless man in white shorts climbs and hangs near the top of the pole, while a second shirtless man in orange-red loincloth stands beside it with arm raised. Seated devotees in white and orange-red garments fill the floor in front, and a few people in orange sit on the right. Behind them stands a golden throne with a seated figure draped in orange and gold, flanked by golden deity murti and a digital clock showing 08:35. A wall of framed photographs lines the room.2017-08-26A photograph of a large hall where a shirtless young man in white dhoti climbs a tall wooden pole and leaps over padded blue mats, while a second man in a white dhoti stands below holding the pole. Rows of seated devotees in white and orange clothing fill the floor. Behind them, a golden throne holds a seated figure draped in gold and orange, flanked by golden deity murti and a red-and-gold ornamented backdrop. Framed photographs line the walls and a digital clock reads 08:35.2017-08-26August 26 20172017-08-26 +1 copiesAugust 26 20172017-08-26August 26 20172017-08-26A young boy in an orange dhoti with long dreadlocks and a forehead tilak performs a pole-climbing feat, gripping a tall wooden pole with both hands while his legs lift high in the air. Behind him stand a golden shrine-style arch framing a deity murti dressed in gold and red silk, and a seated guru figure in orange robes with a mala. To the right, shirtless men with white body markings and white dhotis, including a long-haired foreigner with white paint on his arms, watch the performance. A digital clock reads 08:34 PM, and framed photographs of devotees and temple scenes hang on the wall.2017-08-26 +1 copiesAugust 26 20172017-08-26A gymnastics-style pole performance in an indoor hall with pink walls. A young woman in an orange cloth, with long dark braided hair, leaps and holds a vertical wooden pole, her leg extended, while a young man with bare chest and white dhoti-style lower garment stands beside her on a blue mat. Behind them, a bare-chested light-haired man in white shorts and white cloth stands near a wooden door. To the left, a gold ornate arched throne-like frame holds a large cutout photograph of a bearded man in orange with a saffron turban, rudraksha-style beads and raised hand, and seated children and young people in orange and red clothes sit along the floor. A digital clock on the wall reads 08:39 PM.2017-08-26Photo of a bare-chested man in an orange dhoti climbing a wooden pole in a hall, gripping it with both hands and one bare foot raised high against the wood. Long dreadlocked hair falls down his back, with white ash markings on his shoulder. Behind him, framed photo collages hang on pale walls between red curtains, and a digital clock reads 08:36 PM. Below, three men stand watching: one bare-chested with white markings and a neck cord, one in white dhoti and shirt, and a bare-chested man with long light hair. A gold-framed painted figure of a man in red and orange robes with a red turban sits at the lower left.2017-08-26August 26 20172017-08-26May 20 20182018-05-20