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Indoor group yoga or movement session in a thatched-roof hall with white walls and orange floor mats. Many people, mostly women in white and cream salwar kameez or saris, stand with arms raised overhead, some in orange and red saris or outfits, one in light blue salwar. A whiteboard on the right and a wall chart reading Bhakti Yoga stand nearby. A framed portrait of a woman in orange hangs on the back wall beside a small altar with flowers, and an orange cloth draping a side doorway. Ceiling fans and fluorescent tube lights hang overhead.

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A photograph of a Bhakti Yoga session in a hall with terracotta floor tiles and orange mats. Rows of participants sit on the mats with both arms raised overhead, palms open. Many wear white clothes; a woman in a blue top and pink skirt sits near the right, and another in a white top is at the right edge. In the background, a man in white with an orange sash walks toward a raised orange-cushioned seat beneath a framed painted portrait on a dark curtain. A banner reading BHAKTHI YOGA hangs on the left wall. Ceiling fans and orange curtains are visible.2010-02-08A large hall with a tiled floor and a tiled ceiling of thatched beams holds a group of about forty people standing on orange mats with arms raised overhead in a yoga or meditation pose. Most wear white or light clothing, with men in white dhotis and kurtas and women in white sarees, salwar kameez and pastel tops; one woman in front wears a white shawl and a bindi, and a girl at left wears an orange scarf over white. 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A framed portrait with a flower hangs on the back wall, and a whiteboard and a poster titled "BHAKTHI YOGA" with a diagram are on the left. Other people are partly visible in the foreground, some with raised hands.2010-02-08A photograph of a large hall with a tiled floor covered in orange mats, where a group of more than twenty people practise a standing yoga stretch with both arms raised overhead and bodies bent sideways. Most wear white clothes, including white kurtas and white dhotis, while women wear saris in colours such as green, yellow-bordered white, purple and light blue. One woman in a long-sleeved orange top stands near the front right. Fluorescent lights hang from the thatched ceiling, and white pillars and yellow curtains frame the room.2010-02-09A photograph of a Bhakti Yoga session in a hall with a tiled floor and orange mats. A woman in white trousers and tunic with an orange sleeveless vest stands centre, holding a microphone and facing the room. Around her, many participants are bent forward in a prostrated posture on orange and blue mats, some in white clothes, others in saris and salwar in pink, purple, green and yellow. A framed portrait is hung on the back wall above the stage, and a white board on the left reads Bhakti Yoga with a diagram. Ceiling fans and white walls with orange curtains complete the room.2010-02-08A large hall with a tiled and orange-mat floor and a corrugated roof, where a group of devotees stand with both arms raised overhead, palms open. Most wear white: men in white shirts and white dhotis, a boy in a white shirt and white trousers, and women in white and patterned saris and salwar kameez. Several men wear rudraksha malas, and one man on the right has a tilak on his forehead and a red thread on his wrist. Some wear name badges on their chests. Floor cushions and a small orange cloth hang on the back wall. No figure matching a person's appearance is visible.A group yoga or bhakti session in a hall with a tiled floor, a corrugated roof, exposed metal beams, ceiling fans and fluorescent lights. Dozens of participants in white and pastel clothes stand on orange-brown mats with arms raised overhead. In the left foreground a figure with long dark hair wears white with an orange shawl draped across the shoulders and faces the group, apparently leading the practice. Other participants include a woman in a grey shawl and white trousers, a woman in pink, a man in a white shirt and light blue trousers with a rudraksha-style mala, and others in white kurtas. Pink flowers sit at the lower left, and a framed picture hangs on the back wall.2010-02-08A indoor group yoga session in a hall with a thatched roof, white walls and ceiling fans. Participants stand and kneel on orange mats with arms raised overhead and palms pressed together in namaskar. Many wear white kurta or loose white clothing; one young person in front wears a white top with an orange shawl and another wears a rudraksha mala and light blue trousers. Some participants have name badges on their clothing. Scattered mats and papers lie on the orange floor, and an orange curtain hangs at the back. No clearly identifiable a person figure is visible among the participants.2010-02-08A large hall with a thatched roof and white walls, filled with participants doing a standing side-stretch yoga exercise on orange mats. Many people raise one arm overhead while bending sideways; most wear white clothes, with some women in saris and salwar kameez in pastel colours and a few men in light blue trousers. A woman in the foreground wears a white shawl over a patterned sari and a beaded necklace. Ceiling fans and fluorescent tubes hang from metal rafters, and white plastic chairs line the back wall. Shoes sit on the floor along the aisle. Many people are visible in the hall.2010-02-08A photograph of a group yoga session in a large hall with white walls, a thatched roof and white support poles. Many participants wear white clothing and some wear white sarees, while a woman in an orange top and white sari stands near the centre with her arms raised. Several people bend forward with arms overhead in a standing stretch, and others kneel on orange mats on the tiled floor. Orange curtains hang at a window on the right.2010-02-08A photograph of a large hall with terracotta-tiled floor and orange mats where many people stand in rows facing a central raised platform. Men wear white shirts and white dhotis or trousers, and women wear white saris with gold borders; one woman in a maroon and gold sari stands near the aisle. A figure in white with an orange shawl stands at the front near a small framed portrait on the wall behind, beneath a banner reading BHAKTHI YOGA. Orange curtains frame the windows, and a small booklet lies on the floor in the foreground.2010-02-09