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May 10 2015

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August 18 20132013-08-18A group of men in black yoga clothes and orange-trimmed garments perform a standing side-stretch with one arm raised overhead on coloured yoga mats in a hall with cream walls, patterned panels, stacked folded mattresses and an air conditioner. Several participants wear orange and black lanyards or shawls. A man with a long grey beard and black shirt is bent sideways in the centre, while others in white kneel and stretch behind. The room has beige carpeting and a row of cream chairs along the back.2015-05-10A yoga session in a large hall with rows of participants on coloured mats, performing a stretch pose with arms extended and hips lifted. A man in front wears a black t-shirt, black trousers, a dark rudraksha-style mala and an orange cloth around his waist. Beside him a man in white and an older woman with white hair wear black clothing and orange shawls. Several women in black outfits and orange lanyards continue the row. Orange flower petals lie on the floor, and cushions and cream sofas line the background.2015-05-10A photograph of a yoga session in a hall with cream walls and a patterned red-and-gold carpet. In the foreground a man in black clothes with an orange-and-brown patterned sash and a dark mala necklace performs a side plank on a pink mat, one arm extended and one leg raised. Behind him, people in black tops with orange sashes practise poses on pink and blue mats, and a red-draped table stands at left. No swami identity can be confirmed from appearance, so the person is described by role only.2015-05-10December 07 20132013-12-07December 05 20132013-12-05A large hall with patterned cream wall panels and wooden columns, where people in black t-shirts and black trousers practise yoga on red and blue mats. In the foreground a bearded man with long hair tied back is in a kneeling forward-bending pose, hands planted on the mat. Beside him an older man in a black shirt kneels with hands on the mat, watching. Behind them rows of participants in similar stance on mats, several wearing orange lanyards, and a volunteer in black stands at the back. No visible saffron robes, crown or rudraksha; the foreground man's appearance does not clearly meet the identification cues, so the figure is described by role as a yoga participant.2015-05-10A large group of men practises yoga on mats across a bright tiled hall. In the foreground a man in a white kurta with a lanyard badge sits in a seated twist with eyes closed, and a man in a green, yellow and white striped polo leans forward on hands and knees. Behind them, rows of participants in white kurtas, a yellow t-shirt and a blue shirt are seated or kneeling, with dumbbells and rolled yoga mats on the floor.2014-09-27December 11 20132013-12-11Participants practise yoga postures on blue and purple mats in a bright, tiled hall with metal stanchions and rope barriers. In the foreground a man in a white t-shirt, grey track pants and a dark bead necklace leans forward in a pose with his hands on the mat. Beside him a man in a white striped polo and dark trousers stretches in a seated forward bend. Behind them, rows of other participants in black and white clothing hold similar poses, some lying flat. A water bottle sits on the floor in front. No ceremonial dress or throne is visible, and the group appears to be a yoga session during a convention.2013-03-21December 15 20132013-12-15A yoga session in a tiled hall where a group of practitioners perform stretching postures on blue and black mats. In the foreground a bald man in a black t-shirt and dark track pants with yellow side stripes kneels in a low lunge pose with his hands on the mat, a water bottle beside him. Behind him, several people in white and dark clothes bend forward or lunge, including an older man in a green shirt and white trousers and a woman in navy. Metal stanchions and a chain separate the mat areas. Plain ritual setting, no a person visible.2013-03-21