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A group yoga session in a bright hall with pale pink walls and tiled floor. Many participants in white clothing sit on coloured mats (green, purple, blue) performing side-bending stretches with arms raised overhead. The front-centre man, in white kurta with a lanyard badge, leans sideways with eyes closed. Framed devotional portraits hang on the back wall, and an orange cloth draped over a chair appears near the back. Red curtains frame the windows. Roughly twenty-five people are visible, several partly hidden behind others.

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A photograph of a yoga session in a bright, spacious hall with polished floors and cream walls. Many people in white and light clothing stretch on green and pink mats between metal stanchions. A man in a green t-shirt and grey trousers kneels in the foreground, arms extended toward his mat, while others bend forward or raise their arms overhead. Framed portraits with red valances hang along the back wall, showing a female figure in orange and several deity images. Orange-robed figures stand near the rear of the room.2011-08-31A large bright hall with cream walls and tiled floor where many people in white kurtas and dhotis, some in grey or patterned shirts, kneel and bend forward on colourful yoga mats in rows, performing a yoga or stretching posture. A man in the foreground wears a beaded mala necklace. Framed portraits hang on the walls, orange cloths are draped over chairs at the back, and red curtains frame the windows. Some participants sit on chairs near the back.2011-09-10November 24 20112011-11-24 +1 copiesAugust 31 20112011-08-31A 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.2011-11-27August 27 20112011-08-27A bright hall with polished white floor and framed portraits along the back wall, where a group of participants practise yoga on green mats. In the foreground a woman in a teal top raises both arms overhead, while a man in white kneels on a green mat with arms raised toward the ceiling. Another man in a light blue shirt and white trousers sits cross-legged on a mat beside a water bottle and a small dumbbell. Several others in white garments kneel or stretch in rows across the room.2011-08-26A large bright hall with glossy tiled floor where many people practise yoga on green and pink mats. In the foreground a man in white kurta and a man in a green shirt with white trousers bend forward with hands on the mat in a forward-fold pose. Behind them other practitioners stretch, some in white and some in maroon or blue. Framed portraits hang along the back wall beneath red and white valances, and orange-saffron cloths are draped over chairs at the right. Metal stanchions with ropes line the floor. The scene is an ashram yoga session.2011-08-31A large tiled hall with framed portraits on the back wall during a group yoga session. Many people in white or light clothing and some in casual wear stand on green and blue yoga mats in a squatting pose with arms forward, facing away from the camera. Overhead ceiling fans and recessed lights hang above, and a few onlookers stand near the rear and side walls. Framed portraits of saffron-clad figures hang on the wall, and a small orange statue stands near the back.2011-08-28 +1 copiesA photograph of a large, polished-floor hall during a morning yoga session. Many participants stand on green and blue yoga mats in a standing pose, arms raised or hands at the chest. Front right, a man in white kurta and white dhoti stands on a green mat with hands folded at his chest. Beside him, a man in a white shirt and shorts performs a similar pose, and a woman in a white sari stands nearby. Behind them, people in casual clothing and saris continue the practice. Framed portraits hang along the back wall, and metal stanchions with bollards divide the floor. A ceiling fan and fluorescent lights hang overhead.2011-08-28 +1 copiesA 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 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.2011-08-01