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A photograph of a stage performance by children in matching saffron-orange kurta and pant outfits. Two boys in the foreground crouch low on bare feet with hands on the red stage floor, performing a balancing yoga-style posture. Behind them, five children stand in a row, some with hands on hips, against an orange wall with a decorative wooden lattice panel and a wooden door. A plain dark shirt is worn by one girl at left, and a few have tilak on their foreheads. A purple-edged stage apron runs along the bottom.

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A photograph of a stage performance by young children in matching orange-saffron loose tunics and trousers, performing acrobatic yoga-style poses in front of a painted backdrop of orange walls, cream lattice windows and a golden pillar. One child stands on the top of the frame with arms raised, others arch backward in bridge poses, and several lie on the red stage floor in forward folds and split-like stretches. A man in white clothes stands at the left edge, and an adult in black trousers and a white top sits centrally supporting a child in a forward bend. A purple dotted cloth covers the stage edge.2013-10-10October 10 20132013-10-10October 10 20132013-10-10Photograph of a stage performance by a group of young boys and girls dressed in matching saffron-orange sleeveless tunics and loose orange pants. Two older boys in the foreground lift one leg in a balance pose, one with arms extended and the other with hands held near the raised foot. Younger children stand behind them on a red floor mat with white lines, in front of a peach-coloured wall with a wooden door and lattice windows. Several children have white forehead markings.2013-10-10October 10 20132013-10-10Several young boys in matching saffron-orange sleeveless kurta-style tunics and loose orange pants perform a synchronized standing pose on a red mat, one leg lifted and bent at the knee. Their foreheads bear white vibhuti or tilak markings. Behind them a wooden door and ornate yellow-orange walls with diamond-lattice wooden windows form the backdrop. A girl in a black top and black leggings stands at left, and younger children in orange outfits watch or join in at the edges of the frame.2013-10-10Two young men in orange ashram clothes perform a balancing yoga posture on a polished pale floor, their bodies held low on their hands with legs raised, one with a white headband and the other with a white forehead mark. Two more men in orange kurta-style outfits stand behind them with hands folded, and a gold lion-headed throne with a maroon cushion sits at right beside purple drapes. A dark-clothed figure stands at far left. A small patterned rug lies at lower left.2013-03-30A photograph of children performing a stage routine in matching orange-saffron loose pants and sleeveless tunics on a red stage with a blue-spotted cloth at the front edge. Two boys in the foreground lean into a synchronized high-kick balance, one leg extended horizontally, while several children stand in the background watching and posing with hands on hips or at their sides. Behind them are a wooden door and decorative latticed windows painted in peach and cream with ornate gold trim. No adult a person is visibly present.2013-10-10October 10 20132013-10-10A yoga performance on a stage with a red mat edged in purple sequins. A man in a headstand-like forward bend rests on his forearms and head, legs raised and crossed at the ankles behind him, wearing orange loose trousers. Two young boys in matching orange sleeveless tunics and orange pants stand behind him, one with a tilak on his forehead. A wooden door and orange wall form the backdrop.2013-10-10July 20 20132013-07-20Children and teenagers in matching saffron-orange sleeveless kurta-style tops and loose orange trousers perform a synchronized stance on a red-carpeted stage with a peach-coloured backdrop, a wooden double door and latticed windows. Two taller boys in the foreground lift one leg in a bent-knee pose, while younger children stand behind them with hands at their hips or arms at their sides. Several have tilaka or vibhuti marks on their foreheads, and a girl on the left wears an orange blouse with a red-and-pink sash. The scene looks like a disciplined group exercise or dance drill.2013-10-10