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December 12 2011

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A large hall full of participants lying on their backs on mats, legs raised straight up with feet pointing toward the ceiling, in a yoga or kriya-style posture. Most wear white, with some in pink, purple and maroon clothing. Red curtains hang between tall framed pictures on the cream walls, and glass display cases stand along the sides. Red handbags and personal belongings sit beside the mats, and a woman in white stands at the far left near a speaker. Chairs are arranged in rows at the back of the room.2011-11-21November 24 20112011-11-24A large indoor gathering of devotees seated on the floor in prayer or meditation, many bowing forward with heads touching the ground. Most wear white, with some in pink, purple, teal and green saris and kurtas. Red curtains hang along the back wall, with red-cushioned chairs and a few blue and purple chairs placed around the room. A woman in a dark top stands near the left wall, and a laptop sits on a table. Backpacks, water bottles and a green bolster lie scattered among the people on striped red and white mats.2011-11-27June 04 20092009-06-04A large indoor hall with a grey concrete floor holds a group yoga session. Thirty or more people lie on coloured mats in shoulder stand and legs-up postures, legs raised vertically, bodies supported on their shoulders. Clothing includes white kurta-style pants, black tracksuits, yellow and pink tops. On the far left a figure in a striped shirt rests on a folded cushion. A stage with a dark red curtain and a white standing figure, possibly a statue or distant person, sits at the back. Green mats bear a logo near the front right. A wall sign and hanging decorations appear at the top.2009-12-14A large indoor group yoga session on colourful yoga mats in a hall with red curtains and a stage. Thirty or more participants lie on their backs with legs raised straight up and feet pointed upward, many in black clothing, one in a floral blouse and one in blue. A woman in a dark patterned top stands at the stage edge on the right, observing. Bottles of water sit between the mats. No speaker is identifiable as a person and no robed figure appears in the frame.2017-12-12A hall of seated women and some men performing a guided group practice, most with arms raised overhead and hands pressed over their faces or ears. Many wear white, red, orange and saffron saris, kurtas and shawls; a woman in a red top and maroon skirt sits at right with hands over her eyes, and a woman in a white hooded top sits at right. Red chairs are stacked along the back wall beside glass display cabinets, a dark projector screen hangs above, and red curtains frame the windows. Water bottles and small containers sit on the mats. Partially visible people fill the foreground.2011-12-25December 14 20162016-12-14November 24 20112011-11-24A large hall with a patterned brown and gold carpet where many people in black clothing lie on mats performing shoulder-stand style inversions, legs raised vertically in the air, with feet prominent in the foreground. Some participants wear grey or dark tops and red bags sit beside mats. A blue backdrop and stacked chairs line the far wall. The scene appears to be a group yoga or inversion session at a retreat-style event.2013-12-15November 27 20112011-11-27A large hall with red-cushioned chairs and red-curtained windows holds many participants seated and bent forward on mats and striped floor cushions, appearing to practise a yoga or stretching session. Foreground: a woman in a purple salwar with a yellow dupatta, a woman in patterned dark clothing with a shaved head, a woman in a white top, and a woman in a green patterned tunic with a rudraksha-style mala sitting upright on a purple mat. Backpacks and bags lie on the floor. Glass display cabinets and framed pictures line the walls at the back. No clearly identifiable a person figure is visible.2011-12-03