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A group of seven people sits cross-legged in a circle on a polished cream floor during a yoga or meditation session in an indoor hall. Their hands rest on their knees or are held in mudras. Several wear white or light cream clothing, while one woman in the foreground wears a mustard-yellow kurta with a magenta cushion beneath her, and a man on the left wears a grey t-shirt and dark trousers. A woman in a blue top sits with her back to the camera. Behind them are a whiteboard on a stand, plastic chairs, a fan and a red curtain.

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A photograph of a yoga or meditation circle on a light tiled floor indoors. Around eight people sit cross-legged in a ring: a man in a grey t-shirt and dark trousers, an older man in a white shirt and white dhoti-style trousers with a lanyard, several women in white and cream kurtas and salwars, one woman in a yellow kurta, and a woman with grey hair in a blue top. Several hold their hands in mudra positions on their knees. Behind them are a whiteboard on an easel, a stack of folded orange and maroon cloths, and a yellow plastic chair. No deity, throne or a person depiction is visible.2011-07-30 +1 copiesA seated group of about eight people sits in a circle on the floor of an indoor hall for a yoga or meditation session. Mats in green, pink and blue are laid out, a red chair stands at the back, and a water bottle sits near the left. A woman in a blue top and grey trousers sits with eyes closed, hands resting on her knees. Others wear white and cream kurta-style clothes, a woman in a yellow top and pink trousers sits nearby, and a man in a grey t-shirt and an older man in a white shirt complete the circle. No readable text or clear a person depiction is visible.2011-07-30A group of eight people sits cross-legged in a circle on a polished cream floor during a yoga session. A man in a grey t-shirt and dark trousers sits at the top left, and a man in a white shirt and white dhoti-style trousers with a beaded necklace sits opposite him, hands resting on his knees. Around them, women in white kurtas and white salwar, a woman in a yellow top, and a woman in a cream printed top with mudra-like hand gestures sit in meditation or yoga posture. Behind them a whiteboard on an easel, a red and maroon draped stage backdrop, and a plastic yellow chair are visible.2011-07-30A seated group of eight people sits in a circle on a polished cream tiled floor in a yoga or meditation session, with eyes closed or lowered and hands resting on their knees or in mudra. Most wear white or light cream clothing, including a bald-headed man in white at the front of the circle and a woman in a white kurta with a mala at left; a woman in a mustard-yellow top and pink trousers sits to the right, a grey-haired woman wears a blue t-shirt, and a man in a grey t-shirt sits at the far right. Yoga mats in blue and green lie beneath them, with a folded blanket, notebooks and bags scattered around the edges of the room.2011-07-30A photograph of a group of eight people sitting cross-legged in a circle on a polished tile floor during a yoga or meditation session. Several sit on blue and green yoga mats. Most wear white or light clothing, including white kurta-style outfits; a woman in the centre wears a mustard-yellow top and pink trousers, and a woman at right wears a blue t-shirt. Their hands rest in meditative mudras on their knees and laps, and several have eyes closed. No central figure or depiction of a person is visible in the frame.2011-07-30A group meditation session in a bright hall with pale walls and large windows. In the foreground a woman with long curly brown hair in a white sleeveless top and grey trousers sits cross-legged on a blue mat, eyes closed, hands in a mudra on her knees. Behind her a woman in a blue bandana and pale yellow top sits on a red mat, and another woman in a lime green top sits nearby with hands resting on her lap. Further back, participants in white clothing sit on mats, and an orange bag rests on the floor. Many people are seated in rows, all in quiet meditation posture.2009-12-14September 27 20152015-09-27A yoga session in a bare, tiled hall with cream walls, red curtains and stacked mats along the back wall. A man in white kurta and white dhoti stands at left beside a plain yellow plastic chair, addressing a seated circle. Around ten participants sit cross-legged on green, blue and pink yoga mats, some with water bottles and notebooks. Several wear white or cream clothing, while a woman in yellow and a woman in blue sit with hands raised in gesture. A man in white sits at lower right, back to the camera, with an orange-covered notebook. The scene is a relaxed group class or satsang.2011-07-30A yoga session in an indoor hall with pale cream tiled floor. A bald man in a white kurta and white dhoti stands at left, barefoot, facing a seated group. Around him sit about nine people on coloured yoga mats in blue, green and pink, including women in white, a woman in a yellow top, and a man in a white shirt seated at lower centre with his back to the camera. Water bottles, notebooks and bags lie on the floor. Folded mattresses, a whiteboard and red chairs line the walls. No one is clearly identifiable as a person from appearance alone; the figure standing is a presenter in white ritual-style clothing, so the candidate is uncertain.2011-07-30A seated group of devotees in a bright hall with a cream floor and pink walls practices meditation with palms pressed together in anjali mudra. Most wear white or light clothing; a woman in orange with a patterned blouse sits near the centre, and a woman in a turquoise top and blue trousers sits in front right. Lanyards hang from several necks. A framed painting hangs on the wall behind them, and a golden shrine canopy and red chairs sit at the back right. A saffron-robed figure is partly visible at the far left edge. Roughly twenty-five people are visible.2011-07-02A photograph of devotees seated cross-legged on a white marble floor, eyes closed in meditation at an NSP gathering. In the foreground a young woman in a multicoloured floral kurta with a rudraksha mala sits upright with hands resting, and to her right a woman in a pale peach-yellow dupatta with yellow top sits with hands on her knees. A girl in a striped white and pink top wears a lanyard badge on the left, and a woman in turquoise sits behind. Other participants in yellow, white and grey clothing fill the background, and a woman in white sits at the lower left. Several lanyard badges are visible.2010-02-20January 27 20102010-01-27