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A photograph of a gymnastic-style demonstration in a hall with pink walls and framed photographs above. A young woman in a black T-shirt and black leggings climbs a long white rope, one foot lifted and arms reaching, with a red tilak on her forehead. Beside her stands an older woman in a white sari with a gold border and gold bangles, watching. Rows of seated women in black, white and orange-red clothing watch, some with palms pressed together.

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August 15 20172017-08-15August 15 20172017-08-15A young woman in black clothes hangs upside down from a thick rope, gripping it with both hands while her legs are wrapped in a white cloth strap. Beside her, a woman in a white sari with gold bangles reaches up to support her. Seated audience members in black and orange-red clothing clap and watch in a hall with pink walls, red curtains and framed photographs. The scene looks like a rope gymnastics performance.2017-08-15 +1 copiesIndoor hall with pink walls, red curtains and framed photo collages labelled Sannyas. A performer in black athletic clothes hangs upside down from a white aerial rope, gripping it with her hands and one foot raised. A woman in white sari with gold border stands at right, arm extended toward the rope. Seated audience in white and orange-red garments, many with palms pressed together in namaste, fills the foreground rows.2017-08-15A young woman in black athletic top and black leggings performs a pole-climbing or rope-gymnastics demonstration in a hall, gripping a white pole with one hand raised, her forehead marked with white vibhuti. Seated audience members in white and black clothing watch, many with orange shawls. A woman in a white sari with gold border stands at the right edge facing the performer. Framed pictures hang on the pale pink walls. No person is identifiable as a person in this scene.2017-08-15A photograph of a hall with pale pink walls where a woman in a black top and black trousers, with a red bindi, climbs or hangs from a white rope, one foot lifted and both hands gripping high. A woman in a white sari with a gold border stands at right watching her. Rows of seated women in white, black and orange-red clothing line the room, many wearing beaded necklaces, with framed photo collages of saffron-robed sannyasis on the back wall. A wooden door is at left and a red curtain hangs above the frames.2017-08-15August 16 20172017-08-16Photograph of an aerial silks performance in a hall with pink walls and red curtains. A performer in black leggings and top hangs upside down from a white silk strap, gripping it with her feet and hands, while a woman in a white sari with a gold border stands beside her on a blue mat, steadying her. Seated rows of women in white, orange and red clothing clap and watch, many smiling. Framed photo collages hang on the walls.2017-08-15 +1 copiesAugust 15 20172017-08-15A woman in a black sleeveless top and black leggings performs an aerial rope act, suspended from a hanging white rope with her arms outstretched and head tilted back, while a seated audience of women in black and white clothing claps along in a hall with red velvet valances, framed photo panels on the walls, and a blue mat below. A woman in an orange shawl sits among the audience. Several people in the audience wear white ceremonial clothes and mala beads.2017-08-15 +1 copiesAugust 15 20172017-08-15 +1 copiesAugust 15 20172017-08-15