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A young performer in an orange fitted costume climbs a white rope in mid-air during a stage performance in a hall with red curtains and framed photographs on the walls. Below, gilded thrones with red and golden cushions stand beside decorated murti figures in purple and yellow garments and garlands, while seated audience members and a photographer watch from the front. The rope and figure dominate the upper centre of the frame.

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August 26 20172017-08-26August 26 20172017-08-26 +1 copiesAugust 26 20172017-08-26A young woman in an orange top and orange trousers performs an aerial rope routine, suspended mid-air while gripping a white rope with one hand, body extended horizontally above a seated audience. Behind her, a golden throne-like seat with red fabric stands beside a row of deity murti and statues draped in purple and yellow cloth, garlanded. Framed photo panels on the pink wall show saffron-robed sadhus from Kumbh Mela 2007, Prayag-Allahabad. Seated devotees and spectators watch in the foreground, some taking photographs, including a man with a camera. Red curtains hang above the windows.2017-08-26 +1 copiesA young woman in an orange-saffron outfit performs an aerial silk or rope acrobatic move, suspended mid-air in a backbend with her legs extended, long dark hair hanging down. She is held by a hanging cloth, in a hall with red velvet curtains and framed photo panels on the walls. Below, a golden throne-like seat and deity murti figures in purple and gold garments are arranged on a decorated platform, with seated devotees and audience members in the foreground, some photographing. A large gold-framed mirror edges the right side.2017-08-26August 26 20172017-08-26 +1 copiesAugust 26 20172017-08-26 +1 copiesAn acrobat in an orange-saffron costume performs an aerial rope routine, body arched horizontally with one leg extended and the white rope held in the hands. Behind, a hall with pink walls and red curtains displays framed photographs of Kumbh Mela 2007 pilgrims and a small golden throne with decorated deity murti figures in bright costumes. A seated audience in the foreground watches, including a man with a camera and women in saris.2017-08-26 +1 copiesA young performer in an orange outfit hangs upside down from a white rope in a hall, body arched and bare feet hooked on the rope. Below, seated figures and devotees watch; a golden throne with a red backdrop sits at left, and decorated murti statues in purple and gold stand along a platform. Framed photo panels with red curtains line the wall above. An audience in the foreground includes a photographer holding a camera. The scene is an aerial rope display in a satsang-style hall; no clearly identifiable a person is visible in person.2017-08-26A young woman in an orange top and orange trousers performs a pole-climbing acrobatic move, hanging inverted from a vertical pole with her legs extended and a long white cloth trailing from her ankle. Her long dark hair hangs down. In the foreground, a woman with short grey hair in an orange robe and rudraksha mala stands at left, and a seated woman in white is at lower right near a camera operator. Behind the performer, a row of decorated wooden murti figures in purple and gold garments with flower garlands sits on a gold-trimmed stage, and a golden throne-like chair with red cushion stands at lower left. Framed photographs of the Kumbh Mela 2007 line the cream walls, below red drapes.2017-08-26 +1 copiesAugust 26 20172017-08-26 +1 copiesAugust 26 20172017-08-26 +1 copies