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Indoor hall with cream tiled floor where orange-robed sadhus and devotees sit on chairs and mats watching practitioners perform mallakhamba-style poses. A standing figure in orange robes with a white headband and mala stands centre, while women in orange saris with long dark braids and a bare-chested man with white-painted torso sit nearby, one holding a mala and a white cloth. Several people in orange turbans and beards sit in rows, and a long rope or pole hangs from the ceiling at right.

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Indoor hall scene of a yoga or training session. Many people wear saffron and orange robes and orange headwraps. Seated devotees line the left side on chairs and the floor, several with white-painted bodies, long matted hair and beaded necklaces. A standing figure in orange cloth with a white headband and rudraksha-style beads centre-right gestures toward the group, while other orange-clad practitioners stand near hanging ropes and a black-clad helper at right. Red chairs, white tablecloths and a wall of framed pictures are visible behind them.2017-10-03October 03 20172017-10-03 +1 copiesA photograph inside a large hall with white tiled floor and wooden doors, showing a group of sadhus in orange and saffron robes seated on chairs. Several have white beards, orange turbans or matted locks, and some wear rudraksha and beaded necklaces. A standing man in orange dhoti and orange shawl, with a white forehead band and rudraksha mala, holds a sheet of paper and speaks with the seated group. A woman with long dreadlocks in orange clothing stands at right. Chairs and a red-cushioned seat are scattered around the room, and a few people in the background move about. a person is not clearly identifiable from appearance here.2017-10-03March 26th 20142014-03-26October 03 20172017-10-03A large hall with a tiled floor and rows of maroon-covered tables and chairs, where many people in orange and saffron robes gather. In the foreground, a seated sadhu with grey hair, a white beard and a dark-orange wrap holds a phone up to photograph; another seated sadhu in a yellow-orange turban and a red-striped wrap sits on a red chair. Standing in the centre, a woman in a red-orange sari and a bare-footed man in black clothing stand before a line of devotees, the woman wearing a dark blindfold, gold necklace and rudraksha mala while she holds a folded paper. Several people nearby wear orange turbans and grey ash-smeared bodies, and a few sit at the back tables. Other attendees are seated in the background along the long tables.2017-10-03A photograph inside a large hall with white-covered tables and red table skirts. In the foreground, a man with grey hair and white forehead markings, bare-shouldered and wearing an orange wrap with a beaded necklace, stands with his back to the camera facing two women in red-orange saris with blindfolds, gold necklaces and red garlands. Behind them, seated and standing sannyasis and devotees wear orange robes and orange turbans, some with long grey hair and beards. A rope hangs from the ceiling at the top left, and framed paintings line the back wall. Many people are visible throughout the room, including several in white clothes.2017-10-03October 03 20172017-10-03A photo of a large hall with cream walls and framed religious pictures, where many people sit on orange cloth on the floor. Most seated figures wear orange saffron dhotis and wraps with rudraksha mala beads and white forehead markings, many with long dark hair. Some people wear white clothes, and a woman in white with a long braid and mala stands at right. Gold ceremonial decorations and an orange-clad figure appear at left near an altar area. Several men in white sit among the group at the back.2017-11-13A photograph of a large hall during a Kumbh Mela-era gathering of sadhus. In the foreground, several men in saffron and orange robes stand in a row; one wears a rudraksha mala and a saffron shawl, another a light peach-coloured kurta with a sling bag. Behind them, many seated and standing sadhus wear orange turbans and saffron cloth, sitting on colourful striped floor mats. Further back, people in white dhotis and white kurtas with red-and-white garlands stand near the wall, and a gilded deity murti and a decorated altar are visible at the right. Walls are lined with printed posters. Photo credit text is watermarked across the lower right.2015-09-17A photograph of a large indoor assembly of seated devotees in a hall with pink walls and red curtains. Most men wear saffron-orange robes and rudraksha malas, with white horizontal tilak marks on their foreheads, while others wear white dhotis with shawls. Several seated people hold open books, and in the foreground brass plates with offerings and small bowls sit on silver trays. Metal crowd barriers and seated women in white and colourful saris fill the background. No individual is clearly identifiable as a senior teacher in this view.2013-03-13 +1 copiesOctober 03 20172017-10-03