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On December 28, 2009, I wanted to see the Ajanta Circus.  I was lucky enough to get some time off from my busy work schedule at the back office.  I took a bus and went straight to Park Circus to see the show at 1 p.m.  I reached one hour before.  I started listening to radio and browsing from channel to channel one hour passed away quickly.  I bought a ticket and entered through the main gate.  There were several rates for tickets Rs. 30, Rs. 60, Rs. 100 etc. 

I sat and saw a beautiful tune was being played by the musician on the top of the gate where the circus performers will enter.  Beside that gate, there is a globe with perforations where three motor cyclists performed.  They were encircling the globe in three directions and their velocity is very fast.  But unusually they are not colliding. 

I was amazed to see the performers of the Ajanta Circus are not only Indian but there were performers from Russia, Africa, Mongolia.  Its interesting to see the stature of the African men They have broad chest and their ebony black skin color shining under the lights.  They are very energetic and had shown us a lot of gymnastic feats with the chairs.  Their balancing act is amazing.  Their body is like a plastic and it can be bent easily at will.  I can also show some as I do yoga regularly!

Circus is an art and you can see it in the performers of Russia.  Their flexible body twisting and turning swiftly will amaze you and you will see their performance spellbound!  Their rope gymnastics and their balancing of their bodies in air are amazing.  Some things in life are truly amazing and gymnastic is one such amazing thing and I have heard of that as most of you that Nadia Comaneci had scored 10 out of 10 which is a  rare feat! 

The clowns of circus are certainly a great attraction.  On one show, one dwarf man was trying to cut hair of the other one with a big scissors.  The other one was moving away in fear and the size of those men will make you laugh and their shrieks will give you a belly laugh. 

The elephants are seen hear to play drums and play cricket.  The way the elephants are striking every ball can give a run for money for the cricket players in the international team of Team India.  Their training seemed to be very good.

Now comes the parrots.  Here the parrots are not talking but their dribbling over the stage on a bar will amaze you. Their beautiful movements are really worth mentioning. 

Oh I forgot to tell you the short and long part of the story.  The tallest man came first at the show.  Though he was not at all tall, he had a false feet.  He was accompanied by a dwarf.  All the spectators were laughing out loudly.  This humor adds spice to life. 

Human pyramid was shown by the African performers.  On one of them, stood another and then another and on both sides another and its amazing to see how they tolerate and withstand each others weight.  Its nice to see how they coordinate and form that pyramid.  Thats a balancing act and it is also important in daily life and this coordination in a team can lead quickly to success. 

Ring dance was another amazing show.  A girl came and started dancing with one ring, then another and gradually a large number of rings, she swayed her belly clockwise and anticlockwise without a single ring falling down.  She took some rings on her left and some on the right and the spectators were spellbound!

My visit to Ajanta Circus was really worth remembering.  Last year, I had seen Nataraj and Russian circus and this year I had the wonderful opportunity to visit this circus and  felt fortunate to see the skills of the performers across different nations.  This demonstration of skills is really awesome and praiseworthy and the visitor feels to come and see the show again and again!