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A photograph of a group yoga session in a hall with a striped blue-and-white mat. Several participants in white clothing kneel and bend forward with their foreheads near the floor, hands pressed together or raised beside their heads in a prayer-like pose. A man in a light blue shirt and a man in a beige shirt sit nearby, and a person in a red top with a pale-coloured garment is seated behind them. A bald person is partly visible at the bottom edge. Red chairs, an orange draped cloth and a pink wall form the background. A participant in white wears a rudraksha-style mala with a visible ID badge. No one in the scene is clearly identifiable as a specific individual.

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A hall of practitioners performing a seated yoga exercise on a striped blue and white mat. Many people in white clothing sit with hands clasped behind or over their heads, heads bowed, some with lanyards around their necks. In the foreground a bald man in a white shirt and white trousers holds his arms behind his head, and at the lower right a person in an orange top bends forward with hands on the head. Red chairs, water bottles and bags are scattered around the room, with red and orange drapes in the background. No identifiable a person figure is visible.2011-11-24A group of people sit on mats and yoga mats in a hall, bowing forward with heads lowered toward the floor in a prostration or meditative posture. Most wear white or cream kurta-style clothing, while a boy in an orange shirt and a boy in a striped yellow kurta sit nearby. Several men wear lanyards around their necks. A red chair and an orange draped cloth sit in the background, and a water bottle and backpacks lie on the floor. Some heads are cropped at the frame edges.2011-11-28A photograph of a seated group of devotees on blue-and-white striped mats in a hall with red chairs and a red curtain. In the foreground, a young man with a tilak on his forehead wears white clothes and a rudraksha mala, eyes closed, hands raised to his shoulders. Beside him a man in white shirt and dhoti with a bald head holds his hands at his chest, eyes closed. Behind them more people in white and light clothing perform the same hand movements, some with malas and ID badges around their necks. Everyone appears absorbed in a guided practice or meditation.2011-09-09A large group of people sit on striped blue-and-white mats in a hall, bending forward in seated forward-fold yoga stretches with heads lowered to their feet. Most wear white kurta-style clothes; one man in the centre wears a cream-yellow kurta and white dhoti, another on the right wears a blue patterned shirt, and a figure on the left wears green. Water bottles and black backpacks sit on the mats, and red mats are visible at the top right. Many people are partially visible at the edges of the frame.2011-11-27 +1 copiesSeptember 09 20112011-09-09A photograph of a seated group of about twenty adult men in white and cream clothing during a guided meditation or exercise session in a hall with red-and-gold patterned walls. Most wear black blindfolds and sit on striped red-and-white mats with hands clasped behind or over their heads. In the foreground a bald man in white kurta and trousers bends forward with both hands on the back of his head; beside him a man in orange kurta and a man in grey shirt sit similarly. Notebooks, eyeglasses, a black bag and a blue yoga mat lie on the floor, and paper name badges hang on several chests.2012-07-05October 08 20102010-10-08November 27 20112011-11-27A large hall with a glossy white tiled floor holds a crowd of several hundred people kneeling and bowing forward with foreheads touching the ground, in a prostration posture during a satsang-style gathering. Most wear white kurtas, dhotis or light clothing, with some in blue, yellow, teal and orange. A few men in the foreground wear white with ID badges on lanyards. Red curtains line the windows, and cardboard boxes and storage are visible at the back of the room, with more seated attendees along the far wall. No clearly identifiable figure stands out as a person in the visible frame.2010-02-20October 08 20102010-10-08Photograph of a large hall with many participants seated on the floor on blue-and-white striped mats, many bent forward in prostration or meditative posture. Most wear white kurtas or dhotis with lanyards; one man in the foreground wears a pale pink shirt and sits cross-legged with hands on his knees, and another in a teal shirt bends forward. Backpacks, bags and rolled yoga mats lie beside them, and red chairs and stacked chairs fill the background. A KAILASA-style purple bird logo appears in the top left corner.2011-12-17November 21 20112011-11-21