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Outdoor yoga session on a striped pink, blue and turquoise mat. A shaved-headed man in plain white shirt and trousers sits cross-legged with eyes closed and palms pressed together in anjali mudra, a red-and-gold cloth beneath him. Behind him stand a large group of young people in white kurtas and dhotis and white salwar-style outfits with red and yellow borders, many wearing lanyards, with hands folded. One standing man wears an orange saffron shawl. Palm trees and a green structure are visible in the background. Recognisable identity is not established from appearance; the seated man is described by role only.

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A photograph of a man seated cross-legged on a striped pastel mat in a white shirt and white dhoti with a red-and-gold cloth across his lap, palms pressed together in namaskar with eyes closed, in an outdoor setting. Behind him a crowd of people stands in white ritual clothing, many with red sacred threads around their necks. A bald man in an orange shawl stands near the right of the group, and a green tarpaulin tent edge is visible at left. The scene suggests a group meditation or prayer session. Count of visible people is roughly 20.2007-10-01October 01 20072007-10-01A young man with a shaved head and a tilak on his forehead sits cross-legged on a striped multicoloured mat, eyes closed, palms pressed together in namaste. He wears a white kurta and white dhoti. Behind him stands a large group of people in white, many with palms joined and some clapping, outdoors on dry ground with a green-striped tent edge at the left. A bald man in white with an orange shawl stands near the back right, a rudraksha-free, plain setting with a gathering watching the meditation or prayer.2007-10-01A young man in white clothes performs a forward-bending yoga posture on a striped pink, blue and green mat, hands pressed together in namaste at the front while his legs rise overhead behind him. Behind him, a large group of about twenty white-clad students stands and claps, women in white saris on the left and young men in white kurtas on the right. A bald man in an orange shawl and white dhoti stands among them, also clapping, with gold bracelets visible. A green-striped tent edge is at the top left under an open sky, with grass and dirt ground.2007-10-01Outdoor yoga session on a striped mat. A shaved-headed man in a white shirt and trousers sits cross-legged with eyes closed and palms pressed together in namaste, a red and gold cushion beside him. Behind him, a large group of young people in white clothes stands in rows; several wear green lanyards and white sashes. One standing man in an orange-saffron shawl over white clothes, with a shaved head and a rudraksha-style necklace, is visible at the centre rear; his appearance is not distinctive enough to confirm a person. A green tent canopy is at the left edge.2007-10-01A man sits cross-legged on a striped multicoloured mat outdoors, eyes closed, palms pressed together in anjali mudra, performing a yoga posture with one foot raised behind his head. He wears a white shirt and white dhoti with a red-and-gold border, and a small red tilak is visible on his forehead. Behind him stand a row of people in white traditional clothing, several with hands folded in prayer, some wearing white shawls and saffron garments, against a grassy background. The scene suggests a yoga practice before an assembled group.2007-10-01October 01 20072007-10-01Outdoors on a striped multicolored cotton mat, a young man in white shirt and white dhoti sits in a yoga posture with his feet raised behind his head, hands pressed together in namaste at his chest, while a gold necklace is visible at his neck. Behind him a crowd of about twenty people in white clothing stands with hands folded in anjali, including women in white saris and men in white kurtas. One man near the centre wears an orange-saffron shawl over white clothing and has a shaved head, and a green domed structure stands at the left edge under an overcast sky.Outdoor scene on dry ground beside a curved green corrugated-metal roof. A young man in white dhoti and white shirt with a red-and-gold bordered shawl stands on a striped pink, blue and green mat, bending forward into a yoga balance with one leg raised high behind him and palms pressed together at chest level, a vertical red tilak on his forehead. Around him a group of about a dozen young men and boys in white dhotis and shirts stand with hands joined in namaste, watching. One man on the right in an orange robe with a shaved head stands among them. Trees and open sky fill the background.2007-10-01October 01 20072007-10-01October 01 20072007-10-01October 01 20072007-10-01