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A large hall with a white ceiling and ceiling fans holds a crowd of participants performing synchronized standing stretches, arms raised overhead and bodies leaning to one side. Most wear white or pastel salwar kameez and saris, and many have lanyard ID badges. Orange and blue mats are on the glossy floor. No single leader is clearly visible; the scene suggests a group yoga session in an ashram-style convention hall.

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A large hall with a white ceiling and polished white floor holds a dense crowd of participants performing a standing side-stretch exercise, arms raised overhead and bodies bent sideways. Most wear white or pastel kurtas, salwar kameez and saris, with some in yellow, green and blue. Several have ID badges clipped to their clothing. Orange mats lie on the floor. A woman in front wears a cream outfit and a white dupatta; another in a pink-and-cream sari wears a red beaded mala. Many participants are visible, and the scene suggests an organised group yoga session.2010-02-20A large hall with white walls, a glossy white tiled floor and ceiling fans shows a crowd of women doing a standing side-stretch yoga exercise, arms raised overhead and bodies bent sideways. Most wear white, cream or pastel salwar kameez and sarees in green, blue, yellow, pink and maroon, and several wear identity badges on lanyards. Orange and blue mats are laid among them.2010-02-20A large hall filled with a crowd of several hundred devotees standing and kneeling on orange and white mats, most with both arms raised overhead in a group practice. Many wear white or pastel kurtas and saris, and several have ID lanyards with badges. A few wear yellow, blue, and red garments. White pillars and red curtains line the walls, and a black speaker sits in the lower right foreground beside a metal railing.2010-02-20A large hall with a white tented ceiling and bright tiled floor, filled with a dense crowd of people bending forward with hands reaching toward the floor, as in a group yoga or bowing posture. Most wear white clothing, with some in yellow, orange, blue and beige. Mats in red and blue-striped stand along the right edge, and a red mat lies in the foreground. Ceiling fans and large windows line the room. Crowd size exceeds one hundred visible people, so the count is 100+, and no individual is identified as a person.2010-02-20A large indoor hall with a white tent-like ceiling and peach walls holds a crowd of people performing yoga on coloured mats. Many participants in white and pastel clothing bend forward at the waist with palms together, while others kneel or stand on green, purple, orange and pink mats. Water bottles and small bags sit beside the mats, and a woman in a pink kurta in the foreground wears a white badge. No speaker or throne is visible; the scene shows a group Nithya Yoga session.2009-12-14December 14 20092009-12-14A large hall with white walls, ceiling fans and a white draped ceiling holds a dense crowd of several hundred people performing prostrations on the floor. Most wear white, with others in blue, yellow, pink, red and green saris and kurtas, and many lie on orange and blue mats with heads bowed. Striped mattresses are stacked along the left wall, and a few people stand near the front and back of the room, one in white near the centre. Tall windows with orange curtains line the walls, and a small stage with a sound system is visible at the back.2010-02-20A 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 large hall with pale pink walls and a white tented ceiling holds a crowd of standing yoga practitioners on colored mats in green, purple, orange and grey. Most wear white or cream kurta-style clothing, with some in pink, pale blue and a peach shawl. Many have lanyards with badges, and a woman in the foreground wears a white outfit with her eyes closed and hands at her sides. Rows extend into the distance.2009-12-14A large group of women sit on colourful yoga mats in a bright hall, arms raised overhead in a stretching posture. Many wear white or pastel salwar kameez and saris, with lanyards and name badges visible on several. Some wear orange or blue garments; a woman in the foreground right wears a cream sari with a pink shawl and bangles. Water bottles sit on the floor and a golden deity murti stands in the background, indicating a yoga program setting. The scene is a group yoga session.2015-06-20May 11 20132013-05-11A large hall with white marble floor and white ceiling drapes shows a big congregation of devotees kneeling and sitting with arms raised overhead in a collective gesture. Many wear white kurtas and shirts, while some wear orange, yellow, saffron and grey tops; several have name badges on lanyards. Orange and red curtains hang along the walls and ceiling fans turn overhead. The front of the hall is out of focus and no clearly identifiable a person figure is visible among the devotees.2010-02-20