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A large indoor yoga session in a hall decorated with colourful paper lanterns and hanging pennants. Several hundred participants stand on striped multicoloured yoga mats, many in black shirts and trousers, others in white tops and red or patterned pants, with hands on hips and backs turned toward the camera. Two large screens flank a stage at the back where a deity murti and an ornate golden shrine are visible. Red drapes frame the stage. A few people at the front wear white.

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December 18 20162016-12-18December 18 20162016-12-18A large tented hall filled with hundreds of people in black clothing standing on colourful striped mats, performing yoga or stretching exercises. Many hanging decorative lanterns and streamers in orange, red, and blue fill the ceiling, with bright white lights overhead and large screens along the back wall. Some participants wear orange sashes. A figure is visible on a raised stage at the far end, though no one can be identified with confidence from this distance.2016-12-18December 18 20162016-12-18A large tented hall filled with hundreds of people standing on colourful striped mats during a group yoga session. Most participants wear black tops and black trousers, with some in white and a few in lighter clothing. Strings of orange, yellow and multicoloured paper lanterns and decorative hanging ornaments fill the ceiling, and white stage lights hang above. Large screens at the sides show video, and a distant stage area at the far end holds a small figure in white. At the left edge stands a golden deity murti near a banner stand.2016-12-18December 18 20162016-12-18A large indoor yoga session in a tented hall with a red-draped stage at right. Hundreds of people in black clothing stand and move on striped, colourful mats across the floor. Above them hang rows of decorative streamers, tassels and bowl-shaped lamps in orange, red, yellow and green. Large screens at the back show the stage. Scattered white figures appear near the front stage area. The image is a photograph of an event; no specific ritual is clearly visible beyond the group yoga practice.2016-12-18Large indoor yoga session in a decorated tent hall, with a crowd of several hundred practitioners standing on colourful striped mats across the floor, most dressed in black. Overhead hang rows of colourful paper and fabric lanterns, cone-shaped streamers in orange, red and green, and white ceiling lights. Large screens at the far end show a figure in a red-and-white outfit on stage, flanked by curtains of deep red. Some participants wear orange, and a few people in the foreground are seen from behind.2016-12-18December 19 20162016-12-19December 17 20162016-12-17December 18 20162016-12-18December 17 20162016-12-17