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A group of men in white kurta-style clothes perform a floor exercise on orange mats with purple and blue woven mats at the front edges. Many are in a prone or push-up position, heads lowered, arms bent under the body, with several bare feet visible. A man in the right foreground wears a white outfit and a beaded rudraksha-style necklace, and a man in a blue-and-white outfit lies flat in the lower left. A white pillar stands at upper right and a white book or card lies on the orange cloth at left.

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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 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 photograph of a yoga session in a hall with an orange-and-blue woven mat laid across the floor. Many men in white shirts, white dhotis and rudraksha malas kneel forward in a stretch pose with their palms on the mat. Some wear white identification badges. Plastic chairs and a few women in saris are visible at the back of the room, and white pillars rise along the walls. The foreground participants are bent low, touching the floor, in a group practice. No single person stands out as a clear candidate for the founder in this image.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.2010-02-08September 13 20132013-09-13A photograph of a group yoga session indoors in a hall with an orange floor covering and a tiled floor. In the foreground a boy in a white shirt and white trousers, with a rudraksha mala around his neck and a vertical tilak on his forehead, lifts his chest in a cobra-style back-bending pose, gazing upward. Behind him many men in white shirts and white trousers lie prone on mats, some with lanyards and ID badges, and at the far end people sit on chairs. A folded cloth and a small notebook lie on the floor at left, and a striped blue and red mat sits in front. No a person candidate is clearly visible. Around 20 to 30 people are visible.A 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.2010-02-08A large hall with terracotta floor and white pillars where many people in white clothes kneel and bow forward with their foreheads near the floor on orange and striped woven mats, in a prostration posture. A man in the centre front wears white clothing, a rudraksha-style beaded necklace and an ID badge, sitting upright with hands on his thighs while others bow around him. A woman in white with an orange sash stands at the upper right, tending the mats. Orange wall hangings, stacked mats, chairs and a cabinet line the back of the room, and a few bags and papers lie on the floor at the lower edge.2010-02-09A large hall with a tiled floor where many men practise yoga on coloured mats, blue, red, grey, green and orange, performing a forward-bending pose with arms extended. Most wear white kurtas or shirts and white dhotis or trousers. A man in the foreground right has a red-and-green wrist thread and sits in a low back-bend. Behind them, rows of folded red chairs line the wall, and a man in an orange robe stands near the top right. No central figure is singled out as a person in this image.2013-09-15A large group of people in white clothing lie on their backs on orange mats in a hall, with their hands placed over their heads and arms folded beneath or resting on their foreheads. Many wear white kurtas and pants, some with dark shorts or tracksuit bottoms visible. A woman in a dark top lies near the centre-right. Blue and red woven mats lie beside the group, and a plastic water bottle and a black cap sit at the bottom left.2010-02-09July 05 20142014-07-05A 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.2010-02-09