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A photograph of three men in white ritual clothing dancing in a hall with a grey wall and yellow floor line. The central man in a white kurta wears a lanyard badge and a tilak mark and dances with arms outstretched. On the left, a young man in white with a rudraksha mala grins and reaches toward an easel. On the right, a man in a white shirt with a red sash and rudraksha mala plays a drum with sticks. Behind them stands a man in white and a red and gold ceremonial banner with floral embroidery. A blue sign reads no mobiles allowed beside a yellow and white sign about switching off cell phones.

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October 01 20072007-10-01October 01 20072007-10-01October 01 20072007-10-01Indoor photo of a group of young men in white ritual dress dancing in a circle at a youth yoga convention. A man in the centre wears an orange-saffron cloth over his shoulders, a rudraksha mala around his neck and a pendant, with long swept-back dark hair; he is clapping with raised hands. Around them, men in white kurtas and dhotis with red trim clap and smile. A printed blue sign on the wall reads NO MOBILES ALLOWED, and a red banner at left reads Yoga, with partial text beside it. Plain white walls and a white-draped table at the back.2007-10-01Indoor satsang hall at an ashram with a tiled floor and white walls. A line of young men in white kurta and dhoti with orange shawls dances energetically across the floor, one with a green leaf-like prop raised in hand. Seated devotees in white and orange line the left and lower edge, a woman in white with an orange shawl smiling among them, and a man in white at lower left clapping. A standing figure in orange robes stands at the right edge near the stage steps. A white sign on the left reads 'MAINTAIN SILENCE SWITCH OFF CELL PHONES CHILDREN UNDER 12 YEARS NOT ALLOWED VIDEO-AUDIO & PHOTOGRAPHY'. A decorated yellow and blue pillar hangs from the ceiling at upper right, and an orange cloth covers part of the floor at bottom right.2008-12-27December 25 20072007-12-25March 16 20032003-03-16December 27 20082008-12-27A photograph of a group of young men in white kurtas and dhotis dancing barefoot on a concrete floor, holding short colourful striped sticks. Several wear orange shawls over their shoulders and rudraksha malas around their necks. The men in the foreground are clapping and swinging the sticks in a lively stick-dance, with other participants visible at the edges of the frame.2007-04-17A photograph of a group of men in white dhotis and kurtas with orange shawls dancing or moving energetically in a hall with pale cinderblock walls. The man at left holds a yellow and purple stick, and a man at center holds a short stick. A man at right, wearing a white outfit with a rudraksha-style mala and red thread, claps with palms together. Behind them a large framed portrait of a smiling long-haired man with a red bindi is displayed, and an orange cloth hangs from a metal rack at top. A wall banner partially reads covered by foot and his journey lasted nine years. Several standing fans and folding chairs are visible at the sides.2007-04-17A photograph of a cultural performance in an indoor hall with plain beige walls, a brown wooden door and wooden cabinets. Four young men in traditional white dhotis perform. The leftmost dancer wears a green shawl and holds a long black stick with a tassel, and seems to be singing into a microphone. The central figure wears a gold shawl and plays a drum with a magenta cloth wrap and green panel. Another man in white stands behind him, and a fourth performer in white with an orange-and-green bag at his side stands on the right with hands pressed together. White plastic chairs and an orange chair sit at the edge, with a speaker on a stand.2009-10-17Indoor photo of a group of young men in white dhotis and white kurtas, most wearing orange shawls and some yellow shawls, dancing barefoot on a pale tiled floor in a plain whitewashed hall. Several raise their arms and smile, while others sway in a loose circle. Colourful yellow and blue patterned banners hang from the right wall, a blue No Mobiles Allowed sign is visible, and a wall-mounted fan and a wooden cabinet appear on the left.2008-10-27