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A photograph of a yoga session on a stage draped with yellow and maroon fabric and hanging decorations. In the foreground, a performer with long dreadlocked hair and a bare upper body, wearing a maroon and white patterned lower garment, stands on his head or inverted with a white stick beside him. A second performer with long dreadlocks in a maroon top sits on the stage at right. Behind them a large seated audience of women in black clothing fills the tent, and screens show a close-up of a face and the crowd. Oil lamps are not visible; no clear identification of any individual is made here.

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A 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 yoga session on a raised blue stage under yellow and maroon draped fabric and hanging lanterns. In the foreground, a figure in a rust-red robe bows forward with head down on a white mat. A central figure with long dark braided hair, wearing a maroon and white patterned garment, stands facing the audience with arms at the sides. Behind them, a large crowd of people in black clothing sits and moves on mats in rows. Two screens show a bearded figure in saffron-toned clothing, one with a raised hand. A photographer in red stands at the left edge. a person depiction on the screen is shown, but the central standing figure's appearance is uncertain.2017-12-22December 22 20172017-12-22A 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.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.2017-12-22A large tented hall with saffron and orange draped fabric and maroon curtains. On a raised grey stage stands a figure seen from behind with long dreadlocked hair, wearing a sleeveless patterned top and a rust-coloured wrap, holding a short rod in one hand. Another person with long plaited hair in a rust top sits cross-legged on the stage edge, facing away from the camera. Behind them a large audience in black and dark clothing performs yoga postures, some with arms raised overhead and others lying on mats. A screen displays a close-up of a face, and overhead hang decorative lights and red and gold fabric panels.2017-12-22December 22 20172017-12-22December 22 20172017-12-22A large hall with red draped curtains and a stage backdrop hung with a starry night image. A deity murti with a multi-hooded naga canopy sits on a raised red stage flanked by trident-topped brass stands. In the foreground, a man in a long orange robe stands facing the seated audience, with long dark hair and a full beard, arms at his sides. Dozens of seated participants in black clothes sit on colourful striped mats, their backs to the camera, listening attentively. An empty white and red throne stands to the right, a drum rests nearby, and a screen on the left shows a small image.2016-12-15A large tented hall filled with a dense crowd of seated devotees, many with palms pressed in anjali. In the centre foreground, a figure seen from behind walks along a red carpet, wearing a rust-red robe and a copper-orange beaded necklace, with very long dark matted locks falling down the back. Devotees in white, orange and multicoloured clothing line the carpet, and a screen with colourful imagery hangs at the far end beneath strings of orange and yellow decorations. The person pictured is a figure walking the aisle, not a confirmed identity.2016-05-13A 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.2017-12-22Photograph taken from behind a person standing on a raised stage at a large yoga session hall. The person has very long dark braided hair and wears a sleeveless leopard-print dress. In front of the stage, a large crowd of participants in black clothing sits on red, yellow and blue yoga mats, many seated in meditation or stretching. Overhead, yellow and gold draped fabric hangs from the ceiling, with maroon and gold curtains along the walls. A portrait banner stands at the left edge, and a large screen is visible at the upper right. The stage person's face is not visible, so no identification is made, and the a person field remains unsure.2017-12-22