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A large indoor hall with a light tiled floor and a row of framed portraits and a painted deity picture on the walls, with red drapes at the windows. Many people in a yoga session stand in a warrior-pose lunge with arms raised overhead, on coloured mats in green, purple, pink and blue, with small hand weights beside them. Most wear white or light clothing, while one man in the foreground right wears an orange robe with a printed figure on the chest. Several banners stand along the right wall.

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A 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 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.2011-08-01A photograph of a large indoor yoga hall with many participants on coloured mats performing a standing pose with arms raised overhead and hands pressed together, a warrior-style lunge. Participants wear white, orange, yellow, green, grey and black clothing; some wear orange robes. Dumbbells and water bottles sit beside the mats on a polished floor. Framed portraits hang high on the cream walls between red curtains, and a stack of folded mats is visible in the background.2011-08-01A large bright hall with cream walls and red curtains where a group of about 25 people practise yoga on coloured mats, arms raised overhead in a standing lunge posture. Participants wear white, orange, yellow, green, red and black clothing. Two framed portraits hang on the back wall, one showing a smiling man in a white turban and the other a seated figure in white. Water bottles and small weights sit on the mats, and a wooden cabinet stands at the centre rear.2011-08-01A large bright hall with a pale tiled floor and recessed ceiling lights shows a group yoga session. Dozens of participants stand on colored yoga mats, arms raised or stretched wide, while some bend forward. Many wear white kurta-style clothes with yellow sashes, others wear orange, green or casual sportswear. Framed portraits hang on the back walls beside maroon drapes, and a wall-mounted screen and speakers are visible. Metal dumbbell-like weights sit on the floor near several mats.2011-08-01A large hall of participants practising yoga on coloured mats in rows, most in white kurta-style clothing, some in dark tops, blue and grey trousers. Many have arms raised overhead in a standing stretch. Dumbbells sit beside the mats. Framed portraits hang on the walls and a tall black screen stands at one end. No individual can be clearly identified as a person from appearance, so no identity is claimed.2011-11-27A photograph of a large indoor yoga hall during a morning session, with many participants performing a push-up or plank-style exercise on colourful yoga mats in green, purple, blue and pink. Most people wear white kurta-style or white t-shirts, and a few wear orange or grey clothing. Small metal dumbbells sit beside several mats. Along the back wall hang framed portraits of saints and deities, and maroon curtains cover the windows. Stacked mats and red chairs stand along the side, and a golden deity murti sits near the left wall.2011-08-01A large bright hall with a polished white floor where a yoga morning session is underway. Many people in white and orange clothes sit or bend forward in seated forward-bend stretches on coloured yoga mats in red, blue, green, purple and grey, with silver dumbbells placed beside them. In the foreground, two men in orange robes stretch with their hands reaching toward their feet, and a man in dark shorts and a bare-chested man in red trousers stretch on mats to the left. Framed portraits hang on the back wall between red curtains, and banners stand along the right side.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 cream walls and a polished floor hosts a group yoga class of roughly thirty participants on coloured mats in a warrior pose, arms extended horizontally. Most wear white kurta-style or white tops and trousers with yellow waist sashes; one man in the foreground wears a white tee printed with a woman's portrait and a yellow sash, another wears an orange top, and a man at right wears a red-and-white checked shirt. Small silver dumbbells sit on the floor between mats. Framed portraits hang on the back wall, and red curtains line the windows and a stage at right.2011-08-01A large indoor yoga session in a bright hall with pale walls, red curtains and mats in purple, pink, green, blue and red. Thirty to forty men stand on their mats with both arms raised overhead, most in white kurtas and dhotis or black and dark t-shirts, several wearing red name badges. A framed portrait of a bearded figure in white hangs on the right wall beside a wall-mounted air conditioner, and a speaker sits near the front. Visible people are all standing participants; no one is on a throne or leading from the front.2013-05-11November 27 20112011-11-27