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A photograph of a large hall with a terracotta-tiled floor and a thatched roof where many people are performing a floor exercise on purple-and-blue striped mats laid over orange cloth. Most participants wear white kurtas and white dhotis or salwar, while a few women wear orange, yellow and patterned saris. They lean forward on hands and knees, with blurred motion showing the movement. White plastic chairs are stacked along the back wall, and a blue water bottle and a small booklet lie on the floor at right. Orange draped cloth is visible at the far left.

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A photograph of a group yoga session in a large hall with white walls, a thatched roof and white support poles. Many participants wear white clothing and some wear white sarees, while a woman in an orange top and white sari stands near the centre with her arms raised. Several people bend forward with arms overhead in a standing stretch, and others kneel on orange mats on the tiled floor. Orange curtains hang at a window on the right.2010-02-08A large hall with a tiled floor and white walls under a thatched roof with ceiling fans, where rows of people in white clothes kneel and bow forward with foreheads to the floor on orange and blue mats. Orange cloth draped on stands and folded bedding line the back. At the right, a man in white with a long-sleeved white top and a garland stands at the head of the rows, while another man in light clothing raises an arm at the far right. A few people in orange and pink saris and mixed attire kneel in the middle rows. Bags and papers lie on the floor between the rows. A small logo appears at the top left corner.2010-02-09A large hall with white walls, a corrugated roof, white pillars and orange floor mats where many women sit or kneel in a yoga or meditation session. Most wear white or orange and pink clothing with hair in long braids; several are bent forward with foreheads near the mat. A woman in a white top with a yellow shawl stands at the left centre, arms extended, appearing to lead the practice. A man in white stands at the right edge and another man in white sits near a water cooler at the left. Orange cushions and rolled mats line the room, with bags and water bottles on the floor in front. A partially visible printed sign with a copyright line appears at the lower right.2010-02-09A large hall of yoga practitioners on mats performing a forward-bending pose on hands and knees, heads lowered. Most wear white or light clothing, with some in pink, red, orange and green tops. Mats in pink, purple, green and blue lie on a cream tiled floor, some marked with numbers and text. At the back, a figure in white with a red-and-white shawl stands beside a yellow banner and wall-mounted panels. Lattice windows and a metal frame sit above. Many people are visible, but the exact count is uncertain.2009-06-03A photograph of a meditation or yoga session in a whitewashed hall with terracotta floor, ceiling fans and orange cloth-draped walls. Many participants in white clothes kneel or bow forward, foreheads to orange and blue-striped mats. A woman standing at the centre wears a white top and an orange stole, speaking into a microphone. An elderly man in white sits near a table with water bottles at the left edge. Several folded striped mats and bags sit along the right side.2010-02-09A large hall with white walls, ceiling fans and a white draped ceiling holds a dense crowd of several hundred people performing prostrations on the floor. Most wear white, with others in blue, yellow, pink, red and green saris and kurtas, and many lie on orange and blue mats with heads bowed. Striped mattresses are stacked along the left wall, and a few people stand near the front and back of the room, one in white near the centre. Tall windows with orange curtains line the walls, and a small stage with a sound system is visible at the back.2010-02-20A large hall with a white tented ceiling and bright tiled floor, filled with a dense crowd of people bending forward with hands reaching toward the floor, as in a group yoga or bowing posture. Most wear white clothing, with some in yellow, orange, blue and beige. Mats in red and blue-striped stand along the right edge, and a red mat lies in the foreground. Ceiling fans and large windows line the room. Crowd size exceeds one hundred visible people, so the count is 100+, and no individual is identified as a person.2010-02-20A photograph of a hall with a thatched roof and white walls, where a group of devotees stand with palms pressed together in anjali mudra on orange floor mats. Most wear white ritual clothing; one woman in the foreground wears a white top and grey trousers, another in the centre wears a white kurta over a blue patterned skirt, and a woman at left wears a red saree and gold necklace. A young girl in a white top and blue jeans stands among them, and a woman at right wears a red shawl over white. Purple-bordered mats and a small bag rest on the floor, and an orange curtain hangs at the doorway. No clearly identifiable a person is visible in this image.A photograph of a bhakti yoga session in a bare, whitewashed hall with orange terracotta floor tiles, orange curtains at a window, and a white door on the right. Rows of participants sit cross-legged on orange and purple mats, most in white dhoti or white and cream sarees, with orange shawls on several. In the foreground a woman in a blue patterned shawl and a white saree with a gold border sits beside a woman in a red cardigan and white saree. On the right a man in white clothes and an orange shawl performs a prostration on a black mat with a small logo, his head to the floor. A man in white stands at the back near the left wall, and a black bag rests on the floor in front.2010-02-08A hall with a tiled floor and a thatched ceiling supported by white pillars, where a large group of people in white clothes perform prostrations on orange and blue mats. A woman in an orange top stands at the front near a stage with orange drapes, with white chairs at the right and a framed picture on the wall at left. Several people sit on the left side of the room and a row of ceiling fans runs across the hall.2010-02-08A large hall with cream tiled floor and orange curtains shows a crowd of many participants kneeling and bowing forward with foreheads touching the floor, in a prostration posture. Most wear white tops with light trousers, while others wear blue, yellow, green and teal clothing. Several stacks of folded striped mats and bedding are stacked along the left wall. A few people in the background stand near shelves. No identifiable a person figure is visible among those kneeling; the scene reads as a group pranam or prostration during a retreat-style gathering.2010-02-20A large hall with a glossy white tiled floor holds a crowd of several hundred people kneeling and bowing forward with foreheads touching the ground, in a prostration posture during a satsang-style gathering. Most wear white kurtas, dhotis or light clothing, with some in blue, yellow, teal and orange. A few men in the foreground wear white with ID badges on lanyards. Red curtains line the windows, and cardboard boxes and storage are visible at the back of the room, with more seated attendees along the far wall. No clearly identifiable figure stands out as a person in the visible frame.2010-02-20