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Outdoor mallakhamba yoga session on a paved ground with several upright wooden poles. Many participants in orange, saffron and white clothing and black and blue athletic wear perform stretches and bends in front of golden ornamental canopy frames and a golden throne-like structure with a deity murti beneath a blue canopy. A woman in a black Intex Smartphones shirt stands with hands on hips in the foreground, while a woman with long braided hair in orange with a red shawl watches from the right. Trees and a grey sky sit behind the pavilion.

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October 03 20172017-10-03October 03 20172017-10-03 +1 copiesOctober 03 20172017-10-03 +1 copiesOctober 03 20172017-10-03 +1 copiesOutdoor photo of a large stone-paved ground at an ashram-style event with mallakhamba (pole yoga) practice underway. Several wooden poles stand upright, with practitioners in black shorts and saffron-orange clothing, some bare-chested, performing on and around them. Thick mats and blue pads are spread across the paving. Two ornate golden open pavilions with domes stand in the background, and a blue canopy tent shelters equipment cases and staff. Speaker towers, trees and a cloudy sky frame the scene. A figure in orange and a figure in white walk among the practitioners, and a few people sit on the mats.2017-10-03October 03 20172017-10-03 +1 copiesOctober 03 20172017-10-03 +1 copiesOctober 03 20172017-10-03 +1 copiesOctober 03 20172017-10-03 +1 copiesOutdoor mallakhamba (Shivasthamba Yoga) session on a pale stone courtyard at the Nithyananda Peetham, with many participants practising around tall upright wooden poles. In the foreground a bald man in a black t-shirt and black shorts raises both arms beside a pole. Nearby a shirtless man in black shorts stands on a white mat with arms raised, and another shirtless participant stands on a mat further back. Several people in orange and saffron clothing practise on the right, and purple and blue mats lie across the ground. Behind them stand gold-coloured open pavilions with domed tops, a blue canopy tent and black speaker towers, under a cloudy sky. The participants are visible in the scene; the large crowd count is an estimate from the visible figures.2017-10-03October 03 20172017-10-03 +1 copiesOctober 03 20172017-10-03 +1 copies