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Photograph inside a temple hall showing three men in plain white kurta-style clothing prostrating on an orange cloth and a blue-patterned mat. The central man lies face-down with hands pressed together above his head, scattered flower petals on the orange cloth. The man on the left kneels with his forehead touching the mat, wearing a dark beaded necklace. A figure in white is partly visible at the right edge. Behind them is a raised white platform, and a gilded ornate throne or altar with gold carvings stands in the background beside a gold pillar.

September 10 2011

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.

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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.

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.

Two men in white dhotis with gold borders and white shawls kneel on a polished floor, bending forward with their arms raised and crossed over their heads in a yoga-style posture. Both wear rudraksha malas and have white sacred ash markings on their arms and upper bodies. Behind them, blurred figures in white and yellow clothing sit in rows in a hall with red drapery. The image is a photograph of a group practice session. No figure is identifiable as a person.

Devotees in white dhotis and white upper cloths with red borders sit or kneel on a mat-covered floor during a ritual session. The foreground man, bald and wearing glasses, has white ash markings on his forehead and arms and a rudraksha mala around his neck, his head bowed. Behind him another man with white forehead markings sits with eyes lowered, and a young boy in a checked shirt sits in the background. Near the front lies a brass kalasha-style vessel and a small pink-lidded container, with a few small bowls at the edge. The setting is a plain room with white walls and a red curtain. Scene shows a quiet devotional practice.

A photograph, rotated sideways, of a shaved-headed man in white ritual clothing sitting in a yoga pose with one foot raised and held by his hand, eyes closed, wearing a rudraksha mala and a thin red wrist thread. A tilak mark is visible on his forehead. The background is a plain white wall and a pink-toned platform with a microphone stand at lower right. One person is visible; no a person identification is claimed from appearance.