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Outdoor photo of a barefoot woman in white kurta and loose white trousers with a white shawl, gripping a white metal bar on a white weight-training frame, standing on a black mat on dry ground. Around her, many people in white clothes stand watching: men in white kurtas and orange-saffron sashes, women in white salwar and white saris, and a few children, some with rudraksha malas. One man in a white shirt holds a microphone at the upper right.

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December 22 20102010-12-22December 22 20102010-12-22Outdoor youth fitness session on bare ground. A woman in white clothing with a white shawl squats beneath a white barbell resting across her shoulders, held in a metal rack with weight plates. Around her a crowd of more than twenty people in white kurtas and white dhotis or salwars watches, many in white with orange shawls or orange sashes. A man at left wearing a white shirt and orange headband gestures toward her, and a bald man in white stands at right. Several young women in white and bespectacled participants stand at right. No one is identified as a person in the visible frame.2010-12-22Outdoor photo at an open ground with dry earth, showing a group of people in white clothes gathered around a fitness station. A woman in a white outfit with a white scarf bends forward gripping a horizontal metal barbell bar set between two uprights, with weight plates on each end. Behind her a young woman in white with an orange shawl and a bindi stands watching, and several men and women in white with lanyards and beaded necklaces stand around. On the right, a bald man in an orange robe and a gold chain stands at the edge of the crowd. Some people wear orange shawls and white headbands, and a man in a white cap stands near the bar.2010-12-22A young woman in white kurta and pants, with long dark wavy hair, bends forward with her arms extended under a horizontal iron bar held on a white rack, apparently performing a weightlifting-style exercise on a mat outdoors. Around her, a crowd of people in white ashram clothing, some with white shawls and rudraksha-style beaded necklaces, watch and smile; a woman in an orange shawl stands behind her, and a man in an orange wrap stands at left. A microphone is held up at top right. The setting appears to be an open courtyard with bare ground and a green-painted edge.2010-12-22December 22 20102010-12-22Outdoor youth event where a young woman in white clothes bends forward while gripping a horizontal metal bar on a white weight-lifting rack, with plates on both ends, on a mat. Behind her, a woman in an orange shawl over white attire stands with hands near the bar, flanked by many spectators in white kurtas, white salwar, and white saris, some with orange shawls and beads. Several people wear rudraksha malas and lanyards. A standing man in orange and white watches at left. Bright sunlight and dusty ground suggest a camp or ashram field setting.2010-12-22December 22 20102010-12-22An outdoor photo at a dusty open ground where a woman in white clothes with an orange shawl stands in a wide stance lifting a long barbell that rests across her shoulders and hands, with weight plates on both ends. Around her a large crowd of mostly men and boys in white shirts and white dhotis, some with orange sashes and lanyards, watches and claps. Women in white saris and white salwar kameez stand at the right, several clapping. A man in a white shirt and grey trousers on the left holds a metal bar with a raised hand. Metal weight-training frames stand on either side of the lifter. Some onlookers wear orange and white, and a child sits at the lower right corner.2010-12-22Outdoor photo of a crowd gathered around a white metal barbell-style weightlifting frame on a sandy ground with a green mat. A young girl in white kurta and pants grips the bar overhead while a man in white dhoti with a saffron-gold border and a bare upper body stands behind her, holding the bar. Nearby, men in white dhotis and orange-red shawls, and women in white saris and a woman in a grey shawl look on. Bicycles and a low building with a green roof stand in the background.2010-12-22Outdoor photo of a youth event at an ashram ground with a white metal frame apparatus. A young woman in a light grey-white kurta and white trousers stands barefoot on a mat between two white uprights, with a white cloth draped over her shoulders and a white rod or bar held across her back by two helpers. Around her, a crowd in white kurtas, dhotis and salwar kameez, many wearing rudraksha-style beaded necklaces, watches closely. A woman in an orange sari stands behind her, and a man in a white dhoti with a gold-bordered cloth at left gestures. A man in an orange headband speaks into a microphone at top, and a child in a red cap stands at right.2010-12-22Outdoor youth event where a young woman in white churidar and a white shawl, wearing glasses, lifts a long white barbell bar resting across her shoulders while standing barefoot on a green mat. Around her, a large crowd of young people in white and orange clothing, some with red or orange shawls and lanyards, applaud and watch. On the left, two men in white dhoti-style garments with orange and gold borders, one with a red shawl and long hair, stand near the bar and clap. A boy in a red cap and light shirt in the lower right gazes toward the lifter. Weights and a metal rack frame the scene on a dusty ground.2010-12-22