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August 15 2012

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August 15 20122012-08-15October 01 20072007-10-01Outdoors on a striped multicolored cotton mat, a young man in white shirt and white dhoti sits in a yoga posture with his feet raised behind his head, hands pressed together in namaste at his chest, while a gold necklace is visible at his neck. Behind him a crowd of about twenty people in white clothing stands with hands folded in anjali, including women in white saris and men in white kurtas. One man near the centre wears an orange-saffron shawl over white clothing and has a shaved head, and a green domed structure stands at the left edge under an overcast sky.August 15 20122012-08-15October 01 20072007-10-01A man in a white shirt and white dhoti with a red and gold-embroidered shawl performs a forward bend, palms flat on a striped multicolored mat on dry ground. Behind him, a group of men in white shirts and dhotis stand in a row with hands pressed together in namaskar, some with orange cloth visible above them. The open field and flat horizon suggest an outdoor yoga or practice session.January 27 20122012-01-27A man in white kurta and white dhoti performs a backward bend on a striped mat in an open outdoor ground, his hands planted on the mat near his feet while his head bows toward the ground. A red and gold sash hangs from his waist. Around him, a group of young men in white traditional dress with red-bordered dhotis stand clapping. At the right, a small child in a brown outfit with a red-and-gold pendant stands with hands pressed together. The scene suggests a yoga demonstration at a youth gathering.2007-10-01October 01 20072007-10-01Outdoors on a striped pink, turquoise and red mat, a man in white clothes with a red and gold-bordered shawl bends forward with his palms on the mat, performing a forward bend. Around him stand about two dozen young men and women in white dhotis, saris and kurtas, several with hands folded or clasped in reverence. A bald man in the centre wears an orange-saffron shawl over white clothes and smiles. A green curved roof and palm trees appear behind the group under an overcast sky.2007-10-01A young man in white kurta and white dhoti performs a backbend yoga posture on a striped multicolour mat outdoors, hands planted on the mat and feet lifted, wearing a red and gold brocade sash. Behind him a row of white-clad men in white kurtas and white dhotis stand in a line, hands pressed together in namaste, some wearing lanyards and white and green garlands. Sandy ground and trees are visible in the background.2007-10-01A photograph of a man in white clothes with a red and gold bordered shawl prostrating fully on a striped pink, blue and cream mat on bare ground, with his forehead touching the mat and his palms pressed to the feet of a second, barefoot man in white. Several other people in white dhotis with red borders stand behind them on the dirt. The outdoor setting suggests a devotional gesture of padapuja-style prostration, with the kneeling figure bowing to the seated or standing teacher.2007-10-01