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A person performs a headstand on a sandy beach at the water's edge, forearms planted on a flat mat, legs raised straight up into the air. The person wears a dark brown-and-maroon wrap cloth draped over the shoulders and torso. Breaking waves crash behind onto dark rocks under a pale blue sky over the sea.

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December 17 20132013-12-17December 17 20132013-12-17December 17 20132013-12-17December 17 20132013-12-17December 18 20132013-12-18A person in rust-orange monastic clothing performs a forward-bending yoga pose on a grey-beige mat on pale sand beside weathered grey coral rock. Their hands rest on the mat, the body is arched downward with the head lowered, and a dark orange shawl hangs over the shoulders. A gold bangle and a dark beaded bracelet are visible on the wrists.2013-12-18A photograph of an ascetic performing an inverted yoga posture (sirsasana-style headstand variant) in front of a large yellow canvas tent. The man is bare-bodied and smeared with grey ash, his legs raised straight up and tied to a horizontal bamboo pole above, his body wrapped with a rope around the waist and a white cloth tied at the groin. He rests his head on a leopard-print mat on sandy ground. Around him are smouldering dark embers arranged in circular ash rings, a small steel vessel, and a pair of tongs lying on the ground. Ropes are strung horizontally across the frame. A purple logo appears in the upper left corner.December 17 20132013-12-17August 20 20062006-08-20April 17 20182018-04-17A person in white loose clothing performs an inverted yoga posture, a headstand with legs extended straight up and crossed at the ankles, on a blue yoga mat against a plain blue backdrop. Forearms rest on the mat with hands cradling the head. A rudraksha-style bead necklace is visible at the neck. The figure's face is not visible. A small blue logo appears at the lower left.2011-11-12January 06 20192019-01-06