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A photograph of a gymnastic human pyramid performed on a stage before a seated audience in a hall with a red draped curtain. Shirtless young male performers in orange and red shorts climb around a central wooden pole, one boy standing at the top while others extend their arms and legs in a radial formation. Below, performers hold a blue mat and sit or kneel in a supporting base. Several bare-chested performers wear sacred threads and necklaces. Seated devotees in the foreground watch, and a small screen on the left displays a slide.

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A group of young boys in shorts and bare torsos performs a human pyramid-style gymnastic display on a wooden pole in a hall with a red draped stage backdrop. Several acrobats in red and orange shorts hang in a circle around the central pole, holding hands and extended legs, while a boy stands on top. Seated spectators in front, including a shaven-headed man at left and a seated boy with a tilak, watch on blue and patterned mats. A woman in white stands at the far left and a man in orange is visible at the far right. Kalaripayattu-style acrobatics are visible.2017-08-13August 13 20172017-08-13 +1 copiesA group of shirtless young male performers form a human pyramid and acrobatic display on a blue mat in a hall with a deep red draped curtain backdrop. A boy in red shorts stands at the base, arms raised, while several youths in orange, navy and black shorts balance on shoulders and extended arms; one performer at the top is bare-chested. Seated spectators in front, many shirtless or in saffron clothing, watch; a camera on a tripod stands at right, and a wall screen shows a video. A banner reading Tapurusha hangs on the stage wall, and a flat-screen display sits at left with a notice board below.2017-08-13August 13 20172017-08-13 +1 copiesAugust 13 20172017-08-13 +1 copiesAugust 13 20172017-08-13A 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.2017-08-13August 13 20172017-08-13A photograph of a Mallakhamb-style performance on a stage with a red draped curtain behind. A group of shirtless young male performers in orange and blue shorts forms a human pyramid around a tall wooden pole, with one performer balanced at the top and others hanging off the pole with arms and legs extended. Performers seated on blue and colourful mats at the front hold poses, and one sits cross-legged with hands on knees. A large audience of seated devotees in orange and white clothing watches from the foreground, and a man in a dark tunic stands at the left edge. A small blue logo appears in the upper left corner of the hall.2017-08-13Photograph of a stage performance in a hall with a red draped curtain backdrop and a small pink sign reading Jatpurusha. Several young shirtless boys in orange and red shorts climb and balance on a tall wooden pole, forming a human pyramid; one boy stands atop the pole while others grip it and each other. Bare-chested performers in orange and dark shorts stand below. A seated audience fills the foreground, and a cameraperson films at the right edge. No identifiable a person is visible among the people on stage.2017-08-13 +1 copiesAugust 13 20172017-08-13 +1 copiesA photograph of a hall with a red draped curtain backdrop, where young men perform a human pyramid climbing a wooden pole. Shirtless performers in orange, blue and black shorts scale the pole, with the top figure balanced at the summit. Below, performers in orange and blue shorts stand on blue mats while seated and standing spectators in white, orange and saffron clothing watch. A cameraman films at right, and a small screen at left shows a previous image. A red banner with white text hangs at upper right and a framed notice sits on the left wall.2017-08-13