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A photograph of a yoga session with a group of practitioners in white clothing, several with yellow-trimmed white garments and rudraksha malas. In the foreground a middle-aged man with grey hair wears a white polo shirt and a lanyard badge reading Nithya Kriya Yoga, his hand raised to his nose in a breathing practice, eyes closed. Beside him a young man in white with yellow trim and a rudraksha mala performs the same nasal gesture. Others in the background mirror the posture in a bright hall with framed pictures on the walls.

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Several men seated in a hall in white ritual clothing perform a breathing or nasal practice, one hand raised to the nose. The foreground man wears a dark rudraksha mala, a red-and-white tilak on his forehead and a pendant, and sits cross-legged on a mat. The man beside him wears a white shirt with a red lanyard, and a bald man on the right wears a white dhoti with gold borders, bare-shouldered, pressing fingers to his nose. Behind them, other people in white and a man with a yellow scarf stand or sit in the blurred background.2011-11-07June 20 20152015-06-20December 04 20102010-12-04A large group of devotees stands on red mats in a hall, many in white shirts and white dhotis with gold borders, some wearing rudraksha malas and wrist bands. Many have a hand raised near the face, fingers touching the nose or mouth, as if performing a breathing practice. Foreground: a close-cropped young man in a white dhoti and bare upper body with a rudraksha mala, a middle-aged man in a white polo shirt with an ID badge, and a bespectacled youth in a gold-bordered white dhoti. Gold lion-shaped decorations and a framed portrait are visible in the background. Some attendees wear name badges.2015-06-20A large seated audience performs a breathing or nasal yoga practice in a bright hall with a wooden floor and blue-edged mats. In the foreground a middle-aged man in white dhoti and shirt with a rust-red rudraksha mala and a small pendant closes his nostrils with his fingers, while a young man in white dhoti with gold border, rudraksha mala and wristwatch does the same beside him. Behind them, several young men in saffron-orange robes with gold trim and rudraksha malas sit in similar postures, and rows of participants in white, saffron, red and pink saris and kurtas fill the room. Lamps and a small metal box sit on the floor at the edge of the frame.2015-06-21Photograph of a group of men seated cross-legged on a wooden floor in a meditation or breathing-practice session. In the foreground a shaved-headed man in white dhoti and shawl with gold border, wearing a rudraksha mala, presses his fingers to his nose in a nasal breathing gesture with eyes closed. Beside him another shaved man with white forehead markings and glasses performs the same gesture. Behind them, men in orange and white garments with gold-bordered cloth, rudraksha malas and gold bangles sit with hands raised to their faces. A red curtain and white wall form the backdrop.2011-12-10May 18 20122012-05-18June 20th 20152015-06-20June 20th 20152015-06-20A seated devotee in a white kurta and dark green trousers performs a breathing practice, with the right hand raised to the nose in a nasal gesture and eyes closed. He wears a black rudraksha-style mala, a gold bangle and a lanyard with a white 'Volunteer' badge. Around him, several people sit cross-legged on a blue-and-white striped mat, including an older man in beige and a boy in a teal shirt.2011-11-08July 18 20162016-07-18A photograph of a seated group practising a breathing or meditation exercise indoors. In the foreground a bald young man in a white kurta wears a red-brown rudraksha mala and a vertical tilak, with one hand raised to his face. Beside him a boy in an orange kurta also holds a hand to his nose. Behind them, adults in yellow, striped, blue and white shirts sit on a blue-and-white striped mat, several with hands covering their faces. Name tags are visible on a few shirts. A purple logo appears in the top left corner.2011-11-12 +1 copies