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A photograph of a children's class on a bare concrete floor. A young instructor in a white kurta with a black belt is bent backward into a bridge-like yoga or stretching posture, supported on hands and feet. Around him, a group of children sit cross-legged and watch, including a girl in a green sleeveless top and orange skirt with a long braid, a boy in a yellow shirt, and a child in a white top. Behind them a white-draped table or stage stands against the wall, and a seated person in white trousers is visible at the upper right. Faint white chalk lines mark the floor.

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A bare concrete hall with a large black backdrop printed with a golden-toned portrait of a bearded man in a head wrap, above a white-draped low platform with a patterned cushion. Children in yellow, green, white and pink clothes crouch in a squatting stance on the floor, many with arms extended forward, as an adult in a white kurta and black belt stands among them. Several seated youths in white clothes watch from chairs at the back, and a woman in white with an orange shawl stands near the left wall holding a bag. A red curtain hangs at the right edge. Two people are present in the visible room at the far right and back, and the children and adults are visible in the foreground.2007-05-04A photograph of a bare concrete hall where many children sit cross-legged on the floor facing a standing instructor in a white dobok-style uniform with a black belt. Several children wear mixed casual clothes in yellow, green, blue, grey and an orange floral dress. To the left, a figure in white stands beside a white-draped table with a framed picture. A seated man in white is at the right near white plastic chairs. The walls are whitewashed, and a dark backdrop with a painted image hangs behind the front area.2007-05-04A photograph inside a plain whitewashed hall with a corrugated ceiling and a wall fan. Thirty or more children, mostly school-aged, stand in a wide lunge stance with palms pressed together at their chests, in a group exercise or yoga session. Clothing includes yellow and green shirts, white school uniforms, white frocks and pastel salwar kameez. At the left edge an instructor in white with a black belt is seen in motion, and in the background adults in blue shirts and striped shirts watch. Loudspeakers are mounted high on the walls.2007-05-04A photograph of a children's session in a plain whitewashed hall with a concrete floor. Thirty-plus children sit cross-legged on the floor facing the front, many in orange, yellow, green and white clothes; some have hair in long braids. At the front, two standing adults in white clothing face the children, one wearing a white shirt and a black belt. Behind them hangs a large black drape with a painted portrait of a smiling figure in a tall orange-yellow turban holding a staff.2007-05-04 +1 copiesA photograph of a large hall with whitewashed walls and a corrugated roof, where thirty to forty children sit on a concrete floor in a seated forward-stretch posture, arms extended forward in sync. Most wear yellow, green, orange and white school-style clothes. Several adults in white clothing stand and sit along the edges, one near a laptop at a table and another standing near the back. A red checked curtain hangs by a window at left, and a pedestal fan stands near the center. The children are guided through a group exercise session, and white chalk squares mark the floor.2007-05-04A photograph of a children's satsang or teaching session in a bare, whitewashed hall with a concrete floor. Thirty or more children sit cross-legged on the floor, facing the front, many in orange, yellow, white and green clothes, some with long plaited hair. At the front, two adults in white stand before a large black backdrop displaying a portrait of a smiling young man wearing a yellow turban, with a small framed picture on a white cloth in front. One standing adult in white gestures while speaking, and a man in a white shirt sits at a table at the far right.2007-05-04 +1 copiesA large bare hall with white-washed walls and a metal roof shows thick rows of children seated on a concrete floor, bending forward in seated forward-fold stretches with their feet extended. Many wear yellow, orange, green and white clothes. Several adults in white stand or sit along the sides and at the back, including a figure in white near the centre-back and an adult in orange at the far end. Folding chairs, a small table with a laptop and speakers hang from the ceiling. The scene reads as a yoga or stretching session for children.2007-05-04 +1 copiesA photograph inside a bare, whitewashed hall with a concrete floor, ceiling fans and high windows. Thick numbers of children sit in rows on the floor, many with hands on hips, some wearing yellow, green, orange, white and blue clothes and name badges with lanyards. An adult in white clothing stands at the left edge giving instruction, and other adults in white are visible along the walls.2007-05-04 +1 copiesA blurred photograph of children and boys in a bare, pale concrete hall at a Little Ananda's programme. Several boys sit or kneel on the floor, wearing white shirts and trousers, some with yellow, orange and white t-shirts. Lanyards with name badges hang around their necks. A boy in the foreground in a white t-shirt with a yellow label and glasses is partly out of focus. A boy in a white shirt and white trousers at right leans forward in an exercise-like pose. Behind them, another adult in white clothing stands at left, and a colourful striped cloth lies on the floor. Faint chalk or paint marks cover the floor. No adult in the foreground appears to be a person candidate.2007-05-04A large, plain concrete hall with a corrugated metal roof and exposed steel trusses, lit by hanging fluorescent tubes and black speakers mounted high on the walls. Thirty to forty children and some adults fill the floor in mid-movement, many in a low lunge or squat pose with arms out. Boys wear white shirts and trousers, yellow tops, and checked shirts; girls wear white salwar kameez, yellow, green and orange outfits, and long plaits. Several participants wear lanyards with name badges. A yellow curtain hangs at the right edge beside an electric fan, and a laptop sits at the far left. The photo is a group practice scene with no visible a person figure.2007-05-04 +1 copiesA photograph of a large, bare-walled hall with a concrete floor where many children sit in rows doing yoga or meditation postures with hands on hips. Most wear colourful salwar kameez, including white, yellow, green, orange and pink outfits, and many wear lanyards with orange name badges. Several children wear rudraksha-style beaded malas. At the back a man in a white shirt stands near a table with a monitor and a steel water jug, and a standing fan is at left.2007-05-04 +1 copiesA large bare hall with white walls and a concrete floor holds a group of about thirty people doing a standing yoga stretch, most bending forward with arms raised overhead. Clothing includes orange and saffron tops, white kurtas, green and patterned salwar outfits, and grey trousers. Behind them hangs a black backdrop with a large printed portrait of a man in a yellow-orange turban and white shirt, shown on the wall as a picture rather than a physical person. The people are barefoot and spaced across the floor.2007-05-04