Night outdoor gathering on a stone ghat-like platform. In the right foreground a figure in a rust-orange robe stands facing the group, back partly toward the camera; the figure is visibly a presence leading the session, with the dark water and a tall pole behind. Lights are dim and the sky is black. - Nithyanandapedia

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Night outdoor gathering on a stone ghat-like platform. In the right foreground a figure in a rust-orange robe stands facing the group, back partly toward the camera; the figure is visibly a presence leading the session, with the dark water and a tall pole behind. Lights are dim and the sky is black.

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Night photo of a large outdoor group in white clothes standing and sitting on colourful yoga mats on a stone riverside platform, palms pressed together in namaste. Many participants wear white kurtas and pants; several women wear red or orange shawls and red beaded necklaces. A woman in front in a white top and white pants holds her hands in anjali, and an older woman in the lower right sits on a blue mat in prayer. Dark sky and a wooden railing and poles are behind the crowd.

Night outdoor yoga session on a stone terrace beside a river, with many people in white kurtas and dhotis standing on coloured yoga mats in purple, blue, pink, green and orange, arms raised overhead and bodies bending sideways. A figure in a long black garment stands among them at centre, and a person in an orange-red shawl in the foreground bends over a mat with their back to the camera. A low building, a fence, a boat and a flagpole with a yellow flag stand in the background.

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Night outdoor photo on a stone riverside ghat at Varanasi. Around a hundred people in white clothes stand on coloured yoga mats in rows, arms raised overhead in a stretch. A single figure in a red-orange robe stands at the front on a red mat, facing the group, arms raised. Stone steps, a low railing, flags on poles and a lamp post are visible in the dark background.

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Night photograph of a large group of people in white clothing performing yoga on a stone ghat by a river, with pink, orange, green and blue yoga mats laid out in rows. Many participants are bent forward in a downward-facing or child-like posture. A single figure in a long red-orange robe stands at the front, facing the group on a pink mat, apparently leading the session. Two orange-robed figures stand near a boat at the water's edge, and small flags and a lit lamp post appear in the background.