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A yoga class in a bright hall with polished floors and a cream wall. Many men in white shirts and white trousers perform handstand and inverted poses on coloured yoga mats in green, purple, blue and pink. A man in the foreground with a yellow sash around his waist holds a handstand on a green mat printed with the word a person. Small silver dumbbells sit beside the mats. In the background a framed portrait hangs on the wall, and a saffron cloth covers a table near the back. Several people in the back row are only partly visible.

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A large, bright hall with a cream-coloured tiled floor and a row of wall panels. Many people in a yoga session are bent forward in a downward-facing posture on coloured yoga mats in pink, blue, purple, green and grey. Most wear white or light grey loose clothing with yellow or green trim, and several wear orange or saffron tops. Small dumbbells sit beside many mats. Two or three figures stand near the left wall and at the back right, and a framed picture hangs on the back wall.2011-08-01A large bright hall with polished floor where a group of about thirty people practise yoga on coloured mats in a morning session. Most wear white kurta-style clothes with yellow waistbands or sashes; a few wear orange robes or dark t-shirts. Many are in the same forward-bending or lunge posture, bending over with hands on mats, while small metal dumbbells lie between mats. Behind them stand vertical banners and a framed picture on the wall, and a folded orange cloth sits on a side table. No individual is clearly identifiable as a person.2011-08-01A large indoor hall with cream walls, red curtains and a glossy light floor holds a yoga morning session. Many participants stand on coloured mats in warrior-style lunges with arms raised overhead, some in white kurta-style clothes with yellow sashes, others in white vests and shorts or grey sportswear. Small hand weights sit beside the mats. At right, a man in an orange top and orange trousers with a framed portrait printed on his chest stands in a lunge with arms overhead. Framed portraits hang on the walls at left and right, and banners are visible at right. The people in the scene are numerous, though most are partly visible at the edges and depth of the hall.2011-08-01A photograph of a large, bright hall with a polished white floor where a group of around forty people perform a yoga session together. Most participants wear white t-shirts and white or dark trousers, while a few wear orange or saffron tops; they are bent forward in a downward-facing dog style pose on colourful yoga mats in purple, pink, green and red. Small metal dumbbells sit beside several mats. Along the back wall hang framed pictures, a tall orange cloth, and a row of standing banners in green, orange and yellow. A woman in white stands near the left wall, and stacked folded mats sit at the far left.2011-08-01A 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.2011-09-11A large bright hall with cream walls and a polished floor hosts a group yoga session. Many participants in white clothing, some with yellow waist sashes, stand on colourful yoga mats in folded-hands namaste poses. Metal dumbbells sit beside several mats, and maroon curtains and framed portraits line the walls. Some people in orange or yellow garments are scattered among the group. The people are standing and facing the same direction, and no one is clearly identifiable as a specific individual.2011-08-01October 24 20122012-10-24A large hall with a polished floor where many people perform a yoga sequence on coloured mats, mostly in cobra or child-like forward poses. Many men wear white shirts and white dhotis, with some in pink, blue, green and striped clothing. Metal dumbbells and bolsters sit between the rows, and a roped-off aisle divides the room. On the wall, framed portraits and a large painting hang above red drapes, and a banner strip with small photographs runs along the right wall. The scene is a yoga session, not a clearly identifiable person in the foreground.2011-09-16A large indoor hall with cream walls, recessed ceiling lights and a polished floor hosts a group yoga session. Thirty or more participants stand on coloured mats (purple, pink, blue, green), arms raised overhead in a warrior-style pose, many wearing white tops with yellow sashes or white kurtas. In the foreground a bald man in an orange top and orange trousers, with a red emblem on his chest, holds his arms raised on a red mat. Small dumbbells lie beside several mats. Framed pictures hang on the walls and a red curtain drapes near the back.2011-08-01February 03 20132013-02-03A large hall with white tiled floor and a ceiling of recessed lights and fans hosts a yoga morning session. Many participants in white clothes, some with yellow waistbands, perform standing balance poses with arms outstretched on coloured yoga mats in blue, green, pink, purple and grey, with small hand weights placed beside the mats. Wall-mounted framed portraits and posters line the back walls, and maroon curtains hang at the windows. A few people in orange and saffron clothing stand near the back. No a person candidate is clearly visible among the participants.2011-08-01A large hall with a glossy pale floor where a group of men in white shirts and white trousers, plus some in darker tracksuit bottoms, perform a standing forward-bend exercise on blue, green, purple and red-striped mats. Some hold small dumbbells, and water bottles sit on the floor. Framed portraits of deities hang along the back wall, and a camera tripod stands at left.2011-12-02