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A group of men practise yoga on blue, purple and green mats in a bright tiled hall. In the foreground a man in a black t-shirt and navy track pants with white stripes kneels on all fours, hands on a grey mat. Beside him a man in an orange shirt and grey trousers stretches in a similar pose, and others in white shirts and a checked shirt follow the same position. Metal dumbbells sit on the floor. In the background a gold-and-red altar-like structure with a kalasha-style decoration and a seated attendant. Nine people are visible, including partially visible limbs at the edges, the visible physical people number is 6-20.

October 24 2012

October 24 2012

A yoga class in a bright hall with cream tiled floor and red curtains and stacked red chairs behind. In the foreground a man in a white shirt and white trousers kneels on a purple mat in a side-stretch pose, one arm raised overhead and the other hand planted on the floor. Beside him a long-haired person in a dark navy top and black trousers holds a side plank on a blue mat, arm lifted. Several other students in black and white clothing hold side-plank and balance poses on mats behind them. A metal dumbbell, a water bottle and a green bag lie on the floor.

A group of men practise yoga in a bright hall with a polished marble floor. Several are in plank-like or forearm-supported poses on coloured yoga mats in blue, purple, pink and green. The man in front on a pink mat wears a white t-shirt and bends forward with his hands clasped beneath his forehead. Steel dumbbells lie on the floor between the mats. Other practitioners wear grey t-shirts, white shirts and dark track pants. A bed and red chairs are visible in the background.

A large, bright hall with pale tiled floor where many men practise yoga on mats in a cat-stretch-like pose, kneeling on hands and knees with arched backs. Most wear white or light shirts and trousers; others wear red, blue, striped or grey clothing. Blue and green mats are laid in rows with metal stands between them. Framed portraits hang on the back wall alongside maroon drapes, and saffron cloths are draped on a side wall. No single figure is clearly identified as a person.

Several men perform a yoga cobra-type backbend on mats in a bright hall with red curtains and framed portraits on the walls. In the foreground a young man in a grey long-sleeved top and white trousers lies on a green mat, palms pressed down, with dumbbells beside him. Behind him a man in a grey top and dark tracksuit trousers and a bald man in an orange top are in similar poses on blue and purple mats. A wheelchair user and other participants in white clothes are visible further back.

A photo of a large hall with a glossy tiled floor where many people in yoga practice bend forward with palms flat on coloured mats (pink, purple, green, blue). Most wear white or black clothing, and one man in a navy tracksuit stands at the left edge. In the foreground, a young man in white kurta pants has his eyes closed in a forward-folding asana. Red curtains line the walls and ceiling lights run down the room. Several other participants are visible in the background, and a figure in black stands near the centre.

A photograph of men doing a floor exercise in a bright tiled hall with red curtains and a dark blue sofa in the background. Five men kneel on purple and yellow exercise mats in a cat-stretch position, arms extended forward and heads lowered; most wear black athletic ttops, one wears a white shirt. Small silver dumbbells and a green water bottle sit on the mats. No ritual or identifiable ceremonial figure is shown.

A yoga class in a bright hall with polished floors. Several participants sit on colourful mats in forward-bend stretches, holding their feet, including a man in a white t-shirt on a purple mat at left, a long-haired man in white on an orange mat at centre, and a man in a white t-shirt and black trousers on a blue mat at right. Metal dumbbells lie between the mats, and more practitioners in white and black clothing stretch in the background.

A large hall during a group yoga session, with many participants lying prone on coloured yoga mats in a backbend or cobra-style pose. Most men wear white shirts and white or dark trousers, with some in pink, blue or striped shirts, and a few women in colourful saris are visible at the back. Metal dumbbells sit on the floor between mats, and metal stanchions line the aisles. On the back wall a framed portrait and a red curtain hang beside a large red draped cloth. A dense crowd of participants fills the room.