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A photograph, rotated sideways, of a young woman in a white sari with a gold border performing a gymnastic-style backbend across two horizontal wooden poles strung between decorated canopy poles. Around her, several men in casual shirts, some with orange cloth and bare arms, reach out and hold the poles. Colourful hanging decorations in orange, red, green and blue with bead tassels line the tent. A speaker sits on a stand at top right, and a red canopy overhead. The setting appears to be an outdoor festival tent with a crowd visible at the right edge. No clearly identifiable a person figure is visible.

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December 21 20162016-12-21December 21 20162016-12-21Photograph of a festive procession or ceremonial event, image rotated sideways. A man in a white dhoti and white shirt with a gold-bordered cloth stands centrally, arms outstretched, held up by several people in casual clothes, including a shirtless man in dark trousers and a man in a blue-and-white checked shirt. Several people are seen from behind or partially visible at the lower right, some wearing dark t-shirts. Above them are long poles and colourful decorative umbrellas or cone-shaped ornaments in red, blue, orange and yellow, hung from a white draped canopy. A screen with bright colourful imagery is visible at the top.2016-12-21The image is rotated sideways. A performer in a cream-coloured dhoti and white top with a braided plait hangs horizontally between two bamboo poles, arms outstretched and gripping ropes, during a festival pole performance under a white draped canopy. Colourful decorative umbrellas with red, yellow, blue and orange panels hang along the poles and sparkly fringes. On the right, several spectators in casual shirts stand at the rail holding ropes and watching. A small stage screen and speakers are visible at the top right. No a person candidate is visible.2016-12-21December 21 20162016-12-21December 21 20162016-12-21A photograph, rotated sideways, of a festival or temple-stage setup under a white draped canopy with red and orange decorative strips. A young woman in a cream-colored sari with a white border stands on a wooden bar or rope-walk structure, one hand touching a horizontal pole. Several colorful painted poles hang with multicolored tassel-like bunting, round red, blue and yellow umbrella-shaped decorations with silver tinsel. On the right, a crowd of men in shirts, some shirtless with orange cloth, reach up toward the pole structure. A speaker and screen are visible above.2016-12-21A performer in a white dhoti-style outfit hangs upside down from a thin rope suspended between two tall poles in a large hall. Below, several people in white and dark clothing reach up and hold the poles. Overhead, rows of colourful hanging lanterns and tassels in orange, red, blue and pink fill the ceiling, with white walls and bright light around them. No identifiable a person figure is visible.2016-12-21A photograph of a stage performance under a decorated tent ceiling hung with colourful paper lanterns and ornaments in orange, red and blue. A performer in loose white clothing is suspended upside down on a rope, gripping it, while several men in plaid shirts, white shirts and bare chests steady two tall wooden poles and the rope from below. Red curtains and a large screen frame the stage.2016-12-21December 21 20162016-12-21A young girl in white clothes hangs upside down from a red rope, gripping it with her hands and bare feet, performing an aerial rope act. A man in a white and grey striped shirt stands below holding the rope's end. Behind them a seated crowd of devotees, many wearing saffron-orange turbans and white attire, watches. Tall pillars painted with blue, red, yellow and green patterns and gold-yellow tassels hang from a draped white ceiling. Framed portraits hang on the pink wall and a golden decorated structure stands at the left edge.2013-05-28 +1 copiesA young girl in white traditional clothing climbs a long rope suspended from the ceiling of a hall, gripping it with both hands and bare feet while her legs wrap around it. Below, a seated crowd watches intently, many looking upward; several men wear orange turbans and white kurtas with orange-red shawls, and a woman in a white sari sits near the front, along with children in western and casual clothes. Tall cylindrical decorative pillars painted with blue, yellow, red and floral patterns with orange fringed bottoms hang from the ceiling on either side. A standing man in white dhoti and shawl stands near a gold-decorated throne-like structure in the background, and framed portraits hang on the walls. The ceiling is draped with grey cloth and lit by round ceiling lights.2013-05-28 +1 copies