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Night outdoor yoga session on a stone terrace with many people in white clothing standing on coloured yoga mats (blue, purple, green, orange) in prayer pose with palms joined at the chest. A woman in the right foreground wears an orange sari and faces away from the camera, appearing to lead the group. Dark sky and a few saffron and yellow flags are visible in the background. No individual can be confidently identified as a person from appearance alone.

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Night photograph of a group meditation on a stone ghat by a river at Varanasi. A central figure seen from behind wears a long orange robe and has hair tied in a bun, facing thirty to fifty devotees seated on colourful yoga mats in rows. Most devotees wear white clothing and sit with palms pressed together in namaste. Some sit cross-legged, others on their knees. Flags on poles and dark water are visible in the background under a dark sky.2015-10-11Night 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.2015-10-11October 11 20152015-10-11 +1 copiesNight 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.2015-10-11Night outdoor yoga session on a stone terrace with many participants in white clothing standing on coloured yoga mats, arms raised overhead with palms together. In the foreground a single instructor in an orange-red robe and trousers stands on a red mat facing the group with arms raised. Several participants wear white and some have garlands or lanyards. Dark night sky and a lamp post are visible behind, with a yellow flag on the right.2015-10-11October 11 20152015-10-11October 11 20152015-10-11Night 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.2015-10-11Night 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.2015-10-11October 11 20152015-10-11Night photo of a large group of people in white clothing performing a yoga-style forward-bend or child's-pose sequence on a stone platform beside a river at Varanasi, with boats and wooden poles visible at the water's edge. Most participants kneel on coloured yoga mats in rows, bending forward with arms extended. A single standing figure in an orange-red robe stands on a red mat at the front right, facing the group and appearing to guide the practice. No a person candidate is clearly identifiable from appearance, so the figure is described only by role as an instructor in red robes.2015-10-11Large group of people in white clothing performing yoga on coloured mats at night on stone steps, many with arms raised overhead or stretched sideways. Some wear red or maroon shawls and red lanyards or cords. Coloured mats in red, purple, blue, green, orange and pink fill the stone platform. The setting appears to be a riverside ghat with lit buildings behind. Several participants are older, and most are wearing white kurtas and pants.2015-10-11