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Outdoor mallakhamba (Shivasthamba Yoga) practice on a paved courtyard under a pale sky with palm trees behind. Several men in orange dhotis and bare chests perform pole yoga beside upright wooden poles and red-and-blue practice mats. The foreground man in an orange dhoti raises both arms overhead in a squat-like posture while another in orange clothing leaps near a pole. Participants wear white name badges on their chests and a crowd of onlookers in black and dark clothing stands in the background.

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Outdoor photo of a Shivasthamba Yoga (mallakhamba) demonstration on a paved stone courtyard. Three men in orange-saffron cloths wrapped around their waists, with rudraksha-style cords around their necks, perform pole-yoga postures beside wooden vertical poles. The central man leaps with arms raised and hands on his head, while the man on the left jumps with his arms out and the man on the right stands barefoot in orange. Behind them, several onlookers in dark and red clothes watch, stacked yoga mats lie on the ground, and a stage with speakers stands near palm trees.2017-10-03October 03 20172017-10-03Outdoor photo of a mallakhamba (pole yoga) event on a paved stone plaza. Two smiling young men in the foreground wear orange-saffron lungis, one bare-chested with a cord necklace, the other in an orange t-shirt with a lanyard badge; both appear to be jogging. Behind them, several participants in orange and red shorts run past tall vertical wooden poles and blue crash mats. A blue canopy tent with audio equipment stands on the left, and tall trees and palms line the background under a cloudy sky. No clearly identifiable a person figure is visible.2017-10-03Outdoor Shivasthamba Yoga (mallakhamba pole yoga) session on a paved ground with many wooden poles and mats. In the foreground, a bearded man with curly hair and glasses, bare-chested with an orange cloth wrap and a thin white cord across his chest, smiles while extending one leg. Beside him, a man in a red shirt and white dhoti balances on one foot. Behind them, other practitioners in orange, red and blue clothing and black t-shirts perform poses among the poles, with a red wall and palm trees in the background.2017-10-03October 03 20172017-10-03Outdoor photo of a Shivasthamba Yoga (mallakhamba pole yoga) session on a paved stone ground. In the foreground, three men in orange dhoti-style cloths stand on mats, bare-chested, with thin cords around their necks. The central man, with dark curly hair and a beard, is in a mid-step stance. Vertical wooden poles stand behind them, with people in orange and black clothes and a dark stage structure, trees and a cloudy sky beyond. Several other participants in orange and blue are visible in the background.2017-10-03October 03 20172017-10-03 +1 copiesOctober 03 20172017-10-03Outdoor mallakhamba (Shivasthamba Yoga) session on a paved courtyard with many wooden poles and blue mats. A shirtless man in red shorts performs a pole posture, gripping the central pole with his legs and hands. Other performers in orange, red and black clothing practise on nearby poles, while two shirtless men in white dhotis steady the central pole from kneeling positions. A man in a grey t-shirt and black shorts stands watching, and a person in a dark shirt and white dhoti stands at the back. Trees, palms and red-walled buildings frame the background, with a performance stage with dark drapes at right.2017-10-03 +1 copiesOutdoor courtyard of the Nithyananda Peetham with a paved stone floor, where many participants prepare for Shivasthamba Yoga (mallakhamba) practice. Numerous wooden poles stand upright, each beside a blue padded mat. Many men are shirtless, wearing orange lungis and shorts, some in dark or white shorts; a few stand at the front with hands on hips or arms raised. Behind them a stone-roofed building, a red wall, a tree, and stage equipment with speaker stacks are visible. A blond person in the foreground is partly cropped.2017-10-03 +1 copiesOutdoor photo on a stone-paved courtyard at an ashram, with a tall wooden pole running diagonally across the frame, a long horizontal pole overhead and a camera on a tripod. Several men walk past the pole: one in an orange shirt and rust-red dhoti in the foreground, another bare-chested in a red-brown dhoti, and others in white dhotis and vests, with a man in a grey t-shirt among them. Behind them women in black and orange-saffron clothing stand and watch, and people in orange robes and white dhotis gather near a brick building and red-walled structure with a green tree. A green mat lies on the ground at the left. Visible people number about twenty.2017-10-03 +1 copiesOutdoor photo of a large mallakhamba (Shivasthamba Yoga) session on a stone-paved courtyard. Many participants stand among tall vertical wooden poles; many wear saffron/orange clothing and orange shorts, while others wear black, red, blue and white. A man in a white shirt and white dhoti stands near the center of the scene, and a man in white dhoti holds a camera. Behind the poles, a red brick building and a green truck appear among palm trees and a stone wall. Crowds are dense with many people visible, but the image shows far more than a hundred people only if counted precisely, so the group is best described as a large gathering.2017-10-03 +1 copies