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A photograph of a large hall where many people in loose grey, white and dark trousers and light tops lift metal dumbbells while lying on blue and purple exercise mats. Their legs are raised upward in a supine exercise pose. Water bottles and dark backpacks lie on the floor, and metal stanchions with rope line one side. In the background, a golden altar holds several small deity murti under a golden kalasha-style canopy, and a man in a white shirt walks through the space.

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A photograph of a group exercise session in a large hall with polished tiled floor. Several people lie on yoga mats and lift metal dumbbells overhead with both arms: a woman in a white outfit on a purple mat in the foreground, a man in cream clothes on a green mat at left, and another man in cream on an orange mat at right. Other participants recline on mats and cushions in the background, with chairs stacked in rows and water bottles scattered on the floor. A dais with a small altar and lamps stands at the far end, and a marigold garland hangs on a chair at left.2012-04-15A indoor yoga or fitness session on a polished tiled floor. In the foreground, a man lies on a pink mat with his bare feet raised, holding silver dumbbells overhead in both hands; he wears a black top and white pants and a red wrist thread. Behind him, many participants in white and black clothing perform similar floor exercises on blue, purple and pink mats, with dumbbells placed between them. Red chairs line the back of the hall.2013-02-18Photograph of a group exercise session in a bright hall with white tiled floor. Many men lie on their backs on coloured yoga mats, lifting silver dumbbells overhead with both hands. Clothing includes white kurta-pyjama, a blue checked shirt with jeans, a dark green shirt and grey trousers. Orange and red cloth draped on the back wall, with metal stanchions and a row of participants in the background. No one is identifiable as a person in this image.2011-09-11Many participants lie on yoga mats across a wooden-floored hall doing dumbbell exercises. Most wear white or grey trousers and kurta-style clothes; one man on a purple mat in white pants lifts silver dumbbells overhead with bare feet raised. Others on pink, blue and green mats hold weights while reclining, and metal stanchions with chains divide the rows. Folded blankets and plastic chairs line the background wall.2012-10-16A photograph of an indoor hall with a polished floor where many people lie on mats doing supine dumbbell exercises. In the foreground, a man in white clothes holds two chrome dumbbells on a green mat, and another man in a plaid shirt and grey trousers holds dumbbells on a red mat. Black plastic chairs and more people lying on red and pink mats stand in the background. Water bottles sit on the floor. The scene appears to show a group fitness session rather than a ritual.2012-04-15 +1 copiesParticipants lie on yoga mats in a bright hall doing dumbbell chest presses. In the foreground a young man in black trousers and a striped blue top lies on a blue mat, lifting metal dumbbells overhead. Behind him rows of people in white trousers and dark clothing do the same exercise on blue, purple and grey mats, with chairs and bags along the wall and a metal stanchion at left.2012-10-10March 23 20132013-03-23A large hall with a glossy white floor where thirty or more people lie on colored exercise mats doing weight-training lifts with metal dumbbells, most in white or dark athletic shirts and dark shorts or tracksuit pants. Rows of ceremonial pillars with patterned multicolored and orange tassel hangings line the ceiling. Further back, several people in orange and saffron clothing sit on floor cushions near a stage with a projection screen. Cameras on tripods are set up at the front. Water bottles and a phone lie on the mats in the foreground.2013-03-02A large hall with a polished white floor where many people lie on their backs on colourful yoga mats, green, blue and purple, lifting silver dumbbells with their arms raised overhead while their legs rest flat. Most wear white kurta-pajama or dark track-style clothing. Framed portraits hang on the pink walls, and folded blue-and-white mats are stacked at right. Stanchions line the floor, and a fan is visible at lower left. No clearly identifiable a person is visible in the room.2011-09-11September 11 20112011-09-11April 01 20132013-04-01October 13 20122012-10-13