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Outdoor photo of a large group performing Shivasthamba Yoga (mallakhamba) on a stone-paved ground. In the foreground, several women in black fitted tops and black leggings smile and pump their fists, some with name badges. A woman on the left wears a red sash over her shoulder. Behind them, rows of practitioners stand on mats near tall wooden poles, with a blue canopy tent and a blue padded mat at right. A few people in orange or saffron clothing are visible in the background, and a brick building with ornamental finials sits under a cloudy sky.

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October 03 20172017-10-03Outdoor mallakhamba (Shivasthamba Yoga) session on a paved stone ground with many participants in black workout clothes and name badges, several standing or performing poses near tall wooden poles. In the foreground a woman in a black top and red shawl wrapped at the waist, her hair in a high bun and a forehead mark, moves on bare feet, with a woman in a dark patterned top beside her. Behind them, a large group of saffron and orange robed monastics stands among the poles, with palm trees, a red compound wall and a blue canopy tent in the background. Padded blue and red mats lie on the ground.2017-10-03 +1 copiesOctober 03 20172017-10-03Outdoor yoga session on a concrete terrace with a red brick wall behind. Many participants in black tops and black pants with red sashes stand on orange and pink yoga mats, arms outstretched in a warrior pose. The foreground woman has blonde hair in a ponytail and bare feet. Several others are visible in similar poses, some with hands raised, and an orange-and-red object sits at the lower right.2014-10-11Outdoor mallakhamba training session on a paved courtyard at an ashram. Several tall upright wooden poles stand on blue padded mats, and practitioners in orange monastic robes and black athletic clothes move around them. A shirtless practitioner in orange trousers stands at left, while others in black tops and orange robes practise nearby. Some participants sit on the mats watching or resting. Green trees, palms, a red wall and a blue canopy tent form the background.2017-10-03 +1 copiesOctober 03 20172017-10-03 +1 copiesA group of about a dozen people practise a standing yoga warrior-pose routine outdoors on a concrete courtyard. Most stand on coloured yoga mats in pink, orange and blue. The foreground woman in front wears black clothing, a dark rudraksha-style bead mala and a red-orange sash at her waist, her arms extended. Others wear black tops, a sari and a white kurta with orange sashes. A low wall, rubble, a blue tarpaulin and trees sit behind them.2014-09-07September 07 20142014-09-07Outdoor photo on a stone-paved courtyard of a Shivasthamba Yoga demonstration. Three women in foreground in black tops and black leggings, arms raised, smiling; the woman at left wears a red shawl with pom-pom fringe and a number tag. Blue mats lie on the ground, and ochre-robed figures stand in the background near a blue canopy tent and speaker equipment. Red multi-storey buildings and a wooden pole stand at right under a cloudy sky. Several people are visible in the background, making the total roughly 6-20 physical people.2017-10-03October 03 20172017-10-03 +1 copiesA large outdoor yoga session on a concrete ground with many participants in black tops and black trousers with orange-red sashes tied at the waist, standing in wide-legged yoga poses on orange and pink mats. Most are seen from behind, facing a small open-sided shelter with a red roof and a temple shrine with a deity murti at the right. A few orange cloths and bags lie on the mats in the foreground, and a red-and-white brick wall and sky form the backdrop. No a person candidate is clearly identifiable in this view.2014-09-01Outdoor morning yoga session on a concrete terrace under a corrugated roof, with palm trees behind. A female instructor in an orange top and orange trousers, with a rudraksha mala around her neck, stands on one leg facing a line of students on orange and pink mats. The students wear black tops and black track pants, and one wears a red scarf. A water bottle sits on a mat in the foreground. No one in the scene is identified as a person.2014-10-13