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A large, bright hall with pale tiled floor where many men practise yoga on mats in a cat-stretch-like pose, kneeling on hands and knees with arched backs. Most wear white or light shirts and trousers; others wear red, blue, striped or grey clothing. Blue and green mats are laid in rows with metal stands between them. Framed portraits hang on the back wall alongside maroon drapes, and saffron cloths are draped on a side wall. No single figure is clearly identified as a person.

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September 11 20112011-09-11A large hall with a polished floor where many people perform a yoga sequence on coloured mats, mostly in cobra or child-like forward poses. Many men wear white shirts and white dhotis, with some in pink, blue, green and striped clothing. Metal dumbbells and bolsters sit between the rows, and a roped-off aisle divides the room. On the wall, framed portraits and a large painting hang above red drapes, and a banner strip with small photographs runs along the right wall. The scene is a yoga session, not a clearly identifiable person in the foreground.2011-09-16A large hall with a glossy pale floor where a group of men in white shirts and white trousers, plus some in darker tracksuit bottoms, perform a standing forward-bend exercise on blue, green, purple and red-striped mats. Some hold small dumbbells, and water bottles sit on the floor. Framed portraits of deities hang along the back wall, and a camera tripod stands at left.2011-12-02December 02 20112011-12-02A large bright hall with pale tiled floor and pink walls hung with framed portraits and red drapes. A group of many people practise yoga on blue, purple and green mats, bending forward, stretching arms overhead and lying prone, with small dumbbells and water bottles beside the mats. Most wear white or light clothing, while a few wear orange, yellow and dark blue. A large flat-screen monitor hangs on the right wall.2011-12-05A large indoor hall with polished white floor where many people in white and casual clothing are seated and kneeling on colourful yoga mats, several with small metal dumbbells placed beside them. Participants lean forward in a bowed posture during a morning yoga session. Framed photographs and portraits hang on the pale walls, a large black screen hangs above, and red curtains and a display of folded garments are visible at the sides. Many participants wear white kurtas or t-shirts, with yellow, red-striped and blue shirts among them. No specific deity or ritual identification is clear from the image.2011-12-03A large hall with cream walls and a polished floor, where many people practise yoga on coloured mats. Most are in white shirts and trousers, with some in darker or patterned clothes. Many lie prone on their stomachs, lifting their upper bodies in a backbend pose, with hands planted beside them. Metal dumbbell-style weights sit between the mats. Framed portraits of two women in saffron-toned clothing hang high on the left wall, and a red-brown sculptural form stands near the centre. Several people in the background wear red, orange and yellow saris and kurtas. The room has recessed ceiling lights and tall windows with red curtains.2011-09-16A large indoor hall with pale walls, framed portraits and red curtains hosts a group yoga session. Thirty or more participants on blue, purple and green mats lean forward in a standing forward-bend, many in white clothes, with a few in yellow, orange and dark blue shirts. Small silver dumbbells sit on the mats and a water bottle is nearby. At the far end, a figure in orange robes stands near a small table, and a large screen hangs on the right wall.2011-12-05July 10 20112011-07-10A photograph of a large indoor yoga hall during a morning session, with many participants performing a push-up or plank-style exercise on colourful yoga mats in green, purple, blue and pink. Most people wear white kurta-style or white t-shirts, and a few wear orange or grey clothing. Small metal dumbbells sit beside several mats. Along the back wall hang framed portraits of saints and deities, and maroon curtains cover the windows. Stacked mats and red chairs stand along the side, and a golden deity murti sits near the left wall.2011-08-01A photograph of a large, bright hall with a polished white floor where a group of around forty people perform a yoga session together. Most participants wear white t-shirts and white or dark trousers, while a few wear orange or saffron tops; they are bent forward in a downward-facing dog style pose on colourful yoga mats in purple, pink, green and red. Small metal dumbbells sit beside several mats. Along the back wall hang framed pictures, a tall orange cloth, and a row of standing banners in green, orange and yellow. A woman in white stands near the left wall, and stacked folded mats sit at the far left.2011-08-01A large tiled hall where many people practise yoga on green and blue mats with metal rods and dumbbells placed among them. In the foreground a man in a white shirt and white trousers bends forward with his hands on a green mat printed with Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam, and a man in a black t-shirt and checked shorts kneels beside him. Behind them rows of participants in varied clothing stretch in the same posture. Framed portraits hang on the wall and orange and maroon cloth draped over objects stands at the back of the room.2011-09-11