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A photograph of a large group of men performing prostrations on an orange cloth spread across a hall floor. Many wear white shirts and white trousers, and some wear white t-shirts; one man in the foreground wears a white t-shirt with a circular emblem, a rudraksha mala, and a gold bracelet, and he has his palms and forehead bent toward the floor. Blue and striped mats lie among the orange cloth, and rows of pale chairs stand along the back of the hall. No one in the frame is identifiable as a person, and no figure matches the description of a presiding teacher, so no in-person candidate is shown. Several people are visible, most partially, and the scene reads as a group practice during a bhakti session.

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Indoor photograph of a group of men in white shirts and white trousers performing prostrations on an orange cloth spread across a tiled floor. Several men bend forward with palms and foreheads touching the orange mat, some with dark hair visible, and one wears a beaded rudraksha-style mala around his neck. Water bottles, small books and folded cloths lie along the floor edge, and a lattice window glows in the background.A group of men in white clothes perform prostrations or forward bends on orange cloth spread over a tiled floor, with blue and purple woven mats in the foreground. Several men wear rudraksha malas around their necks. Two small framed portraits lie on the mats near the front hands; one is a printed picture of a robed, long-haired figure on a yellow-orange background. Behind them, more people in white and other colours sit or kneel in rows, and a few are partly visible at the top edge. The setting looks like a satsang or devotional hall.2010-02-08A group of men in white kurtas and dhotis perform a yoga session on orange mats in a tiled hall. Many bend forward with hands and knees on the mats, and one in the foreground lies prone on a striped blue and purple mat. Several wear rudraksha malas and name badges on lanyards. A pale-blue-trousered young man in white shirt is in a plank-like pose at lower left. No a person candidate is visible in the scene.2010-02-08A large group of participants in a hall with orange floor mats performs a forward-bending yoga posture, bent at the waist with hands on the mat. Most wear white or pale ritual clothing, with some in red, blue and striped garments. A woman in the foreground wears a light grey knitted top over white, with dark hair and gold bangles. A small framed photograph with an orange border lies near the lower left, and a folded cloth sits on the floor. Tiled walls and a window with a patterned grille frame the room.2010-02-08A large hall with a tiled floor and a thatched roof shows many men in white shirts and trousers performing full prostrations on orange and blue-striped mats. Some wear grey shirts. Their heads are lowered and their hands extended forward on the mats. Small photographs and cloth bundles rest on the mats near the front row. Yellow chairs are stacked along the left wall, and an orange curtain hangs at a window on the right.A photograph of a yoga session in a hall with orange floor coverings and blue, purple and striped mats. Many men in white shirts and white trousers kneel and bow forward with their palms and foreheads on the mats, in a prostration pose. Several bodies are visible from behind, with a few people in darker or coloured clothes at the upper edge. Plastic chairs are stacked along the back of the hall and small photographs sit on the mats near the front row. The tiled floor shows at the left edge.2010-02-08A large group of men in white clothes performs a yoga practice on orange mats in an indoor hall, lying prone and lifting into a low cobra-like pose with arms bent and hands on the mats. Many participants wear rudraksha malas and small identification badges on lanyards. Blue and purple patterned mats are spread between the orange floor covering, and white pillars rise in the background. A boy in a white shirt and rudraksha mala in the foreground looks toward the camera.2010-02-08A group of men lie supine on orange mats and blankets on an orange-carpeted hall floor during a yoga session. Most wear white kurta-style clothing, while one man in the foreground wears dark grey trousers and a white top, with his knees drawn up and hands clasped around them. Several men raise their legs and hold their feet or knees in a reclining posture. White pillars, a wall with orange curtains, a bottle of water and a dark book sit at the edges of the room.2010-02-09October 08 20102010-10-08A hall with a tiled floor and a thatched roof with ceiling fans, where many devotees kneel and bow forward in prostration on orange and blue-striped mats. Most wear white shirts and white dhotis or trousers, and several have ID lanyards. A few women in saris and salwar kameez are at the left edge. Orange drapes hang at the back, with rows of cream plastic chairs along the right side, a small table with water bottles, and two framed photos placed on the mats in the foreground. The posture suggests a yoga or bhakti practice, but no a person candidate is clearly visible.2010-02-08A photograph inside a large plain hall with white walls, a corrugated roof, and white pillars, where a group of people in white clothes sit on orange and blue mats doing a seated forward-bending stretch. In the foreground a young boy in a white shirt and light blue trousers leans forward on the tiles, while a man in white kurta and white dhoti with a rudraksha mala and a white forehead marking sits on his knees, hands on the mat. Behind them rows of seated participants, many wearing white with rudraksha malas and ID badges, face the same direction, and orange cloth hangs on the back wall with plastic chairs stacked along the sides. A few people in colourful clothes sit at the left edge. The scene suggests a yoga session in progress.2010-02-08August 27 20092009-08-27 +1 copies