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A photograph of a yoga or aushada practice session in an indoor hall. Three men in the foreground stand in a low lunge with arms raised overhead, palms together. Each wears a white cord across the bare back and dark athletic shorts; the one on the left has black shorts with a grey stripe, the middle one has a blue stripe. On the right, a bare-chested man with long hair, a tilak forehead mark, a rudraksha mala and a white and gold dhoti stands with hands clasped behind his back, observing. A wooden door and red mat are visible in the background.

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A photograph of a group of men performing a standing yoga and prayer practice in a bright hall with a wooden door and a pink wall behind them. Foreground men are bare-chested with sacred threads over their shoulders, hands pressed in anjali mudra, eyes closed, with white marks on their skin and a gold bangle on one wrist. Behind them, other practitioners in black and cream trousers hold similar postures, and a wooden platform is visible. No clearly identifiable a person is shown in this scene.2018-04-16 +1 copiesApril 17 20182018-04-17A photograph of a yoga session in a hall with cream walls and red-and-gold hanging banners. In the foreground a bearded man with glasses sits upright on a mat, bare-chested, in black shorts, with a white band on his upper arm. Beside him, several shirtless men in black shorts kneel or sit in a row on mats. Behind them, more participants sit in meditative posture, including one in an orange-red garment. A small shrine niche with a framed image appears on the back wall. Roughly a dozen people are visible.2018-04-02A group of about a dozen practitioners perform a yoga posture on yellow mats in a bright hall with pink walls and marble floor. Most are bare-chested in black shorts, with white sacred-ash markings on their arms and chests and white cord threads across their shoulders. In the background, a large golden framed deity murti with radiant halo stands in a niche beside wooden lattice screens, and steel urns sit on a buffet table. No individual is clearly identifiable as a specific presenter.2018-04-16 +1 copiesApril 24 20182018-04-24 +1 copiesA group of bare-chested participants sit cross-legged on beige mats across a white tiled hall, bending forward with foreheads lowered and hands clasped at their feet in a seated forward-bend posture. Several wear black track pants with coloured stripes and white sacred threads over their shoulders. Small water bottles, folded black clothing and a few brass items lie on the floor between them. The viewpoint is from behind, and the figures are mostly backs and shaved or dark heads.2018-04-18 +1 copiesApril 16 20182018-04-16 +1 copiesA large yoga and meditation hall with many participants seated on colourful striped mats in prayer pose, hands pressed together at the chest with eyes closed. In the foreground a shirtless young man with light hair pulled back and a beard sits in a cross-legged posture, wearing black shorts and blue socks, with a red thread bracelet on his wrist. Beside him a shirtless man in white dhoti-style cloth and an earring sits in the same pose. Other devotees in dark t-shirts, white tops and a white-clad man in the background also sit with hands folded, and rudraksha-style beaded malas lie on the mats. Ceiling lights and a large screen are visible above, and the setting appears to be a group satsang or yoga session. No a person candidate is clearly identifiable among those present.2016-12-18April 16 20182018-04-16 +1 copiesA photograph of a yoga session in a bright hall with cream floor mats. In the foreground a young man with short dreadlocks and a beard sits cross-legged, hands clasped on his feet, eyes open and looking to the side. He is bare-chested and wears black shorts. Behind him rows of bare-chested male participants sit in similar cross-legged postures on mats. Further back, a few people in dark and orange clothing and a figure standing at the top right are visible, with pink and white walls and framed posters in the background.2018-04-02April 16 20182018-04-16 +1 copiesSeveral shirtless men sit on yellow mats across a white tiled hall, bent forward with foreheads resting on clasped hands in a seated bowing posture. Most wear black shorts and have white cords over their shoulders. In the right foreground a man with clasped hands and a bangle is in sharp focus. A few people in orange and green saris stand at the edge of the rows. No speaker or garlanded figure is visible in this frame.2018-04-15