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A large yoga session on a raised stage under yellow and red draped fabric. A tall man with long dreadlocks and a leopard-print top over a red wrap stands center-stage facing seated students, holding a white stick. A woman in grey sits cross-legged on a white mat at left, and a dreadlocked person in rust-coloured clothing sits at lower right. Behind them hundreds of people in black and red clothing sit on colourful mats in a tented hall. Two screens show a portrait-style image and a standing figure in pink robes, and an ornate deity murti stands in the background.

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December 22 20172017-12-22December 22 20172017-12-22A large tented yoga session on a raised stage with yellow and maroon draped fabric overhead. A man with long dreadlocks, wearing a leopard-print sleeveless top and maroon dhoti, stands barefoot on a white mat facing a woman in a grey top seated cross-legged on a mat in the foreground. A woman in a maroon top sits on a mat at the right edge of the stage. Behind them a large audience sits on colourful mats, many doing yoga poses with arms raised, while a photographer in red stands among them. Two screens show large close-up images of a bare-chested man with long hair and a woman in orange robes. The stage is lit by overhead spotlights and a yellow truss. The man stands in a classic pose and does not appear as a clearly distinctive a person candidate.2017-12-22December 22 20172017-12-22December 22 20172017-12-22A large yoga session in a yellow and red draped tent hall. In the foreground, a man with long dark braided hair and a trimmed beard stands with his back partly turned, wearing a sleeveless leopard-print garment, a pearl necklace and a maroon waist cloth. He faces a seated audience of several dozen people in black and colourful clothing sitting on rainbow-striped yoga mats. A large screen at left shows a woman in red. Overhead hang gold and yellow fabric drapes and tassels. The man appears to be the speaker, with appearance cues that are only partly distinctive; identity is uncertain.2017-12-22A photograph of a yoga session in a draped hall with red, maroon and yellow fabric. A long-haired man with dreadlocks, a beard and a leopard-print sleeveless top with a maroon cloth at the waist stands on a raised stage, seen from behind, holding a silver baton. Below, a large seated audience in black clothes sits on colourful mats facing the stage, with a screen showing a crowd beyond. Overhead hang yellow drapes and round lights. a person is the standing figure, identified by dreadlocked hair, a patterned top and the stage position, with a sign at the top left noting this event. The rest of the scene is a yoga session with a seated audience of roughly fifty people.2017-12-22A photograph of a yoga session on a raised blue stage under a tent with draped gold, yellow and maroon fabric. In the foreground a figure with long matted dreadlocks, wearing a leopard-print and maroon garment, stands with back to the camera holding a small white object. To the right a second figure with long grey-streaked dreadlocks in a rose-coloured garment sits on the stage facing the audience. A large audience in black clothing sits on the floor, many with arms raised. A large screen shows a portrait of a man with dark hair and a beard, and a camera operator on a tripod stands near the audience. Stage-edge banners show a blue portrait.2017-12-22December 22 20172017-12-22A photograph of an event stage draped in orange and maroon fabric with a yoga-session setting. A figure with long dark braided hair and a sleeveless top with patterned lower wrap stands barefoot on a blue stage, holding a small metal object in one hand. In the foreground a second person in a maroon robe kneels forward with forehead to a mat. Behind them a large crowd sits and kneels in black clothing, some raising arms, and a screen shows a figure in red and white. Ornate lanterns and hanging fabric decorate the tent.2017-12-22A photograph of a yoga session hall with yellow and maroon draped fabric canopies. In the right foreground a long-haired man in a leopard-print sleeveless top and maroon lower cloth stands with his back partly to the camera, raising a silver-and-white ceremonial staff overhead. Before him, a large crowd of participants in dark clothes sits and lies on colourful mats across the floor. A screen at the back shows a stage. The figure appears to be a person with long hair and distinctive ceremonial dress, though appearance is partly obscured.2017-12-22A photograph from a yoga session in a large tent hall with draped yellow and maroon fabric. In the foreground, a figure seen from behind with long dreadlocked hair, wearing a leopard-print sleeveless top and maroon wrap, raises a silver ceremonial staff toward the crowd. Dozens of participants in black clothing sit and bend on colourful floor mats, some in yoga postures. A projection screen at the back shows a figure in an inverted pose. a person is the figure with the raised silver staff, shown from behind with dreadlocks and a leopard-print top, leading the session.2017-12-22