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Night outdoor demonstration with boys performing a physical exercise routine on folded mats and a red and white tarpaulin. Several shirtless boys in dark shorts stretch and bend, some arching forward and leaning on one another, while a man in a yellow and black sports shirt and a woman in a white sari watch from the left. A man in a white shirt and dark trousers stands at right beside a boy in khaki shorts. A seated audience in white clothes and red plastic chairs fills the background under bamboo poles and a dark sky.

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Night photograph of a group of young boys, mostly shirtless and in shorts, standing on striped mats on an outdoor stage. A wooden pole frame with bamboo crossbars stands behind them. Several boys wear thin cord necklaces; one in a yellow top and another in a black tracksuit with yellow stripes stand prominently at centre. Other boys bend or lean forward, and a few spectators in white and in plastic chairs watch from the dark background under stage lights.2012-06-03June 03 20122012-06-03June 03 20122012-06-03Night-time outdoor performance of a human pyramid and gymnastics display on a raised stage beside a bamboo frame. Several shirtless young boys in dark shorts and red or blue briefs form the base and upper tiers; one boy hangs upside down from a vertical pole at the top with arms extended, while others balance with arms raised. Behind them a yellow-shirted instructor in blue track pants gestures with raised hands, and a woman in white sari and a man in white shirt stand at the edge. A large crowd sits in the dark background under string lights.2012-06-03Night photograph of a Mallakhamb-style acrobatic performance on an outdoor stage lit at night. Several shirtless young boys in black, blue and red shorts form a human pyramid around a wooden pole, with one boy hanging upside down at the top while others extend their arms overhead. A boy in a yellow and black shirt and blue trousers stands at the left, clapping, beside a woman in white sari-style dress with hands folded. Spectators sit in rows behind the stage, and two men in white shirts and white dhotis watch at the right edge. Wooden poles and a bamboo frame frame the performance.2012-06-03June 03 20122012-06-03Indoor photo of a group of shirtless boys performing an acrobatic human pyramid on red-and-white striped mattresses on a light wooden floor. Several boys in shorts bend and balance over one another, one held upside down with arms extended. A wooden pole rises at the top of the frame beside a beige cloth hanging. Behind them, a seated and standing crowd watches; several men wear white shirts and white dhotis, women in white saris sit near the wall, and a man in a white dhoti with beaded necklaces sits at right.2012-06-05June 03 20122012-06-03June 03 20122012-06-03June 03 20122012-06-03Night outdoor scene of shirtless young boys in dark shorts performing a human pyramid and pole-climbing exercise on an orange mat. One boy in red-trimmed shorts climbs a wooden pole while others stand, crouch and lie on the mat. Adult men in white shirts and dark trousers watch from behind, and a white-clad figure stands at right. A silver cooler and an orange rail sit at the edge of the stage.2012-06-03A photograph inside a tin-roofed hall showing boys climbing a tall wooden pole in a human pyramid, a traditional mallakhamb-style display. Shirtless boys in shorts, one at the top gripping the pole, others clinging and stacked below on a red-and-white cloth mat. Seated and standing spectators line the marble floor at the sides, including a man in white shirt and dhoti and a woman in a cream sari.2012-06-05