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A photograph of a hall during a demonstration where a performer in a golden-yellow garment leaps off a metal bar over red mats, while attendants in red and white stand ready. Around the room, dozens of onlookers in white dhotis, saffron and red cloths, and orange garments stand watching, some bare-chested with rudraksha malas. Framed paintings and posters hang on the walls, and ceiling lights illuminate the space.

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October 07 20162016-10-07A indoor hall with white tiled floor and ceiling fans shows a performer in an orange-red garment doing a handstand over a metal bar set on red mats. Around them a large crowd stands and watches. Among them are men in white dhotis and orange or red shawls, a shirtless man with long hair, and a young child in orange clothing with beaded necklaces. Several people in the foreground have their palms pressed together in greeting. Framed pictures and red drapes line the walls.2016-10-07Indoor hall photograph of a crowd of devotees gathered around a long metal bench with red mats laid beneath it, a demonstration of a yoga or physical feat. A bare-chested man in a red dhoti bends forward with hands on the bench, while another man in orange and a bare-chested performer in orange and blue headwear lean over it. Men in white dhotis and shirts, saffron and red robes, and children in orange and pink stand around watching. Ceiling fans and fluorescent lights hang above; framed pictures line the walls.2016-10-07October 07 20162016-10-07October 07 20162016-10-07Indoor hall with white ceiling fans and tube lights, walls hung with framed pictures and red curtains. Several men in white dhotis and orange-red cloths stand along red mats, watching a young man in a white dhoti and white-and-red head cloth leap over a metal bar. A bare-chested man with rudraksha malas and a red-and-gold waist cloth kneels at the front, while others in saffron and white robes and beaded necklaces stand around in a crowd. Devotees wearing orange and white clothing line the edges of the room, with a camera-facing bystander in a white shirt at left.2016-10-07Indoor hall with white tiled floor and framed paintings on the walls. A young boy in an orange dhoti and orange scarf leaps over a metal bar above red mats, while a shirtless young man in white dhoti bends over the bar at left. Several shirtless boys in colourful wraps and rudraksha malas watch, and a man in a red shirt stands at right beside a dhoti-clad figure. A crowd of onlookers in white and red clothes stands behind them.2016-10-07A large bright hall with white ceiling tiles and ceiling fans hosts a gymnastics-style yoga demonstration. A young man in orange-red trousers and a red sash leaps upside down over a metal bar, legs extended, while a helper in white dhoti and a red-bordered shawl supports him from below. Red mats lie on the floor beneath the bar. A tall man in a red kurta and white dhoti stands at the bar's right end, and a man in a golden-brown kurta with a red sash watches nearby. Surrounding spectators in white kurtas, saffron cloths, orange and blue garments, and rudraksha malas stand against the walls, with framed paintings on the walls behind them.2016-10-07October 07 20162016-10-07A photograph in a bright hall with tiled floor and framed pictures on the walls shows a performer in an orange dhoti doing a handstand-style acrobatic move, legs raised high in the air, over a metal bench with red mats placed beneath. Surrounding him, a large crowd of devotees and ashram members stands watching; many wear white dhotis and kurtas, some wear orange or red cloths, and a few bare-chested men stand in front. A man in a red shirt and dhoti stands to one side, and another man in a gold-brown tunic and orange sash stands at the right, facing the performer. The scene resembles a yoga demonstration within a satsang gathering.2016-10-07A photograph of a hall with a crowd gathered around a gymnastic display. A performer in orange-red trousers is airborne in a back flip over a metal bar supported by a frame, with red mats below. Around them, men and boys wear white dhotis, orange and red cloths, and bare-chested adornments; a man in a red kurta and white dhoti stands at the right edge, and a figure in white with a gold-bordered cloth leans over the bar on the left. Many onlookers in white and light clothing fill the background, with framed pictures on the walls and ceiling lights overhead.2016-10-07October 07 20162016-10-07